Drug and medicine defined.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 639.007
in effectDrug and medicine mean:
1. Articles recognized in the official United States Pharmacopoeia, the official Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States, or official National Formulary, or any supplement to any of them;
2. Articles and devices intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease in humans or other animals;
3. Articles, other than food, aspirin and effervescent saline analgesics, intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of humans or other animals;
4. Articles intended for use as a component of any article specified in subsection 1, 2 or 3; and
5. Any controlled substance.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-639.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026