Public Health Law § 279 · Title 2. Prescription Drugs; Various Provisions
Prescriber education
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§ 279. Prescriber education. The department shall develop in collaboration with an academic institution a program designed to provide prescribers with an evidence-based, non-commercial source of the latest objective information about pharmaceuticals. Information shall be presented to prescribers by specially-trained pharmacists, nurses or other health professionals to assist the prescriber in making appropriate therapeutic recommendations.
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