Safe Medicines: True Crime and Medicine Safety

The Partnership for Safe Medicines

As long as there have been pharmaceuticals, there has been pharmaceutical crime. The Partnership for Safe Medicines is a coalition of patients, manufacturers, pharmacists, and distributors that all support greater awareness of the dangers of counterfeit medicine. The Pharmaceutical Crime podcast covers crime, raising the profile of the agencies that go after counterfeit criminals. We also cover policies, current and proposed, that might increase or decrease the danger of counterfeits. Learn more at our website at safemedicines.org. read less

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Black Market Med Scammers Back At It

Black Market Med Scammers Back At It

You would think injunctions and expensive settlements would stop black market HIV drug schemes, especially after some schemers were jailed. You would be wrong about that.

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Black Market Med Scammers Back At It

Black Market Med Scammers Back At It

You would think injunctions and expensive settlements would stop black market HIV drug schemes, especially after some schemers were jailed. You would be wrong about that.

Virginia Med Spa Owner Pleads Guilty

Virginia Med Spa Owner Pleads Guilty

Don't inject yourself with anything bought via social media. That goes double for receiving injections from someone who bought them on the darkweb.

September 4, 2024: FDA Alert: Dosing Errors

September 4, 2024: FDA Alert: Dosing Errors

Patients are being harmed by compounded semaglutide, and dosing errors appear to be the culprit. That’s what the FDA said in a letter that the agency sent out at the end of July.

DCA: Fungus-Contaminated Injections in India

DCA: Fungus-Contaminated Injections in India

Pulmosil injections, a prescription drug used for ED treatment in India has been found to be contaminated with fungus. Fungal contamination introduced via injection is particularly dangerous.

Drugmaker Warns Patients of Fakes

Drugmaker Warns Patients of Fakes

Eli Lilly issued an open letter in June about counterfeit and poorly compounded versions of Mounjaro and Zepbound, its injected diabetes and obesity treatments. Watch to learn what Lilly said about the dangers to patients, and make sure that you and you loved ones are getting safe treatments.

Understand the Real Story of Compounded Semaglutide

Understand the Real Story of Compounded Semaglutide

Are you being inundated with cheap compounded "Ozempic" and other compounded weight loss drugs? Learn what the real issues are with compounded semaglutide.

New FDA Rule to Clear the Clog of Counterfeits

New FDA Rule to Clear the Clog of Counterfeits

International Mail Facilities can now destroy refused devices valued at $2,500 or less instead of returning them to sender, just to have them sent back again. Counterfeit pill dies, fake diabetes test strips and other fakes now have harder time getting to US patients.

Pill Press Legislation Introduced

Pill Press Legislation Introduced

PSM supports the CAST Act, which would create a federal crime for using a pill press to make counterfeit controlled pills.

Semaglutide drugs on the web may not be real

Semaglutide drugs on the web may not be real

Scammers are also using websites and social media to cash in on illicit sales of glp-1 agonists (the new generation of weight loss drugs) and the results are bad for your health and your bank balance.

Learn about the DEA's Reporting on Counterfeit Drugs

Learn about the DEA's Reporting on Counterfeit Drugs

The report summarizes illicit drug threats and trafficking trends in the U.S., and includes discussions of counterfeit prescription pills made with fentanyl, methamphetamine and xylazine.

Injectable Meds Bought from TikTok

Injectable Meds Bought from TikTok

A patient reported harm after buying "Ozempic" from TikTok.

The Challenge of Catching Overseas Drug Counterfeiters

The Challenge of Catching Overseas Drug Counterfeiters

Stopping overseas drug counterfeiters is expensive & time-consuming.

The Danger of Fake Botox

The Danger of Fake Botox

In a recent interview in Glamour Magazine, a woman described what happened to her after she received a counterfeit Botox injection at a Manhattan spa. Her testimony is a reminder of exactly how dangerous black market Botox is. Watch, and learn more on our website, safemedicines.org.

Counterfeit Botox in Mexico

Counterfeit Botox in Mexico

Did you know fake Botox has been found in Mexico with English-language labels?

Prescription Drug Affordability Boards & Upper Payment Limits

Prescription Drug Affordability Boards & Upper Payment Limits

Have you heard about Prescription Drug Affordability Boards in your state? What do their upper payment limits mean for you as a patient? Learn how you'll be affected by them in this engaging conversation between Krystalyn K. Weaver, the CEO of the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations and PSM's Executive Director.

Medicine Recalls Under DSCSA

Medicine Recalls Under DSCSA

Learn how DSCSA makes medicine recalls easier, cheaper, and safer for patients.

DEA's Pill Press Push

DEA's Pill Press Push

DEA has creatd a web-page to all things pill press. Listen to learn more!

FDA Warns about Unapproved Lidocaine Products

FDA Warns about Unapproved Lidocaine Products

In March, the FDA warned six companies to stop selling unapproved over-the-counter topical pain relief products made with too much lidocaine. Learn more.

Case Closed: 9 Years in Prison

Case Closed: 9 Years in Prison

Boris Aminov, a leader in a HIV medication fraud scheme in New York, was sentenced to nine years in prison. Learn more about the case.

May 8, 2024: Feds sentence online tapentadol seller

May 8, 2024: Feds sentence online tapentadol seller

In March, a Las Vegas man got 8 years for distributing at least 300 pounds of illegally imported tapentadol, an opioid painkiller, via his online storefront. He also sold steroids and prescription muscle relaxants, ADHD meds and more.