Nevada News: Inspector's Corner

October 1, 2008 12:19 pm Topics: Controlled substances and Prescriptions

Reprinted from the October 2008 Nevada State Board of Pharmacy Newsletter.

The scenario is as follows: A patient tenders a Schedule II prescription within the 14-day window as required and asks the pharmacist to hold it for filling at a later date. The pharmacist dutifully indicates the tendered date and initials on the prescription and files it. Two months later, the patient comes to the pharmacy and asks for the prescription back to take to another pharmacy for insurance reasons. Can the pharmacist return the already tendered prescription to the patient and can the other pharmacy accept it? Answer: Yes, however the new pharmacy must verify the validity and tendered date of the prescription with the original pharmacy.