Counterfeit Drugs Crackdown (India): Karnataka’s FDA raided an unlicensed farmhouse operation near Bengaluru, seizing counterfeit and relabeled medicines (including Pfizer-branded items), expired stock, and injection-filling equipment worth about ₹4.91 crore—warning that fake injectables can mean treatment failure, organ damage, and death. Medication Error Fallout (US): A Tennessee family says an epidural mix-up at Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown left a 72-year-old woman paralyzed from the chest down, with at least three other patients affected. Medicare Access & Costs (US): Costco is expanding into Medicare via a partnership with SCAN Health Plan, aiming to simplify Medicare Advantage and add benefits like pharmacy and vision/audiology. Recall Alert (Caribbean): Nevis’ MBS says two atorvastatin lots may have been dispensed and urges beneficiaries to check lot numbers and return affected tablets for replacement. Rare Disease Treatment (Ireland): An Irish patient with Friedreich’s ataxia is pleading for access to Skyclarys after the HSE recommended against coverage. Regulatory/Policy Pressure (US): A new report highlights how independent pharmacies face PBM and Medicare Part D reimbursement strain, pushing some owners toward closing. Humanitarian Medicine (Gaza): Jordan’s field hospital team arrived in South Gaza to set up clinics and deliver care after serving 35,000 patients during a prior deployment.