Section 639.836 - Practitioner not prohibited from prescribing or increasing dosage of controlled substance under certain circumstancesThe Board does not construe NRS 639.23507 to prohibit a practitioner from:
1. Prescribing a controlled substance listed in schedule II, III or IV or an opioid that is a controlled substance listed in schedule V to a patient who has been issued another prescription for a different controlled substance listed in schedule II, III or IV or opioid that is a controlled substance listed in schedule V;2. Increasing the dosage of a controlled substance listed in schedule II, III or IV or an opioid that is a controlled substance listed in schedule V that has been prescribed to a patient; or3. Prescribing a controlled substance listed in schedule II, III or IV or an opioid that is a controlled substance listed in schedule V for the purpose of: (a) Continuing the same course of treatment for which the patient has previously been prescribed the same controlled substance; or(b) Replacing doses of the controlled substance that have been lost, stolen or destroyed.Nev. Admin. Code § 639.836
Added to NAC by Bd. of Pharmacy by R047-18AP, eff. 6/26/2018