S 2448: Provides for the creation of a drug guide for seniors regarding the drugs commonly used by people over 62 years of age; provides that such guide will include functions and drug interactions.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2448 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE January 17, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to creating and distributing a drug guide for senior consumers The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The elder law is amended by adding a new section 226 to 2 read as follows: 3 § 226. Senior drug guide. The director, in conjunction with the state 4 board of pharmacy, and after consultation with the department of health, 5 shall, within amounts made available by appropriation therefor, prepare 6 and publish a guide explaining the purpose, function, and common drug 7 interactions of drugs commonly used by persons over the age of sixty- 8 two. The guide shall also include the effects of combining such medica- 9 tions with alcohol consumption. Prominently written in at least four- 10 teen point type on the first page of the guide shall be the following 11 caution: "Do not begin taking, stop taking, or alter your dosage of any 12 medications without consulting your doctor or other healthcare practi- 13 tioner." The director shall take such actions as shall be necessary and 14 appropriate to make such guide available on their website and without 15 charge through designated agencies, as such term is defined in section 16 two hundred fourteen of this title, and in the six most common non-Engl- 17 ish languages spoken by individuals with limited English proficiency in 18 the state of New York, according to the latest available data from the 19 United States Bureau of Census. Requests for more than ten copies shall 20 be subject to a reasonable charge to cover the cost of reproduction and 21 handling. This guide shall be updated as needed to maintain accuracy and 22 relevancy of the information contained therein. 23 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of September next 24 succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05028-01-5