PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The Pennsylvania Department of State has fined a Chester County pharmacy $1 million and placed its license on probation for producing and distributing tens of thousands of doses of injectable weight loss drugs without state authorization or inspection, officials said.
According to the Department of State, Boothwyn Pharmacy in Kennett Square produced and distributed approximately 30,000 doses of the GLP-1 drug, including brands like Ozempic and Wegovy.
Authorities said the pharmacy was compounding about 1,000 doses per day, five days a week — the process of combining and mixing drug ingredients to tailor the medication to a patient’s needs.
State officials said the production, packaging and labeling happened in one of Boothwyn Pharmacy’s two buildings, located on Gale Lane. Despite four inspections between November 2024 and March 2025, authorities said inspectors were never told about production in the second building.
Boothwyn Pharmacy has since admitted to violating the state Pharmacy Act and has already paid half of its fine.
The pharmacy was placed on probation and will remain as such until it receives inspections and approvals for all of its facilities and reports them to the national pharmacy board.