Nevada State Profile

PMP Region: 
West
Name of Program: 
Prescription Controlled Substance Abuse Prevention Task Force
Agency Name: 
Board of Pharmacy
Agency Type: 
Pharmacy Board
State Information
State Population: 
2,600,167
Number of Pharmacies in State: 
459
Number of Practitioners/Prescribers: 
7,578
Prescription Records collected in 2008: 
4,173,257
Frequency of data collected: 
Weekly
Data collected from pharmacies?: 
yes
Data collected from dispensing practitioners?: 
yes
Patient History Reports in 2008: 
154,927
Drug Schedules Monitored
Schedule II: 
yes
Schedule III: 
yes
Schedule IV: 
yes
Schedule V: 
no
If Other Drugs: 
Carisoprodol
Who May Request Patient Information?
Prescribers: 
yes
Pharmacists: 
yes
Pharmacies: 
yes
Law Enforcement: 
yes
Licensing Boards: 
yes
Patients: 
yes
If other requester (specify): 
Attorneys who have a court order
De-identified data provided to researchers?: 
yes
Legislation
Year PMP Legislation Enacted: 
1995
Year PMP Became Operational: 
1996
Laws/statute Citation: 
NRS 453.1545
Regulation/rule Citations: 
NAC 639.926
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