100% levy from 2028 could accelerate push into higher value medicines

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a phased tariff regime on imported generic medicines, saying they will continue to enter the United States duty-free for two years…

Trump has been pressuring drugmakers through his most-favored-nation drug pricing policy to lower prices to what people pay in other high-income countries.

US to impose steep tariffs on generic medicine imports from Aug 2028

President Donald Trump has given generic drugmakers two years to shift manufacturing to the US or face 100% import tariffs from August 2028, rising to 200% a year later. The move…

US President Donald Trump's proposed tariffs of up to 200% on imported generic medicines could put pressure on India's pharmaceutical exporters, but the country's cost advantage…