NRS639.2322. Nuclear pharmacy: Oral orders; prohibition on refill of prescription for radiopharmaceutical.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a managing pharmacist of a nuclear pharmacy may delegate to any person, under the direct supervision of the managing pharmacist, the authority to accept oral orders from a practitioner or the designated agent of a practitioner.

      2.  An oral order may be used for a radiopharmaceutical which is not prescribed for a specific patient. An oral order which is designated for a specific patient must be accepted only by a nuclear pharmacist or registered intern acting under the direct supervision of a nuclear pharmacist.

      3.  A prescription for a radiopharmaceutical must not be refilled.

      4.  As used in this section, “designated agent” means a person who is authorized to communicate a practitioner’s instructions to a nuclear pharmacy.

      (Added to NRS by 1989, 1750)