Overwhelming demand for transformative GLP-1 agonists like Ozempic and Mounjaro has led to widespread compounding and a boom in counterfeiting.

Is it safe or cost-effective to import medicine from Canada's or other countries' drug supplies?

 

August 21 is National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day and this year the counterfeit pill crisis is a decade old. 

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. 

October 15, 2025: A JAMA study promotes med spa regulation; a new documentary explores fake GLP-1s

October 15, 2025
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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.

Prescription Drug Freight Fraud Report, October 2025

October 15, 2025

What large-scale commercial imports made it into the country between March and August of 2025?

Oregon State Pharmacy Association makes the case for PBM reform, not payment limits

October 7, 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.

October 7, 2025: PSM shares prescription drug freight fraud findings with Democratic governors

October 7, 2025

PSM Executive Director Shabbir Safdar is speaking at the Democratic Governors Association about the threat of unregulated prescription drugs smuggled into the U.S.

Why are price cap proposals on medicines dangerous to pharmacies and patients?

September 30, 2025

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.

September 30, 2025: Florida agency requests $4 million more for $132 million empty warehouse

September 30, 2025
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Although the state won FDA approval for its importation program in January 2024, it has yet to implement the program.

Med spas need stronger regulation

September 26, 2025

Medical spas and wellness clinics are operating on the edge of existing regulatory frameworks and it’s a risk to American patients.

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A court case may have put the nails on the coffin for alternative funding programs.

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90 countries. 769 arrests. 123 criminal networks. Over 50 million doses of fake medicine.

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Learn what FDA found at this compounding facility.

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