{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-639.2589","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 639.2589","heading":"Form for prescription required to contain line for practitioner’s signature; substitutions in filling prescriptions in certain facilities; substitutions in filling prescriptions ordered on patient’s chart in hospital.","body":"1. The form used for any prescription which is issued or intended to be filled in this state must contain a line for the signature of the practitioner.\n2. Substitutions may be made in filling prescriptions contained in the orders of a physician, or of an advanced practice registered nurse who is a practitioner, in a facility for skilled nursing or facility for intermediate care.\n3. Substitutions may be made in filling prescriptions for drugs ordered on a patient’s chart in a hospital if the hospital’s medical staff has approved a formulary for specific generic substitutions.\n4. Substitutions may be made in filling prescriptions for biological products ordered on a patient’s chart in a hospital if the hospital’s medical staff has approved a formulary for specific interchangeable biological products.","path":["TITLE 54 — PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS AND BUSINESSES","CHAPTER 639 - PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACY","REGULATION OF TRADE PRACTICES","Substitution of Generic Drugs and Interchangeable Biological Products"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-639.html#NRS639Sec2589","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:44Z","sha256":"8d3b53859a2d6aded45846688ab6090ccb6e497d453d8b3e54fecfd8ad839c39","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-639.2588","next":"us-nv/nrs-639.259"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}