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Monday, February 26, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Why Your Pharmacist Can't Tell You That $20 Prescription Could Cost Only $8 » PSSNY's working for you. This article is one strategy we're using to Save Community Pharmacy. Why Your Pharmacist...
Thursday, December 7, 2017 (1 Comment - view/add) Pharmacists Call Out New York's Larges Managed Care PBM for Abuse of Power, Limiting Patient Access » Unexpected Changes Endanger Generic Drug Supply, Leave Patients Choosing Between Hunting for Prescriptions and Going Witho...
Wednesday, December 6, 2017 (1 Comment - view/add) Local pharmacists shudder at CVS/Aetna merger » ABC7 by Kristin Thorne ROCKVILLE CENTRE, Long Island (WABC ), Local pharmacists are shudderin...
Tuesday, October 10, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) The Pandemic MOU: What it Means for NYS Pharmacies » Many experts view future influenza pandemics as inevitable. Pharmacies are perfectly positioned to be a key line of defens...
Wednesday, June 28, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) PSSNY Requests Delay in Emblem Health Network Changes » The PSSNY office is experiencing an influx of calls, emails and faxes regarding notices from Express Scripts and Emblem He...
Tuesday, February 21, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) PSSNY's 2017 Legislative Agenda: The Pharmacy Patient's Right to Care now available » PSSNY's has published the full legislative agenda for 2017. Please take the time to review this agenda in its entire...
Thursday, January 12, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Governor Cuomo proposes PBM registration and licensure in 33rd budget proposal » Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a groundbreaking new proposal to protect New Yorkers from the soaring prices of p...
Monday, November 21, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Teleflex Medical MAD300 mucosal atomization device recall » This notice is in follow-up to the November 4, 2016 communication from NYSDOH regarding the Teleflex Medical recall of...
Thursday, November 17, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) DME Supplier Scam Reported in NY » Reports have come in over concerning calls that pharmacies have been receiving recently. The person on the phone explained...
Friday, October 21, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) NEW REGULATION: Patient Information on Opioids » IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS Pursuant to PART D, Section 1....
Friday, September 16, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) PSSNY's Mid-Winter Meeting Registration NOW OPEN! » When: Friday, January 27, 2017...
Tuesday, September 13, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) FREE CE Webinar for NYC Pharmacists » NYCPS - CE Webinar Update on Adult Immunization & The NYC Citywide Immunization Registry Date: Thursday, Oc...
Monday, July 25, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) NCPA & PSSNY Mentorship Program Accepting Applications! » The Under My Wing Mentorship Program is designed to connect students and dynamic independent pharmacy owners to explore...
Wednesday, July 20, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) EFFECTIVE June 22nd: New Legislation Enacted to Limit Initial Opioid Prescribing to a 7 Day Supply » EFFECTIVE JUNE 22nd, 2016: New Legislation Enacted to Limit Initial Opioid Prescribing to a 7 Day Supply for Acute Pain&nb...
Wednesday, June 22, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) 2016 Legislative Session Update » The legislative session ended last week and PSSNY battled through one of the more grueling sessions in recent memory. It w...
Thursday, March 3, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Naloxone to be dispensed without prescription » More N.Y. pharmacies able to offer heroin antidote without prescription Check out PSSNY's Members-only Na...
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Email Your Legislator urging them to REJECT Medicaid FFS budget cuts! » EMAIL YOUR SENATOR and ASSEMBLY MEMBER THIS WEEK ASK THEM TO REJECT the proposed Medicaid cut...
Monday, December 21, 2015 (3 Comments - view/add) MAC Appeals Passes into Law » December 16, 2015 The Pharmacists Society of the State of New York (PSSNY) and the New York State Chain Pharmacy Assoc...
Thursday, December 10, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) Mayor De Blasio Launches Comprehensive Effort to Reduce Opiod Misuse & Overdose Deaths in NYC » ATTENTION NYC PHARMACISTS: As some of our City's most accessible public health resources, we are writing to sh...
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