Section 454.351 - [Effective 7/1/2027] Drugs which may not be introduced into interstate commerce; penalty; exemptions1. Any person within this State who possesses, procures, obtains, processes, produces, derives, manufactures, sells, offers for sale, gives away or otherwise furnishes any drug which may not be lawfully introduced into interstate commerce under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act is guilty of a misdemeanor.2. The provisions of this section do not apply:(a) To physicians licensed to practice in this State who have been authorized by the United States Food and Drug Administration to possess experimental drugs for the purpose of conducting research to evaluate the effectiveness of such drugs and who maintain complete and accurate records of the use of such drugs and submit clinical reports as required by the United States Food and Drug Administration.(b) To any substance which has been licensed by the State Board of Health for manufacture in this State but has not been approved as a drug by the United States Food and Drug Administration. The exemption granted in this paragraph does not grant authority to transport such a substance out of this State.(c) To any person or governmental entity who possesses, procures, obtains, processes, produces, derives, manufactures, sells, offers for sale, gives away or otherwise furnishes an investigational drug or biological product when authorized pursuant to NRS 454.690.(d) To any physician who prescribes or recommends an investigational drug or biological product pursuant to NRS 630.3735 or 633.6945.3. As used in this section: (a) "Biological product" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 454.690.(b) "Investigational drug or biological product" means a drug or biological product that: (1) Has successfully completed Phase 1 of a clinical trial;(2) Has not been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration; and (3) Is currently being tested in a clinical trial that has been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration.Added to NRS by 1973, 1201; A 1981, 749; 2015, 983Amended by 2023, Ch. 386,§2.5, eff. 7/1/2023, exp. 7/1/2027.Amended by 2015, Ch. 210,§2, eff. 5/27/2015.Added to NRS by 1973, 1201; A 1981, 749This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.