“Drug” defined

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NV Code › Title 51 › Chapter 585 › Section 585.080

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1. “Drug” means: (a) Articles recognized 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) Articles intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease in humans or other animals; (c) Articles, other than food, intended to affect the structure or any function of the bodies of humans or other animals; and (d) Articles 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.

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