Nevada Revised Statutes Section 454.286 - Public Health and Safety

Records: Maintenance; retention; inspection; penalty.

1. Every retail pharmacy, hospital or any practitioner who engages in the practice of dispensing or furnishing drugs to patients shall maintain a complete and accurate record of all dangerous drugs purchased and those sold on prescription, dispensed, furnished or disposed of otherwise.

2. The records must be retained for a period of 2 years and must be open to inspection by members, inspectors or investigators of the Board or inspectors of the Food and Drug Administration.

3. Invoices showing all purchases of dangerous drugs constitute a complete record of all dangerous drugs received.

4. For the purpose of this section, the prescription files of a pharmacy constitute a record of the disposition of all dangerous drugs.

5. A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Last modified: February 26, 2006