The Maryland distributors were convicted at trial in Florida. A federal judged sentenced a pill press seller from China.
Authorities stated this was the largest single seizure of trafficked weight loss medicines worldwide.
Board member Dr. Kenneth McCall was named an associate editor of the Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences; Executive Director Shabbir Safdar joined the editorial board of the Journal of Illicit Trade, Financial Crime, and Compliance.
A study says IV hydration spas need more oversight. Louisiana residents were hospitalized after receiving black market botulinum toxin injections. Hulu delved into the counterfeit GLP-1 market and Fierce Healthcare covered AFPs.
What large-scale commercial imports made it into the country between March and August of 2025?
This summer, Brian Mayo, Executive Director of the Oregon State Pharmacy Association (OSPA), made the case for pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reform as a better way to rein in drug prices.
PSM Executive Director Shabbir Safdar is speaking at the Democratic Governors Association about the threat of unregulated prescription drugs smuggled into the U.S.
Supply chain complexity means that upper payment limits and Medicare maximum fair prices will fall disproportionately on pharmacies, leading to closures that threaten patient access to care.
Although the state won FDA approval for its importation program in January 2024, it has yet to implement the program.
Medical spas and wellness clinics are operating on the edge of existing regulatory frameworks and it’s a risk to American patients.