Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 453.381 (2026)

Limitations on prescribing, possessing, administering, transporting and dispensing controlled substances

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NRS 453.381 Limitations on prescribing, possessing, administering, transporting and dispensing controlled substances.

1. In addition to the limitations imposed by NRS 453.256 and 453.3611 to 453.3648, inclusive, a physician, physician assistant, dentist, advanced practice registered nurse, certified registered nurse anesthetist, podiatric physician or pharmacist registered pursuant to NRS 639.28079 may prescribe or administer controlled substances only for a legitimate medical purpose and in the usual course of his or her professional practice, and he or she shall not prescribe, administer or dispense a controlled substance listed in schedule II for himself or herself, his or her spouse or his or her children except in cases of emergency.

2. A veterinarian, in the course of his or her professional practice only, and not for use by a human being, may prescribe, possess and administer controlled substances, and the veterinarian may cause them to be administered by a veterinary technician under the direction and supervision of the veterinarian.

3. A euthanasia technician, within the scope of his or her license, and not for use by a human being, may possess and administer sodium pentobarbital.

4. A pharmacist shall not fill an order which purports to be a prescription if the pharmacist has reason to believe that it was not issued in the usual course of the professional practice of a physician, physician assistant, dentist, advanced practice registered nurse, certified registered nurse anesthetist, podiatric physician, pharmacist registered pursuant to NRS 639.28079 or veterinarian.

5. Any person who has obtained from a physician, physician assistant, dentist, advanced practice registered nurse, certified registered nurse anesthetist, podiatric physician, pharmacist registered pursuant to NRS 639.28079 or veterinarian any controlled substance for administration to a patient during the absence of the physician, physician assistant, dentist, advanced practice registered nurse, certified registered nurse anesthetist, podiatric physician, pharmacist or veterinarian shall return to him or her any unused portion of the substance when it is no longer required by the patient.

6. A manufacturer, wholesale supplier or other person legally able to furnish or sell any controlled substance listed in schedule II shall not provide samples of such a controlled substance to registrants.

7. A salesperson of any manufacturer or wholesaler of pharmaceuticals shall not possess, transport or furnish any controlled substance listed in schedule II.

8. A person shall not dispense a controlled substance in violation of a regulation adopted by the Board.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 2022; A 1973, 1406; 1975, 989; 1977, 670; 1979, 1668; 1981, 562, 745, 1964; 1987, 806; 1989, 539; 1991, 1164, 1663; 1993, 2235; 1995, 1690, 1722; 1997, 546; 2001, 412, 787, 1062, 1069; 2003, 559; 2013, 2086; 2023, 1451, 2360)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1981–2009 · leading case: Sanchez Ex Rel. Sanchez v. Wal-Mart, 221 P.3d 1276 (Nev. 2009).

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Sanchez Ex Rel. Sanchez v. Wal-Mart, 221 P.3d 1276 (Nev. 2009). · cites it 6× “0124; NRS 453.381. To that end, the Legislature directed the Board of Pharmacy to adopt regulations "as are necessary for the protection of the public, appertaining to the practice of pharmacy.”

Nevada State Bd. of Dental Examiners v. Toogood, 628 P.2d 301 (Nev. 1981). “The furnishing of schedule II controlled substances to someone who is not a patient is contrary to NRS 453.381. There was never a question that the respondent willfully allowed the patient “carte blanche” authority to secure the drugs wholesale.”

— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 453.381(4) — 1 case

Sanchez Ex Rel. Sanchez v. Wal-Mart, 221 P.3d 1276 (Nev. 2009). “0124; NRS 453.381. To that end, the Legislature directed the Board of Pharmacy to adopt regulations "as are necessary for the protection of the public, appertaining to the practice of pharmacy.”

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