Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 639 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy
WHOLESALERS
Section 639.605 - Establishment and maintenance of policies and procedures regarding prescription drugs
Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 639.605
Current through February 27, 2024
1. Each wholesaler shall establish written policies and procedures for the receipt, security, storage, inventory and distribution of prescription drugs.
2. The written policies and procedures must include:
(a) A procedure for identifying,
recording and reporting any losses or thefts of prescription drugs.
(b) A procedure for correcting any errors or
inaccuracies concerning the wholesaler's inventory.
(c) A procedure that requires the oldest
approved stock of a prescription drug to be distributed first. The procedure
may allow deviation from that requirement if the deviation is temporary and
appropriate.
(d) A procedure
relating to the recall or withdrawal of a prescription drug because of:
(1) Any action taken at the request of the
Food and Drug Administration or other federal agency or state or local law
enforcement agency or other governmental agency, including the Board;
(2) Any voluntary action taken by a
manufacturer to remove defective or potentially defective drugs from the
market; or
(3) Any action taken by
a manufacturer to promote public health and safety by the replacement of
existing prescription drugs with an improved product or new design of a
package.
(e) A procedure
for the operation of a facility in the event of a strike, fire, flood or other
natural disaster or emergency.
(f)
A procedure to ensure that any outdated prescription drug is separated from
other drugs that are not outdated and is destroyed or returned to the
manufacturer. The procedure must provide for the establishment and maintenance
of written records of the disposition of each outdated prescription drug. The
wholesaler shall keep the records for 3 years after the disposition of the
prescription drug.
(g) A procedure
to gather, make and maintain all records required pursuant to
NRS
639.234 and NAC
639.585 to
639.607, inclusive, and sections
2, 3 and 4 of this regulation, including a procedure to make records readily
retrievable, as applicable.
(h) A
procedure to ensure that all prescription drugs received are examined pursuant
to NAC 639.599 and
639.601.
(i) A procedure to ensure that the
prescription drugs are not contraband drugs or counterfeit drugs.
3. As used in this section:
(a) "Contraband drug" means a prescription
drug that is offered for sale by a purchaser to a wholesaler in violation of an
agreement to which the purchaser is a party or is otherwise in privity of
contract that would prohibit or otherwise disallow such a sale or
resale.
(b) "Counterfeit drug"
means a prescription drug that is adulterated, mislabeled or misbranded
pursuant to chapter 585 of NRS.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Pharmacy, eff. 7-16-92; A by R049-04, 2-28-2005; A by R040-20A, eff. 8/26/2020
NRS 639.070
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