“Drug prices reduced by 59%, more! Gasoline, energy, food and all other costs, fall. There is no inflation!”, Published on its social truth platform.
The announcement occurred after the president indicated on Sunday that he planned to sign a Executive order To reduce “almost immediately” the prices of prescription medications between 30% and 80%.
The decree instructs the Department of Health, led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to Negotiate new prices And it establishes that, if an agreement is not reached, a price comparison regulation will be implemented with other nations.
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During the signing of the executive order in the White House, Trump He said the Americans subsidize medications from other nations When paying higher prices for the same products.
“Europe will have to pay a little more. The rest of the world You will have to pay a little moreand USA He will pay much less, ”he said.
The president said that the prices of certain medications They will be reduced by up to 90% and said that pharmacists can do it in a “voluntary” or the Federal Government He will use his power to guarantee it.
On Sunday, May 11, Trump wrote on social networks that prices “They will rise around the world To compensate for the balance (commercial) and, for the first time in many years, bring equity to the United States! ”
The American press indicates that it is not clear What will be the effect of this executive order nor what authority the federal government has to influence international prices.
“For many years the world has wondered why prescribed medications and Pharmaceutical products In the United States they had a much higher price than in any other country, ”Trump said.
“Contributions to campaigns can do wonders, but not with me, and not with the Republican party,” he added. “Let’s do the right thing”.
The status of “MFN” It is a norm of the World Trade Organization (WTO) that seeks to avoid discrimination between partner countries and promote equitable conditions in international trade.
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This It is not the first time that Trump tries to reduce the price of medicines. In 2020, he signed a decree based on the “most favored nation” principle for the United States to pay prices similar to those of other countries. However, he was revoked during the administration of Joe Biden (2021-2025), after facing judicial opposition promoted by pharmacists.