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March 10, 2026: Fake cancer drug distributor sentenced to almost four years in federal prison
Sanjay Kumar got 43 months for selling counterfeit Keytruda. PSM wrote federal agencies about a Super Bowl ad promoting diagnostic tests and compounded medicines with false claims.
[...]PSM applauds Indiana legislature for compounding and med spa reform
On February 26, 2026, PSM was glad to see the Indiana legislature pass SB 282, a bill that strengthens compounding and medical spa regulation to keep Indiana patients safer.
[...]March 2, 2026: Europol’s 2025 Operation Shield yielded $38m in counterfeit and illegal medicines; domestic and international news sheds light on GLP-1 crimes
As Europol seized a huge amounts of counterfeit pharmaceuticals abroad, a Kentucky legislator proposed a bill to regulate med spas after a constituent was seriously injured and adverse events related to weight loss drugs see surges across the US.
[...]February 23, 2026: State investigates whistleblower allegations of unsafe GLP-1 drug handling at Mochi Health-affiliated pharmacy.
Washington State investigators found serious violations at a Mochi Health-affiliated compounding pharmacy producing GLP-1s, and a med spa bill in Indiana hears public testimony about a med spa bill.
[...]Are dead insects in manufacturing areas enough to disqualify a firm from the FDA’s Green List for makers of GLP-1 API?
Industry experts told us that these two companies are on the FDA’s Green List, despite problematic inspections in late 2024 and early 2025. Learn what the inspectors found.
[...]Update on drug importation, February 2026
Well-meaning advocates continue to propose importing medicine from foreign countries to lower drug prices for Americans. Past efforts didn’t pay off financially and raised public health risks. Here’s the state of this issue today.
[...]February 17, 2026: Pennsylvania compounding pharmacy earns another FDA warning letter
A Pennsylvania compounding pharmacy received another FDA warning letter following a series of enforcement actions, including a $1 million state fine in October.
[...]Prescription drug freight fraud report, January 2026
The last two months of 2025 saw thousands of shipments of drugs popularized by social media imported into the U.S., as well as Xarelto and antibiotics. The shipments carried a wide range of product codes; some appropriate, and others far less so.
[...]PSM gives testimony in opposition to a Colorado bill to permit alternative funding programs
On February 17, PSM submitted written and oral testimony in opposition to Colorado HB26-1056, which would permit self-insured employers to use alternative funding programs to import foreign medicines from outside the U.S. drug supply chain.
[...]Pill press update: July 2025 through January 2026
Unregulated pill presses and molds make fake pills with dangerous and even deadly consequences for thousands of people every year. Read our July 2025 to January 2026 update about pill press seizures, policy developments, and legislation.
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