BILL NO A06386
SAME AS No same as
SPONSOR Rivera N (MS)
COSPNSR Crespo, Aubry, Cook, Arroyo, McEneny, Englebright, Rivera P, Miller
M, Castro, Stevenson, Ramos, Jaffee, Roberts, Jacobs, Weprin,
Robinson, Scarborough
MLTSPNSR Camara, Duprey, Finch, Linares, Maisel, McDonough, Montesano, Moya,
Ortiz, Raia, Rivera J, Rodriguez, Saladino, Schimel
Add S6811-c, Ed L
Requires the drug Leuprolide acetate, to be labeled with a warning of the
possible side effects thereof.
BILL NO A06386
03/16/2011 referred to consumer affairs and protection
05/03/2011 reference changed to higher education
01/04/2012 referred to higher education
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6386
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 16, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. N. RIVERA, CRESPO, AUBRY, COOK, ARROYO, McENENY,
ENGLEBRIGHT, P. RIVERA, M. MILLER, CASTRO, STEVENSON, RAMOS, JAFFEE,
ROBERTS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CAMARA, DUPREY, LINARES,
MAISEL, McDONOUGH, MONTESANO, MOYA, ORTIZ, RAIA, J. RIVERA, RODRIGUEZ,
TOWNS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs
and Protection
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the labeling of
Leuprolide acetate
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6811-c
2 to read as follows:
3 S 6811-C. LEUPROLIDE ACETATE. NO PHARMACIST SHALL DISPENSE OR SELL THE
4 DRUG LEUPROLIDE ACETATE, ALSO KNOWN AND MARKETED AS LUPRON, LUPRON
5 DEPOT, LUPRON DEPOT-PED, VIADUR AND ELIQARD, UNLESS THE CONTAINER
6 CONTAINING SUCH DRUG PROVIDED TO THE CONSUMER IS LABELED WITH THE
7 FOLLOWING WARNING:
8 "CAUTION: THIS DRUG COULD CAUSE ADVERSE REACTIONS INCLUDING, BUT NOT
9 LIMITED TO, HEART ATTACKS, DIABETES, CONVULSIONS, EXCESSIVE BLEEDING AND
10 COULD LEAD TO DEATH."
11 S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
12 ing 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.
LBD08549-01-1
