S 13: Permits the compounding, dispensing and sale of veterinary-specific pharmaceuticals to veterinarians by pharmacists.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 13 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE (Prefiled) January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the compounding, dispensing and sale of pharmaceuticals The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 6807 of the education law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 4 to read as follows: 3 4. A pharmacist may dispense drugs, including veterinary-specific 4 compounded medications, to a veterinarian, and a veterinarian may 5 possess and keep in stock for administration and sale, such drugs pursu- 6 ant to a non-patient specific regimen prescribed or ordered by any prac- 7 titioner of veterinary medicine licensed pursuant to article one hundred 8 thirty-five of this title. Provided, however, that any dispensing of 9 drugs containing opioids or other controlled substances shall be subject 10 to limitations determined by the department of health. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00036-01-5