Prescription Drug Marketing Act PDMA

Before the implementation of the Prescription Drug Marketing Act (PDMA) of 1987, record keeping of sample distribution was not required. Abuses in the system of distributing samples that resulted in the sale to consumers of misbranded, expired, and adulterated pharmaceuticals led to the passage of the PDM The PDMA... 

The Prescription Drug Marketing Act (PDMA) is passed, giving responsibility to the FDA for minimum guidelines of product tracking (paper based). 

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