"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 and bears the legend "Rx only";
2. Procaine hydrochloride with preservatives and stabilizers (Gerovital H3) in injectable doses and amygdalin (laetrile) which have been licensed by the State Board of Health for manufacture in this State but have not been approved as drugs by the Food and Drug Administration; or
3. Any drug which, pursuant to the Board’s regulations, may be sold only by prescription because the Board has found those drugs to be dangerous to public health or safety.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 1197; A 1977, 1645; 1983, 336; 1987, 1553; 2017, 1250)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 454 - Poisons; Dangerous Drugs and Hypodermics
NRS 454.0015 - "Advanced practice registered nurse" defined.
NRS 454.002 - "Authorized officers of the law" defined.
NRS 454.003 - "Board" defined.
NRS 454.0041 - "Chart order" defined.
NRS 454.005 - "Chemical" defined.
NRS 454.0053 - "Compound" and "compounding" defined.
NRS 454.0058 - "Fill" defined.
NRS 454.006 - "Furnish" defined.
NRS 454.007 - "Hospital" defined.
NRS 454.009 - "Hypodermics" defined.
NRS 454.00905 - "Institutional pharmacy" defined.
NRS 454.00911 - "Laboratory" defined.
NRS 454.0092 - "Manufacturer" defined.
NRS 454.00922 - "Medical intern" defined.
NRS 454.0094 - "Pharmacy" defined.
NRS 454.00945 - "Pharmacy in a correctional institution" defined.
NRS 454.00958 - "Practitioner" defined.
NRS 454.00961 - "Prescription" defined.
NRS 454.00973 - "Public health program" defined.
NRS 454.00976 - "Refill" defined.
NRS 454.00978 - "Ultimate user" defined.
NRS 454.0098 - "Wholesaler" defined.
NRS 454.0099 - Inapplicability of chapter to certain veterinary biologic products.
NRS 454.010 - "Poison" defined.
NRS 454.030 - Requirements for sale or delivery of poison listed in Schedule "A" or "B."
NRS 454.040 - Fictitious name or false representations to seller or dealer prohibited.
NRS 454.045 - Sale or delivery of poison listed in Schedule "B" only by registered pharmacist.
NRS 454.050 - Book of transactions concerning poison: Contents; when entry required; exceptions.
NRS 454.060 - Book of transactions concerning poison: Form and preservation.
NRS 454.090 - Sale of poison listed in Schedule "A" exempt from registration.
NRS 454.110 - Additional restrictions on sale of poison; adoption of regulations by Board.
NRS 454.130 - Telephone number of poison control center to be available at pharmacies.
NRS 454.150 - Agents for enforcement; access for inspection.
NRS 454.160 - District attorney to conduct actions and prosecutions.
NRS 454.181 - Application of definitions.
NRS 454.191 - "Administer" defined.
NRS 454.201 - "Dangerous drug" defined.
NRS 454.211 - "Dispense" defined.
NRS 454.213 - Persons authorized to possess and administer dangerous drug.
NRS 454.215 - Authority to dispense dangerous drug.
NRS 454.217 - Authority to inject neuromodulator derived from Clostridium botulinum.
NRS 454.221 - Furnishing dangerous drug without prescription prohibited; penalty; exceptions.
NRS 454.286 - Records: Maintenance; retention; inspection; penalty.
NRS 454.291 - Stock of dangerous drugs and records open to inspection; penalty.
NRS 454.296 - Immunity from prosecution of employees of Board and peace officers.
NRS 454.306 - Use of minor as agent; unlawful furnishing of dangerous drug to minor; penalty.
NRS 454.316 - Possession of dangerous drug without prescription unlawful; penalties; exceptions.
NRS 454.321 - Unlawful dispensing or furnishing of dangerous drug; penalty.
NRS 454.326 - Misrepresentation by use of telephone to obtain dangerous drug; penalty.
NRS 454.341 - Unlawful possession or sale of nasal inhaler; exception.
NRS 454.351 - Drugs which may not be introduced into interstate commerce; penalty; exemptions.
NRS 454.356 - Penalty for violation.
NRS 454.366 - Administration and enforcement by Board.
NRS 454.371 - Limitations on furnishing dangerous drug; adoption of regulations by Board; penalties.
NRS 454.480 - Requirements for sale with or without prescription.
NRS 454.500 - Regulation of sale of hypodermic devices other than hypodermic needles or syringes.
NRS 454.510 - Unlawful possession of hypodermic device.
NRS 454.534 - Burden of proving exception or exemption.
NRS 454.535 - Amount of drug needed to sustain conviction for prohibited offense.
NRS 454.680 - Applicability to certain products.
NRS 454.695 - Prescriptions by advanced practice registered nurses.