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PSM signs letter of support for changes to Mississippi’s compounding pharmacy guidelines
The proposed updates aim to help address safety concerns created by pharmacies reselling compounded sterile drugs purchased from outsourcing facilities.
[...]August 4, 2025: Pennsylvania pharmacy owner indicted and 14 licenses revoked in Ohio
The Pennsylvania Attorney General filed charges against a pharmacy owner and the Ohio Board of Pharmacy revoked licenses to protect patients.
[...]July 28, 2025: Suspicious shipments of API continue to be sent to buyers in the U.S.
The newest Fishy Freight report continued to find suspect API shipped into the U.S. while a report from the United Nations’ Office of Drug Crime highlighted the dangers of contaminated and counterfeit medicines made with diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol.
[...]Prescription Drug Freight Fraud Report, July 2025
What if your tirzepatide shipment came from a Brazilian beauty clinic? Or a vial of semaglutide was manufactured, supposedly, at a Costco in Toronto? In April and May 2025, dozens of shipments of semaglutide, tirzepatide, apixaban, and antibiotics entered the U.S. from facilities that aren’t in the FDA’s drug manufacturing database. These aren’t low-volume personal-use…
[...]Final publication of guidelines for online pharmacy-to-pharmacy medicine marketplaces
We’ve published the final document of best practices for online pharmacy-to-pharmacy marketplaces.
[...]Partnership for Safe Medicines Applauds Reintroduction of the Cooper Davis Devin Norring Act
The Partnership for Safe Medicines (PSM) today announced its strong support for the reintroduction of the Cooper Davis Devin Norring Act, a bipartisan effort aimed at curbing the online sale of deadly counterfeit and illicit drugs.
[...]July 21, 2025: Inspection policy for all FDA-regulated products changed at ports of entry
A policy change announced by U.S. Customs and Border Protection means that all FDA-regulated products are now subject to inspection at ports of entry.
[...]What is a 503B outsourcing facility, and why are so many of them uninspected by FDA?
503B outsourcing facilities make our drug supply more resilient, but 81% of 503Bs newly registered since June 2021 have never been inspected by FDA staff. Learn why we recommend changes to this important program.
[...]Pill press update: January through June 2025
Pill presses and molds are used to make fake pills with deadly consequences thousands of people every year. The number of Americans that take fake pills annually without a fatal event is even higher. Read our January through June 2025 report covering pill press seizures, policy developments, and legislation.
[...]July 14, 2025: Counterfeit Keytruda peddlers sentenced in federal court
Avanish Kumar Jha and Rajnish Kumar Jha got 30-month sentences for selling counterfeit medicines—including vials of fake Keytruda—to U.S. buyers.
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