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Have patients been harmed by unsafe drug compounding?
Have patients been harmed by unsafe drug compounding? Compounded medicine is an important part of our healthcare system. It’s meant to be an exception to the normal drug supply chain, helping patients who cannot take a drug in its existing form or filling in when there are shortages of a life-saving medication. However, compounding pharmacies…
[...]Problems inspectors found in compounding facilities
Problems inspectors found in compounding facilities There are two types of compounding pharmacies that help patients. 503A pharmacies provide bespoke medications to suit patients’ requirements if mass-produced medicine can’t meet them. 503B pharmacies, known as outsourcing facilities, can create large batches of medication specifically for healthcare facilities to use in-office. There are approximately 7,500 compounding…
[...]Lawsuits filed against businesses selling compounded injectables for diabetes and weight-loss
Lawsuits filed against businesses selling compounded injectables for diabetes and weight-loss Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly, who developed and won FDA approval for their blockbuster weight-loss and diabetes medicines, Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound, have been suing businesses who they say are marketing compounded versions of these drugs with false claims. These medical spas, wellness…
[...]July 8, 2024: U.S. legislators introduce a bill to curb fake pill sales on social media
The Cooper Davis and Devin Norring Act would force social media to report online drug sales. Additional news involves counterfeit cancer drugs sold in the U.S., fake cosmetic injections and more.
[...]July 1, 2024: Safe Chain Solutions owners indicted for selling black market HIV drugs
Adam Brosius, Patrick Boyd and Charles Boyd are facing eight counts for selling $90 million of diverted prescription drugs from five black-market suppliers.
[...]PSM applauds the reintroduction of the SHOP SAFE Act
On June 13, 2024, PSM sent a letter to Congressmen Darrell Issa and Jerrold Nadler applauding the reintroduction of the Stopping Harmful Offers on Platforms by Screening Against Fake E-Commerce (SHOP SAFE) Act.
[...]June 25, 2024: WHO alert about counterfeit Ozempic; a warning about fake Mounjaro and Zepbound
Fake Ozempic has been found in Brazil, the U.K., and the U.S. Eli Lilly warned the public about fake and compounded tirzepatide medicines. Additional domestic and international stories.
[...]June 17, 2024: FL continues to spend money on Canadian drug importation that doesn’t import medicine; GLP-1 phishing scams increase
Florida still has not imported a single pill, patients seeking GLP-1 medicines at increased risk from phishing scams, the counterfeit medicine news from three other countries.
[...]Eli Lilly issues new alert about fake and dangerous compounded weight loss injectables
“Lilly Warns Patients About Counterfeit and Compounded Medicines Releases Open Letter and Takes Further Legal Action Against Counterfeit, Fake, Unsafe, and Untested Products”
[...]June 10, 2024: U.S. drug shortages in 2023 and more counterfeit Ozempic seized
The FDA published its annual drug shortage report for 2023, CBP in Cincinnati seized multiple shipments of fake Ozempic, and international counterfeit medicine stories out of six different countries.
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