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FDA alerts health care providers, compounders and patients of dosing errors associated with compounded injectable semaglutide products

July 29, 2024

FDA has received reports of adverse events, some requiring hospitalization, that may be related to overdoses due to dosing errors associated with compounded semaglutide injectable products.

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July 22, 2024: A Michigan pharmacy sues supplier over fake Ozempic

July 22, 2024

A Michigan company is suing a telepharmacy that allegedly supplied fake Ozempic. New resources about the risks of compounded medicines. Details about the fake cancer drug ring busted in India.

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July 15, 2024: What some fake Botox victims have endured

July 15, 2024

New information on the patients recently hurt by counterfeit Botox, two news stories involving pill presses, and a prosecution announced in Austria over fake Ozempic that sent multiple people to the hospital.

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July 8, 2024: U.S. legislators introduce a bill to curb fake pill sales on social media

July 8, 2024

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.

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July 1, 2024: Safe Chain Solutions owners indicted for selling black market HIV drugs

July 1, 2024

Adam Brosius, Patrick Boyd and Charles Boyd are facing eight counts for selling $90 million of diverted prescription drugs from five black-market suppliers.

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PSM applauds the reintroduction of the SHOP SAFE Act

July 1, 2024

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.

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June 25, 2024: WHO alert about counterfeit Ozempic; a warning about fake Mounjaro and Zepbound

June 25, 2024

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.

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June 17, 2024: FL continues to spend money on Canadian drug importation that doesn’t import medicine; GLP-1 phishing scams increase

June 20, 2024

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.

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Eli Lilly issues new alert about fake and dangerous compounded weight loss injectables

June 20, 2024

“Lilly Warns Patients About Counterfeit and Compounded Medicines Releases Open Letter and Takes Further Legal Action Against Counterfeit, Fake, Unsafe, and Untested Products”

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June 10, 2024: U.S. drug shortages in 2023 and more counterfeit Ozempic seized

June 13, 2024

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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