Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy
TRADE PRACTICES
Section 639.708 - Counseling of patients: Duties of pharmacy

1. Maintain a record of medication for each patient to whom a prescription has been dispensed by that pharmacy or dispensing practitioner, as applicable. The record must:

2. Make a reasonable effort to obtain and retain in the record of medication the:

3. Ensure that a pharmacist or dispensing practitioner who has access to the medical records of the patient is available by telephone during business hours and, for a pharmacy that routinely delivers prescriptions outside of the trade area covered by local telephone service, provide a toll-free telephone number.

4. Include with each prescription container of a pharmacy that is delivered or distributed by a public carrier:

5. Maintain the confidentiality of each patient's records, including prescriptions, pursuant to NRS 449A.112 or 639.238, as applicable. A pharmacist or dispensing practitioner shall not divulge the contents of a patient's records, except as authorized by NRS 639.238 or any other applicable provision of law.

6. Make available to a practitioner, upon request, all information relating to a prescription that is provided to a patient of that practitioner by the pharmacist, an intern pharmacist or a dispensing practitioner.

7. Ensure that counseling is conducted in a confidential manner to prevent disclosure of information to any person other than the patient or the person caring for the patient.