Prescription Drug Marketing Act
The Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1987 is a law of the United States federal government. It establishes legal safeguards for prescription drug distribution to ensure safe and effective pharmaceuticals and is designed to discourage the sale of counterfeit, adulterated, misbranded, subpotent, and expired prescription drugs. It was passed in response to the development of a wholesale sub-market for prescription drugs.
The PDMA was modified by the Prescription Drug Amendments of 1992 on August 26, 1992.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued regulations implementing the PDMA in 1990 and 1999.
