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. 

10 years of fentanyl pills

September 3, 2025

A decade ago no one had heard of deadly counterfeit prescription pills. Victims’ families bravely spoke up, lobbied, and rallied for change.

September 2, 2025: U.S. compounding restrictions have stemmed a flood of compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide

September 3, 2025

Chinese companies that supplied U.S. compounders have turned to making generic semaglutide for markets where Novo Nordisk’s main patent is expiring in 2026.

This week: New press draws attention to the dangers of poorly regulated medspas

August 25, 2025
A vial of fake Botox

Elle published an exposé about bad actors and loose regulation in the medical spa industry.

August 18, 2025: PSM, ADAP ask New York’s Board of Pharmacy to act in alleged fake medicine case

August 18, 2025

On August 7, the Partnership for Safe Medicines and ADAP Advocacy Association filed a complaint asking the New York State Board of Pharmacy to take regulatory action against a pharmacy that allegedly sold counterfeit HIV medicine to a Queens, New York patient.

Public health groups raise alarm about fake HIV medicines in New York

August 12, 2025

PSM and ADAP Advocacy Association filed an official complaint with the State of New York regarding allegations that City Plus Care Pharmacy Inc. dispensed counterfeit HIV medication to a patient in Queens, New York.

August 11, 2025: The FDA voices concern about sites that supply compounding ingredients

August 11, 2025

Statistics in the agency’s Report on the State of Pharmaceutical Quality show that active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) sites that solely supply compounding pharmacies are disproportionately high risk.

PSM signs letter of support for changes to Mississippi’s compounding pharmacy guidelines

August 8, 2025

The proposed updates aim to help address safety concerns created by pharmacies reselling compounded sterile drugs purchased from outsourcing facilities.

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

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Fake GLP-1 medications are putting lives at risk.

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