Nev. Admin. Code § 639.760

Current through November 8, 2024
Section 639.760 - Return of unused drugs packaged in unit doses
1. Dangerous drugs and controlled substances may be returned to the pharmacy which dispensed them, pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 639.267, if they are packaged in unit doses by the original manufacturer, the packages and the packaging of which conform to chapters 661 and 671 of the United States Pharmacopeia - National Formulary, as adopted by reference in paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NAC 639.670.
2. A drug may not be returned to the issuing pharmacy unless its package contains the expiration date of the usefulness of the drug.
3. A person or agency returning the unused drugs and the pharmacy receiving the unused drugs shall maintain a current audit of the drugs which are returned and received on forms approved by the Board. Such forms will be furnished at the expense of the facility or pharmacy.
4. A prescription for a dangerous drug or controlled substance dispensed by a pharmacy that has been removed from the premises of the pharmacy may not be returned to the pharmacy pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 639.267 for the destruction of the drug or substance, or for the return of the drug or substance to the stock of drugs of the pharmacy, if the dangerous drug or controlled substance is not packaged in a unit dose by its original manufacturer as required by subsection 1.
5. A drug dispensed by a pharmacy to a patient may be returned to the pharmacy to be repackaged or relabeled only if the drug will be dispensed by the pharmacy to the same patient.
6. Nothing in this section establishes any condition of reimbursement, credit or refund of a prescription purchased in a pharmacy.

Nev. Admin. Code § 639.760

Added to NAC by Bd. of Pharmacy, eff. 6-25-82; A by R161-99, 3-1-2000; R035-06, 9-18-2008; A by R053-24A, eff. 10/23/2024

NRS 639.070