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April 27, 2026: Physician who illegally imported weight loss drugs gets probation
The former doctor admitted to buying tirzepatide from a lab in China and distributing it without medical evaluations, and is now being sued by a former hospital employee who alleges the drug caused life-threatening complications requiring major surgery.
[...]Prescription Drug Freight Fraud Report, April 2026
What do FDA records of GLP-1 and antibiotic imports show about freight fraud patterns over the last six months?
[...]What’s master carton smuggling?
In March, customs officers in Cincinnati announced the seizure of thousands of shipments of GLP-1s and other peptides packaged inside more than 300 “master cartons” with deceptive manifests meant to slip into the country unnoticed. Curious how this smuggling scheme works? Read on.
[...]April 20, 2026: Maryland becomes the second state to set a drug price cap
The Jardiance upper payment limit, based on the Medicare maximum fair price, is set to take effect in 2027.
[...]April 13, 2026: New video shows Mochi Health-affiliated pharmacy’s “corner cutting”
A newly-released March 2025 Washington State Department of Health video shows investigators raiding Aequita, where “cutting corners [was seen] at nearly every level of its operation.”
[...]The FDA speaks up about AFPs and drug importation
Is personal drug importation legal in the context of alternative funding programs? The FDA says no.
Are self-funded health plans allowed to import medicine because of “Section 804” or “Florida’s importation plan”? Also, no.
[...]April 6, 2026: Over 200 patients bought unapproved imported peptides from a now-indicted Utah physician
The doctor allegedly bought the unapproved drugs through a middleman and relabeled them before selling them to patients.
[...]March 30, 2026: A second pharmacy benefit manager settles suit with the FTC over insulin price inflation
CVS Health’s Caremark deal mirrors the deal the FTC struck with Express Scripts last month, a person familiar with the case told Reuters.
[...]March 24, 2026: Physician sentenced for administering expired injectables in long-running fraud scheme
A federal judge in Alaska sentenced rheumatologist Dr. Claribel Tan to six-and-a-half years in prison for administering substandard drugs to patients while fraudulently billing insurers
[...]Using pharmacy-to-pharmacy marketplaces? Read this Suspicious Sales Surveillance Report
Online pharmacy-to-pharmacy marketplaces help with inventory management, but they also require vigilance because they carry a higher risk of being exploited by criminals selling black market medicines.
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