Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1987; Prescription Drug Amendments of 1992; Policies, Requirements, and Administrative Procedures

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing a final rule to set forth procedures and requirements implementing the Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1987 (PDMA), as modified by the Prescription Drug Amendments of 1992 (PDA) and the FDA Modernization Act of 1997 (the Modernization Act). The final rule sets forth requirements for the reimportation and wholesale distribution of prescription drugs; the sale, purchase, or trade of, or the offer to sell, purchase, or trade, prescription drugs that were purchased by hospitals or health care entities, or donated to charitable organizations; and the distribution of prescription drug samples. FDA is also amending certain sections of the regulations entitled ``Guidelines for State Licensing of Wholesale Prescription Drug Distributors'' to make them consistent with this final regulation. DATES: Submit written comments on the collection of information provisions by February 1, 2000. This regulation is effective December 4, 2000.