The Prescription Drug Marketing Act (PDMA) – legislation implemented by the Department of Health and Human Services of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; signed by the President on April 22, 1988, the PDMA was enacted to ensure that prescription drug products purchased by consumers would be safe and effective and to avoid an unacceptable risk that counterfeit, adulterated, misbranded, subpotent, or expired drugs were being sold to the American public

U.S. Food and Drug Administration – Regulatory Guidance Center – a link to the FDA website providing resources for regulatory guidances, initiatives, legislation, policies and procedures