Former US President Donald Trump has stated that he is going to sign an executive decree to meet the prices of medicines at the level of other leading countries in the world, promising to 59% reduction. He noted that the so-called "fairest purchase" policy will determine the principle of international prices for medicines. In the preliminary statement, Trump promised a 30-80% reduction.
The United States is considered a developed country that pays the highest prices for medicines, in some cases three times higher than in Europe or Asia. For example, the month of Eliquis Anti-Affair (the price of a month in the United States is $ 606, and in Sweden $ 114, and in Japan, only $ 20. The new initiative of Trump will particularly affect the Medicare program for the elderly and the disabled, Reuters reports.
After Trump's statement, the shares of large pharmaceutical companies fell by 2-3%. There is no clear details on the new Trump's decree, but it is expected to be presented in the near future with the participation of the Minister of Health Robert Kennedy Jr..
