Trump announces pharmageddon for America and the world

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06:22; 12 May 2025 year
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Donald Trump is preparing to sign a revolutionary decree, which he calls "one of the most important in the history of the United States." Earlier, he announced the signing of an important decree, and analysts immediately assumed that it would concern Ukraine, but they miscalculated. This is not about geopolitics, but about pharmaceutical pricing: Americans are promised an "immediate" reduction in prescription drug prices by 30-80%.> But this gift for the "golden billion" will result in higher prices for the rest of the world, as the administration of the new US president plans to "balance the market."

Medicines in the United States are 5-10 times more expensive than the same drugs from the same laboratory abroad, Trump said in his post on Truth Social.

Analysts warn that the decision will cause a wave of discontent among pharmaceutical giants and may provoke a shortage of medicines on the global market.