PSM Publications
Partnership for Safe Medicines urges FDA advisory committee to reject compounding of unapproved peptides
On July 23-24, the FDA will evaluate seven peptides for custom pharmacy compounding. Citing a critical deficit in human safety data, widespread consumer confusion, and systemic supply chain vulnerabilities, PSM urges the committee to block mass compounding and protect patient safety.
[...]Peptide therapies — popular, unproven, dangerous
Americans have become accustomed to taking peptides for for improved health, but unless they’ve undergone clinical trials and received FDA approval, there’s no way to establish a peptide’s safety or effectiveness.
[...]Weight loss promotions are out of hand on social media, and it’s endangering patients
The internet is overrun with content promoting injectable weight loss medicines and there’s no way for viewers to know whether what they’re seeing is legitimate, genuine, safe, or true. Policymakers, social media platforms, and individuals can make changes to protect the public in this dangerous advertising environment.
[...]Partnership for Safe Medicines releases action plan to protect patients from unapproved compounded GLP-1s
PMS’s new report outlines solutions to protect patient safety in the growing compounded GLP-1 marketplace. A Call to Action: Restoring and Strengthening America’s Patient Safety System serves as a roadmap for policymakers and regulators to uphold the gold standard system that protects Americans from untested and unsafe medicines.
[...]Prescription Drug Freight Fraud, June 2026 report
March and April 2026 saw thousands of shipments of drugs imported into the US, including weight loss drugs and antibiotics. We studied these shipments to learn more about their manufacturers and contents.
[...]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.
[...]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.
[...]Update on drug importation, February 2026
Well-meaning advocates continue to propose importing medicine from foreign countries to lower drug prices for Americans. Past efforts didn’t pay off financially and raised public health risks. Here’s the state of this issue today.
[...]Prescription Drug Freight Fraud Report, January 2026
The last two months of 2025 saw thousands of shipments of drugs popularized by social media imported into the U.S., as well as Xarelto and antibiotics. The shipments carried a wide range of product codes; some appropriate, and others far less so.
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