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NRS 453.081

“Drug” defined

Known as the Uniform Controlled Substances Act

The act spans §§ 453–453 (191 sections).

(Added to NRS by 1971, 2000)

1. “Drug” means substances:

(a) Recognized as drugs in the official United States Pharmacopoeia, official Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States, or official National Formulary, or any supplement to any of them;

(b) Intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease in humans or animals;

(c) Other than food, intended to affect the structure or any function of the bodies of humans or animals; and

(d) Intended for use as a component of any article specified in paragraph (a), (b) or (c).

2. “Drug” does not include devices or their components, parts or accessories.

Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.