Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 453 - Controlled Substances
SCHEDULES OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
Section 453.540 - Schedule IV

Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 453.540

Current through February 27, 2024

1. Schedule IV consists of the drugs and other substances listed in this section, by whatever official, common, usual, chemical or trade name designated.

2. Unless specifically excepted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture or preparation containing any of the following narcotic drugs, including, without limitation, their salts, calculated as the free anhydrous base of alkaloid, is hereby enumerated on schedule IV, in quantities:

(a) Not more than 1 milligram of difenoxin and not less than 25 micrograms of atropine sulfate per dosage unit; or

(b) Dextropropoxyphene (alpha-(+)-4-dimethylamino-1,2-diphenyl-3-methyl-2-propionoxy-butane).

3. Unless specifically excepted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture or preparation which contains any quantity of the following substances, including, without limitation, their salts, isomers and salts of isomers, is hereby enumerated on schedule IV, whenever the existence of such salts, isomers and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation:

Alprazolam;

Barbital;

Bromazepam;

Butorphanol;

Camazepam;

Carisoprodol;

Chloral betaine;

Chloral hydrate;

Chlordiazepoxide;

Clobazam;

Clonazepam;

Clorazepate;

Clotiazepam;

Cloxazolam;

Daridorexant;

Delorazepam;

Diazepam;

Dichloralphenazone;

Eluxadoline;

Estazolam;

Ethchlorvynol;

Ethinamate;

Ethyl loflazepate;

Fludiazepam;

Flunitrazepam;

Flurazepam;

Halazepam;

Haloxazolam;

Ketazolam;

Lemborexant;

Loprazolam;

Lorazepam;

Lorcaserin;

Lormetazepam;

Mebutamate;

Medazepam;

Meprobamate;

Methohexital;

Methylphenobarbital (mephobarbital);

Midazolam;

Nimetazepam;

Nitrazepam;

Nordiazepam;

Oxazepam;

Oxazolam;

Paraldehyde;

Petrichloral;

Phenobarbital;

Pinazepam;

Prazepam;

Quazepam;

Remimazolam;

Suvorexant;

Temazepam;

Tetrazepam;

Tramadol (2-((dimethylamino)methyl)-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)cyclohexanol);

Triazolam;

Zaleplon;

Zolpidem; or Zopiclone.

4. Any material, compound, mixture or preparation which contains any quantity of fenfluramine, including, without limitation, its salts, isomers and salts of such isomers, whenever the existence of such salts, isomers and salts of isomers is possible, is hereby enumerated on schedule IV. For the purposes of this subsection, "isomer" includes, without limitation, the optical, position or geometric isomer.

5. Unless specifically excepted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture or preparation which contains any quantity of the following substances having a stimulant effect on the central nervous system, including, without limitation, their salts, isomers and salts of isomers, is hereby enumerated on schedule IV:

Cathine ((+)-norpseudoephedrine);

Diethylpropion;

Fencamfamin;

Fenproporex;

Mazindol;

Mefenorex;

Modafinil;

Pemoline (including organometallic complexes and chelates thereof);

Phentermine;

Pipradrol;

Sibutramine; or SPA ((-)-dimethylamino-1,2,diphenylethane).

6. Unless specifically excepted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture or preparation which contains any quantity of pentazocine, including, without limitation, its salts, is hereby enumerated on schedule IV.

Added to NAC by Bd. of Pharmacy, eff. 6-25-82; A 10-26-83; 9-11-91; 1-10-94; R025-98, 4-17-98; R201-99, 3-1-2000; R004-01, 11-1-2001; R188-01, 3-4-2002; R040-04, 7-13-2004; R181-07, 4-17-2008; R158-10, 5-5-2011; A by R133-14, eff. 6/26/2015; A by R079-15, eff. 4/4/2016; A by R024-21A, eff. 12/22/2021; A by R170-22A, eff. 9/19/2022

NRS 453.146, 453.2182 and 639.070

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