New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection Generic Drug Hearing and Report Files
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Overview of the Records
Repository
- New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
- These records were compiled by the Assembly Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection while examining ways to lower costs of prescription medicine in New York State. Included is hearing testimony relating to generic drugs provided by physicians, pharmacists, pharmaceutical company representatives, health and business associations, state and local government officials, and labor union leaders. Also included are medical wholesalers' cost manuals, minutes and exhibits from the Committees' Executive Session on August 1, 1978, reports, and lists of drug prices.
Title
- New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection generic drug hearing and report files
Quantity
- 1 cubic foot
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
- L0014
Creator
Arrangement
Chronological by date of hearing or document.
Scope and Content Note
The series contains records produced or collected by the committee while examining ways to lower costs of prescription medicine in New York State. The committee's investigation was in response to complaints regarding the high costs of brand-name drugs and the desire to have the option of purchasing generic drugs when filling prescriptions. The committee focused its study on the cost of prescription medicines and on the safety and effectiveness of generic substitutions.
Approximately half of the material consists of testimony from hearings relating to generic drugs conducted by New York State Assembly or Senate committees or by Congressional committees. Testimony is included from physicians, pharmacists, representatives from pharmaceutical companies, health and business associations, state and local government officials, labor union leaders, and other interested individuals. The remainder of the series contains wholesalers' cost manuals showing prices of medicines, minutes and exhibits from the executive session of the committee on August 1, 1978, and several reports and lists of drug prices.
Access Restrictions
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Access Terms
Geographic Name(s)
Subject(s)
- Consumer protection--Law and legislation
- Prescription pricing--Law and legislation
- Medicine--Formulae, receipts, prescriptions
- Generic drugs