Title 40

NRS 454.0041 “Chart order” defined. “Chart order” means an order entered on the chart of a patient: 1. In a hospital, facility for intermediate care or facility for skilled nursing which is licensed as such by the Health Care Purchasing and Compliance Division of the Nevada Healt…

NRS 454.005 “Chemical” defined. “Chemical” includes all chemicals intended, designed and labeled for use in the cure, treatment, mitigation or prevention of disease in humans or other animals. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1635)

NRS 454.0053 “Compound” and “compounding” defined. “Compound” or “compounding” means to form or make up a composite product by combining two or more different ingredients. (Added to NRS by 1979, 1681)

NRS 454.0058 “Fill” defined. “Fill” means the counting, measuring, compounding, pouring, packaging and labeling required to prepare a drug for either direct or indirect delivery to a patient. (Added to NRS by 1979, 1681)

NRS 454.006 “Furnish” defined. “Furnish” means to supply by any means, by sale or otherwise. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1635)

NRS 454.007 “Hospital” defined. “Hospital” means any institution, place, building or agency which is licensed by the Nevada Health Authority as a hospital and which operates facilities for the care and treatment of human illness or other abnormal physical or mental conditions on …

NRS 454.009 “Hypodermics” defined. “Hypodermics” means any syringe, needle, instrument, device or implement intended or capable of being adapted for the purpose of administering drugs by subcutaneous, intramuscular or intravenous injection. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1635)

NRS 454.00905 “Institutional pharmacy” defined. “Institutional pharmacy” means a pharmacy or other storage place as defined by regulations adopted by the Board which is a part of or is operated in conjunction with a medical facility as that term is defined in NRS 449.0151. The te…

NRS 454.00911 “Laboratory” defined. “Laboratory” means a research, teaching or testing laboratory not engaged in the sale of drugs but using dangerous drugs for scientific or teaching purposes. (Added to NRS by 1973, 1196)

NRS 454.0092 “Manufacturer” defined. “Manufacturer” means a person who: 1. Derives, produces, prepares, compounds, mixes, cultivates, grows or processes any drug; 2. Repackages any drug for the purpose of resale; or 3. Makes, produces or prepares any devices or appliances that ar…

NRS 454.00922 “Medical intern” defined. “Medical intern” means a medical graduate acting as an assistant in a hospital for the purpose of clinical training. (Added to NRS by 1981, 746)

NRS 454.0094 “Pharmacy” defined. 1. “Pharmacy” means every store or shop licensed by the Board where drugs, controlled substances, poisons, medicines or chemicals are stored or possessed, or dispensed or sold at retail, or displayed for sale at retail, or where prescriptions are …

NRS 454.00945 “Pharmacy in a correctional institution” defined. “Pharmacy in a correctional institution” means a pharmacy or other storage place for medicines, controlled substances and dangerous drugs which is a part of or is operated in conjunction with a correctional facility,…

NRS 454.0095 “Physician,” “dentist,” “podiatric physician,” “optometrist,” “veterinarian” and “pharmacist” defined. “Physician,” “dentist,” “podiatric physician,” “optometrist,” “veterinarian” and “pharmacist” mean persons authorized by a currently valid license to practice their…

NRS 454.00958 “Practitioner” defined. “Practitioner” means: 1. A physician, dentist, veterinarian or podiatric physician who holds a valid license to practice his or her profession in this State. 2. A pharmacy, hospital or other institution licensed or registered to distribute, d…

NRS 454.00961 “Prescription” defined. 1. “Prescription” means: (a) An order given individually for the person for whom prescribed, directly from the practitioner, or the practitioner’s agent, to a pharmacist or indirectly by means of an order signed by the practitioner or an elec…

NRS 454.00973 “Public health program” defined. “Public health program” means a program of the government which is: 1. Administered by the officers and agents of: (a) The Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Human Services; or (b) The local boards of healt…

NRS 454.00976 “Refill” defined. “Refill” means to fill again. (Added to NRS by 1979, 1681)

NRS 454.00978 “Ultimate user” defined. “Ultimate user” means a person who lawfully possesses a dangerous drug for the person’s own use or the use of a member of the person’s household or for administering to any animal owned by the person or by a member of the person’s household.…

NRS 454.0098 “Wholesaler” defined. “Wholesaler” means a wholesale distributor as defined by 21 C.F.R. § 205.3(g) who supplies dangerous drugs or chemicals or devices or appliances that are restricted by federal law to sale by or on the order of a physician to a person other than …

NRS 454.0099 Inapplicability of chapter to certain veterinary biologic products. 1. The provisions of this chapter and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto do not apply to a veterinary biologic product that is: (a) Licensed for production under a product license; and (b) Dire…

NRS 454.010 “Poison” defined. As used in NRS 454.010 to 454.170, inclusive, “poison” means any substance having an inherent deleterious property which when internally or externally applied to the body of a human or animal is capable of causing damage to the tissues, destroying th…

NRS 454.020 Poisons enumerated in Schedules “A,” “B” and “C” in NRS 454.010 may not be sold unless warning label affixed to package. 1. It is unlawful for any person to vend, sell, give away or furnish, either directly or indirectly, any poisons enumerated in Schedules “A,” “B” a…

NRS 454.030 Requirements for sale or delivery of poison listed in Schedule “A” or “B.” It is unlawful to vend, sell, deliver or otherwise furnish any of the poisons named in Schedule “A” or “B” or any other dangerously poisonous drug, chemical or medical substance which may from …

NRS 454.040 Fictitious name or false representations to seller or dealer prohibited. It is unlawful for any person to give a fictitious name or false address or make any false representations to the seller or dealer when buying any of the poisons enumerated in Schedule “A” or the…

NRS 454.045 Sale or delivery of poison listed in Schedule “B” only by registered pharmacist. It is unlawful for any person, other than a registered pharmacist or an intern pharmacist acting under the direct and immediate supervision of a registered pharmacist, to vend, sell, furn…

NRS 454.050 Book of transactions concerning poison: Contents; when entry required; exceptions. 1. It is unlawful to vend, sell, furnish or deliver any poison included in Schedule “A,” the additions thereto or those enumerated by regulation of the Board without making or causing t…

NRS 454.060 Book of transactions concerning poison: Form and preservation. 1. The poison book shall be in form substantially as follows: Name of Kind and Purpose Signature of Signature of Date Purchaser Residence Quantity of Use Pharmacist Purchaser 2. This book shall always be o…

NRS 454.080 English language to be used in book and on label or package; additional entry in foreign language permissible. The entries in the poison book and the printed or written matter required to be placed on the label or the package shall be in the English language, except t…

NRS 454.090 Sale of poison listed in Schedule “A” exempt from registration. 1. Dealers, manufacturers and pharmacists are exempted from the registration of the sale of any poison enumerated in Schedule “A” or the additions thereto when sold: (a) To a registered pharmacist or a pr…

NRS 454.110 Additional restrictions on sale of poison; adoption of regulations by Board. When, in the opinion of the Board, it is in the interest of the public health, the Board is empowered to restrict or prohibit further the retail sale of any poison by regulations not inconsis…

NRS 454.130 Telephone number of poison control center to be available at pharmacies. Each pharmacy must have available for the information of the public the telephone number of the closest poison control center. [Part 1:207:1913; 1919 RL p. 2882; NCL § 5075]—(NRS A 1981, 746)

NRS 454.150 Agents for enforcement; access for inspection. The Commissioner and agents appointed as provided in chapter 585 of NRS for the enforcement of the Nevada Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act are designated and constituted agents for the enforcement of NRS 454.010 to 454.170, in…

NRS 454.160 District attorney to conduct actions and prosecutions. The district attorney of the county wherein any violation of NRS 454.010 to 454.170, inclusive, is committed shall conduct all actions and prosecutions for the same at the request of the Board. [Part 6:207:1913; A…

NRS 454.170 Penalty. Any person violating any of the provisions of NRS 454.010 to 454.160, inclusive, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. [Part 7:207:1913; A 1921, 66; NCL § 5081]—(NRS A 1967, 586) DANGEROUS DRUGS AND HYPODERMIC DEVICES Dangerous Drugs

NRS 454.181 Application of definitions. Definitions of words and terms in NRS 454.00922, 454.191, 454.201 and 454.211 apply only to NRS 454.181 to 454.371, inclusive. (Added to NRS by 1973, 1196; A 1981, 746; 1987, 1399; 2017, 1250)

NRS 454.191 “Administer” defined. “Administer” means the direct application of a drug or medicine referred to in NRS 454.181 to 454.371, inclusive, whether by injection, inhalation, ingestion or any other means, to the body of a patient or research subject. (Added to NRS by 1973,…

NRS 454.201 “Dangerous drug” defined. “Dangerous drug” means any drug, other than a controlled substance, unsafe for self-medication or unsupervised use, and includes the following: 1. Any drug which has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for general distribution a…

NRS 454.211 “Dispense” defined. 1. “Dispense” means the furnishing of a dangerous drug in any amount greater than that which is necessary for the present and immediate needs of the ultimate user. 2. The term does not include the furnishing of a dangerous drug by a hospital pharma…

NRS 454.213 Persons authorized to possess and administer dangerous drug. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 454.217, a drug or medicine referred to in NRS 454.181 to 454.371, inclusive, may be possessed and administered by: (a) A practitioner. (b) A physician assistant licens…

NRS 454.215 Authority to dispense dangerous drug. A dangerous drug may be dispensed by: 1. A registered pharmacist upon the legal prescription from a practitioner or to a pharmacy in a correctional institution upon the written order of the prescribing practitioner in charge; 2. A…

NRS 454.217 Authority to inject neuromodulator derived from Clostridium botulinum. 1. A person shall not inject a neuromodulator that is derived from Clostridium botulinum or is biosimilar to or the bioequivalent of such a neuromodulator: (a) Unless the person is: (1) A physician…

NRS 454.221 Furnishing dangerous drug without prescription prohibited; penalty; exceptions. 1. A person who furnishes any dangerous drug except upon the prescription of a practitioner is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130, unless the da…

NRS 454.223 Prescription to be written on prescription blank or chart of patient; contents; regulations. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, each prescription for a dangerous drug must be written on a prescription blank or as an order on the chart of a patient. A cha…

NRS 454.231 Pharmacist to fill or refill prescription for use only by person to whom prescription originally issued. No pharmacist shall knowingly fill or refill any prescription for a dangerous drug for use by any person other than the one for whom the prescription was originall…

NRS 454.286 Records: Maintenance; retention; inspection; penalty. 1. Every retail pharmacy, hospital or any practitioner who engages in the practice of dispensing or furnishing drugs to patients and every manufacturer or wholesaler that dispenses dialysate drugs to patients pursu…