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Nevada Revised Statutes Title 40. Public Health and Safety § 454.00961. “Prescription”  defined

Current as of January 01, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

1. “Prescription” means:

(a) An order given individually for the person for whom prescribed, directly from the practitioner, or the practitioner’s agent, to a pharmacist or indirectly by means of an order signed by the practitioner or an electronic transmission from the practitioner to a pharmacist.

(b) A chart order written for an inpatient specifying drugs which he or she is to take home upon discharge.

2. “Prescription” does not include a chart order written for an inpatient for use while he or she is an inpatient.

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