Prescription defined.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 639.013
in effect1. Prescription means:
(a) An order given individually for the person for whom prescribed, directly from the practitioner to a pharmacist or indirectly by means of an order signed by the practitioner or by an electronic transmission from the practitioner to a pharmacist.
(b) A chart order written for an inpatient specifying drugs which the inpatient is to take home upon discharge.
2. The term does not include a chart order written for an inpatient for use while he or she is an inpatient.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-639.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026