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. 

FDA Alert: Recall Issued on “Herbal” Diet Pill Containing Prescription and OTC Drug Ingredients

December 17, 2024

FDA analysis has found these products to contain undeclared Furosemide, Dexamethasone and Chlorpheniramine. Furosemide was found at 5.24 mg/g or 1.84 mg/capsule. Dexamethasone was found at 2.22 mg/g or 0.780 mg/capsule. Chlorpheniramine was found at 4.38 mg/g or 1.54 mg/capsule.

December 16, 2024: Black market medicine in Texas and Tennessee

December 16, 2024
Vials of black market weight loss drugs

Two new cases involving black market medicine in Texas and Tennessee, and CPB seized thousands of pills in Laredo.

December 9, 2024: Lawsuit against Snap to proceed

December 9, 2024
A woman in a peach colored sweater talking. In front of her stands a picture of a young teenager labeled Alexander Neville, May 4, 2006 -June 23, 2020

The lawsuit against Snap may proceed and the ADA issued a statement about compounded GLP-1 medicines.

December 2, 2024: Black market HIV drug trafficking costs criminal $31 million in restitution

December 3, 2024

A California man must pay millions in restitution for selling fake HIV meds. Additional news about Virginia’s state drug importation plans, prosecutions around fentanyl pills, and overseas incidents.

November 25, 2024: A new money laundering case is tied to online pharmacies selling counterfeit pills

November 25, 2024

A California man allegedly processed payments for foreign online pharmacies selling fentanyl and meth pills.

November 18, 2024: Regulators struggle with GLP-1s in the U.S. and abroad

November 18, 2024

Novo Nordisk filed five more lawsuits against businesses selling compounded semaglutide. Dr. Tim Mackey spoke about the dangers of the unregulated semaglutide sales online, and South Africa warned residents about counterfeit Ozempic.

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