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The agency issued warning letters to the following companies: Boiron Inc. CVS Health DR Vitamin Solutions Natural Ophthalmics, Inc. OcluMed LLC Similasan AG/Similasan USA TRP Company, Inc. Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

September 18, 2023: USFDA concerned that eight companies, including two pharmacies, are illegally marketing unapproved ophthalmic drug products

September 18, 2023
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USFDA is concerned that eight companies, including two pharmacies, are illegally marketing unapproved ophthalmic drug products that pose a heightened risk to users. Counterfeit pills make the DHS’ threat assessment list for 2024.

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PSM Response To The Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) Request For Information

March 29, 2023
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PSM provided our thoughts to the US Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee when they requested input on the authorization of the Pandemic All Hazards Preparedness Act.

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January 9, 2023: New Warning Letter Is A Good Reminder To Use Licensed Pharmacies.

January 9, 2023
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The FDA issued a warning to a rogue pharmacy website. The DEA and Discovery released educational resources for school children. News related to counterfeit pills made with fentanyl and other drugs in 16 states.

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August 1, 2022: Study urges medical practices to be aware of unsafe pharmacies selling Gleevec

August 1, 2022
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Fake online pharmacies selling a lifesaving cancer drug. Three guilty pleas and a new case of controlled substance medicines from India, the extradition of Mark Grenon, who sells industrial bleach as a cure-all, and a dozen more stories.

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Buyer Beware: Counterfeit Meds in Mexican Pharmacies

April 13, 2022
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Americans searching for cheaper prescription drugs in Mexico are often sold fake or substandard products. Fake blood thinners were just recently found in Mexican pharmacies and sold to American patients.

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March 16, 2022 Video: Dodgy Drug Websites & HIV

March 16, 2022
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Many criminals are in the fake HIV drug business, and the drugs they sell online are a big threat to the health of HIV patients. Learn more here.

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Counterfeit HIV drug underscores risks of a weaker drug supply chain, advocate warns.

April 13, 2021
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ADAP Advocacy Association CEO Brandon M. Macsata wrote this editorial, which appeared on the AIDS Drug Assistance Program’s website on April 1, 2021.

The Association first warned constituents that counterfeit Symtuza had been distributed to three U.S. pharmacies in December 2020, when Janssen issued an alert.

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NABP: Rogue Online Pharmacies in the Time of Pandemic: Capitalizing on Misinformation and Fear

August 18, 2020
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In May 2020, the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy released Rogue Online Pharmacies in the Time of Pandemic: Capitalizing on Misinformation and Fear. to review how fake online pharmacies were exploiting patients responding to COVID-19.

This month, PSM finished an illustrated summary of NABP’s findings.

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cover of NABP Rogue Rx Activity Report

June 10, 2020 #covidscams video: Fake Online Pharmacies Pivot to COVID-19, says the NABP

June 10, 2020
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This week on #covidscams, PSM reviews the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy’s new report, Rogue Online Pharmacies in the Time of Pandemic: Capitalizing on Misinformation and Fear.

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Still from the May 6 2020 COVID scams video

#covidscams episode for May 6, 2020: Domain Name Reform

May 6, 2020
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Law enforcement is encountering problems kicking COVID-19 scammers offline. Learn how, and how we can fix it.

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