| Customer verification | May sell only to licensed buyers |
|---|---|
| Records to keep | 3 years |
| Separate device or DME distributor license | Yes |
What Nevada requires before you ship
Nevada lets distributors sell prescription drugs only to buyers who are licensed or authorized to receive them, which means checking the license first. Nevada makes it a felony to furnish a dangerous (prescription) drug without a prescription, except sales by a manufacturer, wholesaler or pharmacy to each other, to a practitioner, or to a laboratory, with proper sales records. Before selling to another wholesaler, a wholesaler must get a written statement that the buyer will resell only to pharmacies or practitioners, and print a required warning on the invoice.
Who counts as an authorized buyer: Manufacturers, wholesalers, pharmacies, practitioners and laboratories. 'Practitioner' includes Nevada-licensed physicians, dentists, podiatrists and veterinarians, and hospitals, pharmacies or other institutions licensed or permitted in Nevada to distribute, dispense or administer drugs.
"A manufacturer or wholesaler or pharmacy to each other or to a practitioner or to a laboratory under records of sales and purchases" NRS 454.221(2)(d); NAC 639.5977; NRS 639.0125
Records to keep
Wholesalers must keep a readily retrievable record of each receipt and distribution of a prescription drug, including purchase orders, invoices, shipping records, a copy of the supplier's license, and the purchasing-wholesaler statements. Records must be kept at least 3 years. Medical products providers must keep their records at least 5 years.
Source: NAC 639.602; NAC 639.695
Licenses a distributor needs in Nevada
Prescription drug wholesale distributor
Any person, including a wholesaler or manufacturer, who distributes or furnishes controlled substances, poisons, drugs, or prescription-only devices or appliances to anyone in Nevada must get a license from the Board of Pharmacy. Soliciting or accepting orders, or receiving, storing or shipping such products, counts as furnishing.
Source: NRS 639.233; NRS 639.016; NAC 639.593
Medical device and DME distributors
Nevada's wholesaler license covers devices and appliances restricted by federal law to sale on a physician's order. The board also regulates medical products providers and medical products wholesalers (such as respiratory equipment, medical gases, life-sustaining equipment and DME), with their own staffing, facility and record rules.
Source: NRS 639.016, 639.233; NAC 639.6949 to 639.6958
Controlled substances
The Board of Pharmacy license under NRS 639.233 expressly covers anyone who distributes or furnishes controlled substances into Nevada. We did not confirm whether a separate controlled substance registration applies to wholesalers.
Source: NRS 639.233
Where to look up a Nevada license
- Pharmacies and pharmacy permits: Nevada State Board of Pharmacy
- Physicians and other practitioners: Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners
- NPI: NPPES NPI Registry
- DEA registrations: DEA Diversion Control Division
Federal rules that apply in every state
- A prescription device "is to be sold only to or on the prescription or other order of such practitioner," or to a business lawfully distributing it (21 CFR 801.109).
- A prescription drug wholesale distributor's trading partners "may be only authorized trading partners," which for a pharmacy means one licensed under state law (21 U.S.C. 360eee-1(c)(3)).
How WorkdID handles Nevada accounts
WorkdID by Workd checks every Nevada customer you sell to against the state's pharmacy and medical boards, the NPI registry, and the DEA, every day. It flags an expiration or a board action within a day of posting, and in Workd order entry it can hold the order until your compliance team clears the account. Every check is saved with the date and the board record, so your Nevada file is ready when someone asks for it.
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