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July 29, 2024: FDA issued new alert about compounded semaglutide
The FDA warns that patients are harming themselves using compounded semaglutide. Cases involving pill presses in two U.S. states and two other countries.
[...]FDA alerts health care providers, compounders and patients of dosing errors associated with compounded injectable semaglutide products
FDA has received reports of adverse events, some requiring hospitalization, that may be related to overdoses due to dosing errors associated with compounded semaglutide injectable products.
[...]July 22, 2024: A Michigan pharmacy sues supplier over fake Ozempic
A Michigan company is suing a telepharmacy that allegedly supplied fake Ozempic. New resources about the risks of compounded medicines. Details about the fake cancer drug ring busted in India.
[...]July 15, 2024: What some fake Botox victims have endured
New information on the patients recently hurt by counterfeit Botox, two news stories involving pill presses, and a prosecution announced in Austria over fake Ozempic that sent multiple people to the hospital.
[...]July 8, 2024: U.S. legislators introduce a bill to curb fake pill sales on social media
The Cooper Davis and Devin Norring Act would force social media to report online drug sales. Additional news involves counterfeit cancer drugs sold in the U.S., fake cosmetic injections and more.
[...]July 1, 2024: Safe Chain Solutions owners indicted for selling black market HIV drugs
Adam Brosius, Patrick Boyd and Charles Boyd are facing eight counts for selling $90 million of diverted prescription drugs from five black-market suppliers.
[...]PSM applauds the reintroduction of the SHOP SAFE Act
On June 13, 2024, PSM sent a letter to Congressmen Darrell Issa and Jerrold Nadler applauding the reintroduction of the Stopping Harmful Offers on Platforms by Screening Against Fake E-Commerce (SHOP SAFE) Act.
[...]June 25, 2024: WHO alert about counterfeit Ozempic; a warning about fake Mounjaro and Zepbound
Fake Ozempic has been found in Brazil, the U.K., and the U.S. Eli Lilly warned the public about fake and compounded tirzepatide medicines. Additional domestic and international stories.
[...]June 17, 2024: FL continues to spend money on Canadian drug importation that doesn’t import medicine; GLP-1 phishing scams increase
Florida still has not imported a single pill, patients seeking GLP-1 medicines at increased risk from phishing scams, the counterfeit medicine news from three other countries.
[...]Eli Lilly issues new alert about fake and dangerous compounded weight loss injectables
“Lilly Warns Patients About Counterfeit and Compounded Medicines Releases Open Letter and Takes Further Legal Action Against Counterfeit, Fake, Unsafe, and Untested Products”
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