A controlled substance may be dispensed by:

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Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 453.377

  • controlled substance: means a drug, immediate precursor or other substance which is listed in schedule I, II, III, IV or V for control by the State Board of Pharmacy pursuant to Nevada Revised Statutes 0.031
  • county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
  • person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039

1.  A registered pharmacist upon a 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 pharmacy in a correctional institution, in case of emergency, upon a written order signed by the chief medical officer.

3.  A practitioner.

4.  A registered nurse, when the state, county, city or district health officer has declared a state of emergency.

5.  A medical intern in the course of his or her internship.

6.  A pharmacy in an institution of the Department of Corrections to a person designated by the Director of the Department of Corrections to administer a lethal injection to a person who has been sentenced to death.

7.  A registered pharmacist from an institutional pharmacy, pursuant to regulations adopted by the Board.