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

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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)


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