Narcotic Enforcement
Attention New York State Prescribers
Public Health Law requires that all prescriptions written in New York State be issued on an official New York State prescription form. The law was enacted to combat prescription fraud and went into effect on April 19, 2006.
Official Prescription Program
- Electronic Data Transmission - Manual of Instructions (PDF, 47KB, 7pg.)
- Pharmacists Newsletter - February 2007
- Pharmacists Newsletter - November 2006
- Serialized Authentication Labels for Non-controlled Substances - Letter to hospitals and clinics (PDF, 54KB, 1pg.)
- Hospital Prescribing Exemption - Letter to Pharmacies
- Letter to Hospital Administrators Regarding Available Exemption from the Official Prescription Program
- List of Exempted New York State Hospitals and Clinics
- Application for Exemption to Prescribe Non-Controlled Substances on an Official New York State Prescription for Staff Practitioners of a Healthcare Facility
- Important Notice to Practitioners and Healthcare Facilities Utilizing EMR Systems
- Practitioner Notification Letter - October 18, 2006 (PDF, 779KB, 2pg.)
- Register and Order Official Prescriptions Free of Charge
- Instructions for Ordering Online - Practitioners
- Instructions for Ordering Online - Healthcare Facilities
- Letter to Practitioners - Expansion of the Official Prescription Program
- Registration/Renewal Form for Official NYS Prescription Program (PDF, 40KB, 1pg.)
- Order Form for the Official NYS Prescription (PDF, 47KB, 1pg.)
- Q & A for Practitioners
- Lost or Stolen Prescriptions
- Questions about Medicaid and the Official Prescription: Contact Medicaid at (518) 486-3209.
Misuse of Prescription Drugs
- Substance Abuse and Treatment: Information for Practitioners (PDF, 1.19MB, 2pg.)
- Attention Educators! Prescription Drug Abuse Trend Continues
- Anabolic Steroids and Sports: Winning at any Cost
- Sharing Prescription Drugs is Dangerous and Dumb - Poster (PDF, 913KB, 1pg.)
- Misuse of Prescription Drugs Climbing in Middle and High School Students - Vital Questions and Answers for Parents
- Protect Your Kids! Prescription Drug Alert: Prescriptions Used as Dangerous New Party Drugs
- Attention Practitioners! Prescription Drug Abuse Alert (PDF, 851KB, 2pg.)
Controlled Substances
- Practitioner Update - Spring 2008 (PDF, 213KB, 1pg.)
- Pharmacy Update - Spring 2008 (PDF, 108KB, 1pg.)
- Practitioner Update - Winter 2008 (PDF, 665KB, 1pg.)
- Pharmacy Update - Winter 2008 (PDF, 151KB, 1pg.)
- Pharmacy Update - Fall 2007 (PDF, 930KB, 1pg.)
- Practitioner Update - Fall 2007 (PDF, 983KB, 1pg.)
- On-Site Destruction Requests
- Instructions for On-Site Destruction of Controlled Substances (PDF, 65KB, 1pg.)
- On-Site Destruction of Controlled Substances Form (DOH-2340) (PDF, 54KB, 1pg.)
- Controlled Substances Inventory Form (DOH-166) (PDF, 78KB, 1pg.)
- Practitioner Update - Summer 2007 - Internet Prescribing of Controlled Substances (PDF, 185KB, 1pg.)
- Pharmacy Update - Summer 2007 - Prescriptions Security Awareness (PDF, 492KB, 1pg.)
- A Pharmacist's Guide to Controlled Substance Diversion (PDF, 779KB, 11pg.)
- Practitioners Newsletter - March 2007 - Hospital Prescribing Exemption Expires
- Practitioners Newsletter - February 2007 (PDF, 32KB, 1pg.)
- Pharmacists Newsletter - February 2007
- Practitioners Newsletter - January 2007 (PDF, 34KB, 1pg.)
- Pharmacists Newsletter - January 2007 (PDF, 32KB, 1pg.)
- Practitioners Newsletter - December 2006
- Pharmacists Newsletter - December 2006
- Pharmacists Newsletter - November 2006
- What Every Practitioner Needs to Know About Controlled Substance Prescribing
- Controlled Substance and Official Prescription Program Update - November 2006 (PDF, 50KB, 1pg.)
- September 2006 - Controlled Substance Update
- Narcotic Enforcement Forms in PDF format
- Pharmacy Request for Follow-up Prescription (PDF, 21KB, 1pg.)
- Commissioner's Ruling - Patient Assistance Programs
- Commissioner's Ruling - Exempt Distribution
- Expanded Syringe Access Demonstration Program (ESAP)
- Pain Management: A Guide for Physicians
- Pain Management: A Guide for Patients
Laws and Regulations
- Article 33: New York State Controlled Substances Act (PDF, 334KB, 87pg.)
- Controlled Substance Regulations
- Please select the link for "Search Title 10";
Type in "Part 80" and hit "Search";
Select "Part 80 - Rules And Regulations On Controlled Substances".
- Please select the link for "Search Title 10";
Contact:
Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement433 River Street
Suite 303
Troy, NY 12180-2299
Telephone: (866) 811-7957
Fax: (518) 402-0709
E-mail: narcotic@health.state.ny.us