NAC453.410. Dispensing of controlled substances by practitioner.  


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  •      1. A practitioner, as defined in subsections 1 and 2 of NRS 453.126, who is registered with the Board to possess and dispense controlled substances and dispenses the substances for use by the practitioner’s patients outside his or her presence, shall:

         (a) Keep complete, accurate and readily retrievable records of all controlled substances so dispensed. Each written prescription must be serially numbered and kept in numerical order.

         (b) Ensure that each record of a controlled substance which is dispensed contains the:

              (1) Name of the patient and, if not readily available from the practitioner’s records, the patient’s address.

              (2) Name, strength and quantity of the controlled substance dispensed.

              (3) Date the controlled substance was dispensed.

              (4) Name of the prescribing practitioner and the classification of his or her license.

              (5) Practitioner’s registration number issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration of the United States Department of Justice.

              (6) Initials of the dispensing practitioner, if the dispensing practitioner did not prescribe the controlled substance.

              (7) Directions for use.

              (8) Signature of the prescribing practitioner.

    Ê The practitioner shall provide this information to an agent of the Board upon request.

         (c) Maintain a separate file for the records concerning the purchase of each controlled substance listed in schedule II and a separate file for the records concerning the dispensing of each controlled substance listed in schedule II. Each prescription for a controlled substance or dangerous drug must be maintained in a separate file pursuant to the requirements set forth in NAC 453.480.

         (d) Keep all controlled substances and dangerous drugs in a locked storage area. Access to the storage area must be restricted to the persons described in NRS 453.375.

         (e) Ensure that each package or container in which a controlled substance is dispensed, except samples in the manufacturer’s packages, is clearly labeled pursuant to the requirements set forth in NRS 639.2801.

         (f) Ensure that the package or container in which a controlled substance or dangerous drug is dispensed complies with all state and federal packaging requirements.

         2. A practitioner may dispense dangerous drugs or controlled substances to a patient only after he or she has issued a written prescription that authorizes the patient to have it filled at another location of the patient’s choosing or by the dispensing practitioner.

     [Bd. of Pharmacy, § 453.230, eff. 6-26-80]—(NAC A 9-29-87; 8-31-88; 2-6-90; 8-27-96)