Overwhelming demand for transformative GLP-1 agonists like Ozempic and Mounjaro has led to widespread compounding and a boom in counterfeiting.

Several states are trying to reduce healthcare costs by importing medicine from countries where it costs less, but this is a deeply flawed policy proposal.

Pharmacy Benefit Managers' under-reimbursements make pharmacies perfect targets for counterfeiters—and make the U.S. drug supply less safe as a result.

State Prescription Drug Affordability Boards intend to control medicine costs — but some of their strategies will have unintended consequences.

After two decades of tracking counterfeit drugs, PSM is an expert on medicine safety issues and we often offer journalists our insight and perspective. 

September 16, 2024: An ongoing lawsuit suggests peril for pharmacy-to-pharmacy market place users

September 16, 2024

Rxeed’s suit of CVS Caremark alleges predatory practices against independent pharmacies. Walgreens joins up with NABP’s Pulse. Stories about medicine safety in the U.S. and around the world.

September 9, 2024: A Mexican pharmacy sold a Texas man a known Ozempic counterfeit

September 9, 2024
a comparison of real and fake Ozempic pens sold in Germany.

Reuters writes about fake Ozempic and medicine tracking. The U.S. FDA issues warnings about supplements that contain undeclared prescription medicine. Additional news in India and Nigeria.

September 2, 2024: CEO pleads guilty for contaminated, fraudulent stem cell injections

September 3, 2024
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Guilty pleas in two federal cases involving dangerous medicines. Pill press news in South Carolina. Additional news in the U.K., India and Pakistan.

August 26, 2024: Counterfeit prescription pills made of fentanyl may also contain a drug used in executions

August 26, 2024
Law enforcement in hazmat suits bent over a many pill press outside on the street.

Researchers have found pentobarbital in counterfeit prescription pills. Plus, domestic and international news, and what our executive director is reading this week.

FDA Alert: Dietary supplement sold on Amazon recalled for containing prescription drug ingredients

August 22, 2024

This is a reprint of an FDA Alert. Boulla LLC Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Boom Max Capsules Due to the Potential Presence of Undeclared Sildenafil When a company announces a recall, market withdrawal, or safety alert, the FDA posts the company’s announcement as a public service. FDA does not endorse either the product or…

When is Amazon liable for selling, warehousing, and delivering counterfeit medical devices?

August 21, 2024
Close up of Counterfeit Accu-Chek SmartView packaging with identical serial numbers

A whistleblower complaint alleges that counterfeit and misbranded diabetes medical devices were being sold by third-party vendor on Amazon and orders were fulfilled by Amazon.com itself.

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