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?

 

Pharmacy to pharmacy marketplaces for medicine have been used to traffick counterfeits. PSM is urging better safety measures

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. 

June 30, 2025: Operation Pangea XVII nets $65 million in unapproved and counterfeit medicines

June 30, 2025

The operation launched 1,728 investigations in 91 countries and shut down 13,000 criminal-linked websites, social media pages, channels, and bots used to market and sell illegal or counterfeit medicines.

PSM writes to support changes to FDA’s Medwatch reporting system

June 30, 2025

On June 26, PSM commented in support proposed revisions to forms FDA 3500 and FDA 3500B, which are used to report adverse events from prescription and over-the-counter medicines.

June 23, 2025: New botulism outbreaks tied to suspect Botox injections

June 23, 2025

More than 40 cases of botulism linked to Botox injections have been reported in the U.S. and U.K. over the last two months.

June 16, 2025: Congress passes the HALT Fentanyl Act

June 16, 2025

The bill permanently schedules fentanyl analogues as Schedule I drugs under the Controlled Substances Act.

June 9, 2025: Two Indian men pleaded guilty to smuggling counterfeit cancer medicine into the U.S.

June 9, 2025
Boxes labeled Keytruda 50mg stacked on a white surface

The Jha brothers admitted selling counterfeit Keytruda and other prescription drugs to undercover agents.

DRAFT: Best practices for drug safety for online pharmacy to pharmacy to pharmacy marketplaces

June 9, 2025

PSM is soliciting feedback on draft best practices until June 20th. Please review the guidelines and send your thoughts to editors@safemedicines.org.

June 2, 2025: FDA continues to protect Americans from unapproved and contaminated medicine

June 2, 2025
A website called Proximo Research showing a gloved hand and a flask of greenish liquid

The FDA warned companies over the sale of an unapproved medical device and contaminated eye medicines, and disbarred a Texan who sold illegally imported pharmaceuticals.

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