“Wholesale distribution” defined

“Wholesale distribution” means the distribution of drugs to persons other than consumers or patients, but does not include: 1. Sales within a company. 2. The purchase or other acquisition of a drug by a health care facility or a pharmacy that is a member of a purchasing organization. 3. The sale, purchase or trade of a drug or an offer to sell, purchase or trade a drug: (a) By a charitable organization, as defined by section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3), to a nonprofit affiliate of the organization. (b) Between health care facilities or pharmacies that are under common control. (c) For emergency medical reasons. (d) Pursuant to a prescription. 4. A transfer of drugs, in an amount not to exceed 5 percent of the total annual sales, by a retail pharmacy to another retail pharmacy to alleviate a temporary shortage. 5. The distribution of drug samples by a representative of the manufacturer or distributor. 6. The sale, purchase or exchange of blood or blood components for transfusions. Ê As used in this section, “health care facility” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 162A.740.