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Trump hits some drugmakers with 100% tariffs, adjusts metal product duties
New orders signed Thursday urge manufacturers to make government drug pricing deals or move production to the U.S., and address issues with steel, aluminum and copper tariffs.
#Consumer #Economy #USNews #donaldtrumptariffs
https://globalnews.ca/news/11757640/donald-trump-tariffs-pharmacutical-drugs-steel-aluminum-copper/

Global News National 5d ago

Trump hits some drugmakers with 100% tariffs, adjusts metal product duties
New orders signed Thursday urge manufacturers to make government drug pricing deals or move production to the U.S., and address issues with steel, aluminum and copper tariffs.
#Consumer #Economy #USNews #donaldtrumptariffs
https://globalnews.ca/news/11757640/donald-trump-tariffs-pharmacutical-drugs-steel-aluminum-copper/

Global News US News 5d ago

Trump hits some drugmakers with 100% tariffs, adjusts metal product duties
New orders signed Thursday urge manufacturers to make government drug pricing deals or move production to the U.S., and address issues with steel, aluminum and copper tariffs.
#Consumer #Economy #USNews #donaldtrumptariffs
https://globalnews.ca/news/11757640/donald-trump-tariffs-pharmacutical-drugs-steel-aluminum-copper/

The Japan Times Mar 29

Sunday marked the 30th anniversary of the settlement of a class-action lawsuit filed by hemophilia patients in Japan who contracted HIV through the administration of untreated blood products. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/29/japan/crime-legal/hiv-tainted-blood-scandal-30-years/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #hemophilia #covid19 #drugmakers #pharmaceuticals #health #hiv

Settlement of HIV-tainted blood scandal marks 30 years

Tomomi Goto, 53, who currently leads a group of plaintiffs in Tokyo, warns that prejudice and discrimination against people with infectious diseases remain unresolved.

The Japan Times

beSpacific Jan 16

#Drugmakers plan 2 raise #US #prices on at least 350 branded #medications including vaccines against #COVID, #RSV and #shingles & blockbuster #cancer treatment #Ibrance even as #Trump administration pressures them for cuts, according to data provided exclusively by healthcare research firm 3 Axis Advisors.. The number of price increases for 2026 is up from same point last year, when drugmakers unveiled plans for raises on more than 250 drugs. https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/drugmakers-raise-us-prices-350-medicines-despite-pressure-trump-2025-12-31/ #healthcare #pharmaceuticals

Nonilex Dec 31

Exclusive: #Drugmakers raise #US #prices on 350 medicines despite pressure from #Trump

Drugmakers plan to raise US prices on at least 350 branded #medications including #vaccines against #COVID, #RSV & #shingles & blockbuster #cancer treatment Ibrance, even as the Trump admin pressures them for cuts, acc/to data provided exclusively by #healthcare research firm 3 Axis Advisors.

#law #affordability #CostOfLiving #CostOfDying #HealthyIfYoureWealthy #medicine #BigPharma
https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/drugmakers-raise-us-prices-350-medicines-despite-pressure-trump-2025-12-31/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

The Japan Times Dec 20

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced deals with nine pharmaceutical companies, the latest in a series of pacts designed to lower drug prices for some in exchange for a three-year reprieve from threatened tariffs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/20/world/science-health/drugmakers-trump-price-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #us #drugmakers #health #medicine #donaldtrump #republicans #democrats #congress

Nine drugmakers strike deals with Trump, with more to come

The agreements are the latest in a series of pacts designed to lower drug prices for some Americans in exchange for a three-year reprieve from threatened tariffs.

The Japan Times

The Japan Times Dec 2

Chinese vaccine makers are caught in a steep downturn as intensifying competition pushes prices lower and erodes their profits. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/02/companies/china-flu-shots-vaccine-makers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #pharmaceuticals #china #drugmakers #covid19vaccines #vaccinations

China’s 78-cent flu shots show price squeeze for country's vaccine makers

Intensifying competition pushes prices lower and erodes profits for an industry that was once riding high on the COVID-19 boom.

The Japan Times

Nonilex Oct 4, 2025

How #PrivateEquity Oversees the #Ethics of #DrugResearch

Many #DrugTrials are vetted by companies with ties to the #drugmakers, raising concerns about #ConflictsOfInterest & #patient #safety.

#law #PublicHealth
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/health/drug-trials-ethics-ozempic.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

How Private Equity Oversees the Ethics of Drug Research

Many drug trials are vetted by companies with ties to the drugmakers, raising concerns about conflicts of interest and patient safety.

The New York Times

beSpacific Sep 7, 2025

#Texas lawmakers approved bill allowing nearly anyone to #sue providers, manufacturers and even delivery companies like #FedEx for #shipping #abortion pills into state. Gov. #GregAbbott will sign w backers calling it a #blueprint for other states to copy. This deputizes citizens as #bounty hunters, weaponizing lawsuits to intimidate #doctors,#drugmakers, couriers nationwide. It exports Texas’s #abortion ban across state lines. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/us/politics/texas-senate-abortion-pills-bill.html #womenshealth #pubichealth #medicine

Texas Senate Passes Bill to Crack Down on Mail-Order Abortion Pills

Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to sign the legislation, which allows nearly anyone to sue abortion medication providers and distributors.

The New York Times