Section 639.700 - Performance of certain acts by pharmacists and pharmaceutical interns onlyExcept as otherwise provided in subsection 2 of NAC 639.245, the following acts may be performed only by a registered pharmacist, or by a registered pharmaceutical intern acting under the direct supervision of a registered pharmacist:
1. Taking new orders for prescriptions or chart orders over the telephone;2. Identifying, evaluating and interpreting a prescription;3. Interpreting the clinical data contained in a patient's medication system or chart;4. Consulting with a prescribing practitioner, nurse or other health care professional, or the authorized agent thereof;5. Determining the efficacy of a drug, a regimen, the substitution of a generic drug for a drug prescribed by brand name or the substitution of one drug therapy for another;6. Taking responsibility for all activities of pharmaceutical technicians to ensure that those activities are performed completely, safely and without risk of harm to patients;7. Counseling a patient or a person caring for a patient and rendering any other advice or information regarding drugs or medications; and8. Performing any other functions which require the professional judgment of a pharmacist.Nev. Admin. Code § 639.700
Bd. of Pharmacy, § 639.305, eff. 6-26-80-NAC A 11-15-93