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🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Ozempic at Banana Prices is a Threat to Buffets

The impending patent expiration of the weight-loss drug Ozempic is expected to lead to a significant increase in its availability and use, impacting various sectors like food and restaurants in Brazil.

Mar 19 • 19:40 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
National & Local

SZ in the Morning: News of the Day – Overview for the Hasty

The article discusses President Trump's claim regarding prescription drug prices in the U.S. and reveals that Germany has lower prices for many of the drugs referenced.

Mar 19 • 05:59 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
National & Local

Drug Prices: Despite Trump's Deals, Medicines are Cheaper in Germany

Donald Trump's claims of dramatically reduced drug prices in the U.S. are contradicted by evidence showing that medications are cheaper in Germany.

Mar 18 • 04:01 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
National & Local

Drug Prices: Despite Trump's Deals, Drugs are Cheaper in Germany

A report argues that despite Donald Trump's claims of dramatically lowered drug prices in the U.S., actual data indicates that medications remain less expensive in Germany.

Mar 18 • 04:01 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Ozempic: With the expiration of the patent will prices fall? Will we have a generic version? See what to expect now

The patent on semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic, expires in Brazil, possibly leading to lower prices and generic versions of the drug in the future.

Mar 17 • 11:59 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

Digital regulations, drug prices, rice... US pressure on 'non-tariff barriers' investigation

The U.S. Trade Representative has initiated a trade investigation into South Korea among other nations, signaling potential new trade pressures focused on non-tariff barriers such as digital regulations and agriculture.

Mar 12 • 10:16 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
National & Local

Trump ends Biden's drug price nightmare — Americans get real relief with TrumpRx

The article discusses President Trump's initiatives aimed at reducing prescription drug prices and providing relief to American families.

Mar 11 • 10:00 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
National & Local

Trump's Rx plan promises savings, but economists see a hidden trade-off

President Trump's plan to reduce prescription drug prices through the TrumpRx platform may lead to immediate savings but poses potential risks to the future development of new drugs according to economists.

Mar 9 • 16:00 UTC
🇨🇳 South China Morning Post
National & Local

Insilico Medicine advances Middle East push with UAE AI drug discovery deal

Insilico Medicine has announced a partnership in the UAE to use AI tools for drug discovery, leading to a rise in its stock prices.

Mar 5 • 22:30 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Health Minister says Middle East conflict may impact production chain and increase medicine prices in Brazil

Health Minister Alexandre Padilha indicated that the ongoing conflict in the Middle East could disrupt Brazil's medicine production chain and increase drug prices due to reliance on imported materials.

Mar 3 • 21:22 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
World

Novo Nordisk: Reducing drug prices for obesity and diabetes by 50% in the USA

Novo Nordisk has announced a 50% reduction in the prices of its obesity and diabetes medications in the USA, effective January 2027.

Feb 25 • 11:21 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
National & Local

Kingpins fall, prices don't: How cartels defy the rules of economics

Despite the recent death of a prominent cartel leader, drug prices remain stable, challenging traditional economic theories about supply and demand.

Feb 23 • 16:31 UTC
🇸🇪 Aftonbladet
Crime & Justice

Pharmacists and doctors arrested for million fraud

Three pharmacists and three doctors in the Stockholm area have been arrested on suspicion of multimillion fraud against Region Stockholm involving prescription drug prices.

Feb 23 • 14:28 UTC
🇨🇳 South China Morning Post
National & Local

China’s biotech boom sends price of lab monkeys for drug tests climbing

The prices of laboratory monkeys in China for drug testing have surged dramatically, exceeding the average annual salary in the country.

Feb 18 • 09:00 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
National & Local

Pharma Dialogue: 'This is how health insurers could save four billion euros'

The head of the Pharma Dialogue, Dorothee Brakmann, proposes a plan that could potentially save health insurers four billion euros while highlighting the stagnation in discussions between the pharmaceutical industry, health insurers, and the government.

Feb 13 • 05:18 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

The Dangers of Drug Price Cuts Based on Fiscal Logic

The South Korean government's policy to reduce drug prices raises concerns about its potential negative impact on public health and the domestic pharmaceutical industry's sustainability.

Feb 11 • 23:25 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

Are Generic Drugs Cut to Create New Drugs? … It’s a Misdiagnosis

The ongoing debate surrounding the Ministry of Health and Welfare's proposal to lower the prices of generic drugs in South Korea has raised concerns about its implications for new drug development and the pharmaceutical industry.

Feb 11 • 23:25 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

Trump Rx prescription drug site ‘not a solution’ for many patients, experts say

Experts argue that the newly launched TrumpRx website will not effectively address high prescription drug prices for many patients in the U.S.

Feb 10 • 13:30 UTC
🇱🇻 TVNET
National & Local

The First Year of Drug Reform: 90% of Prescription Drugs Have Become Cheaper, Non-Prescription Prices Continue to Rise

Latvia's drug pricing reform has led to a significant decrease in prescription drug prices, while non-prescription drugs are seeing continued price increases.

Feb 8 • 18:50 UTC
🇱🇻 LSM
National & Local

First year of reform: 90% of prescription drugs have become cheaper, while prices of over-the-counter medications continue to rise

A year after the drug price reform in Latvia, 90% of prescription medications have decreased in price, while over-the-counter drug prices have risen.

Feb 8 • 16:50 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
Life & Tech

Better than Medicare or Medicaid?: this is how Trump Rx works, the new discount drug platform in the U.S.

President Donald Trump launched the TrumpRx platform, offering discounted medications, with some products available at lower prices than their list prices, although experts warn that better deals may still be found through insurance.

Feb 6 • 15:48 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
National & Local

Trump's drug portal launched: medicines at half price, but with a catch

President Donald Trump's long-awaited drug portal, TrumpRx, began operations on February 5, promising Americans unprecedentedly low prices on prescription medications, although experts warn that it may not always be the best option for insured individuals.

Feb 6 • 09:00 UTC
🇮🇹 Il Giornale
National & Local

Trump Challenges Big Pharma: TrumpRx, the Site to Buy Discounted Medications in the USA

President Donald Trump has announced the launch of TrumpRx.org, an online platform aimed at allowing U.S. citizens to purchase certain medications at reduced prices as part of a broader plan to lower drug costs in the country.

Feb 6 • 08:29 UTC
🇨🇿 Aktuálně.cz
National & Local

"You will save a fortune," claims Trump. He launched a website with cheaper medicines

President Donald Trump's administration launched a website, TrumpRx.gov, aimed at helping Americans find affordable medications amid rising drug prices.

Feb 6 • 06:04 UTC
🇩🇰 Politiken
National & Local

Trump lowers the price of Novos Wegovy on new website

President Donald Trump's administration launched a website aimed at providing U.S. residents access to prescription medications at lower prices, featuring weight loss drug Wegovy and diabetes drug Ozempic.

Feb 6 • 05:17 UTC
🇭🇷 Index.hr
National & Local

Trump Introduced TrumpRx: New Platform for Cheaper Drug Purchases in the USA

President Donald Trump has launched TrumpRx.gov, an online platform aimed at allowing American consumers to purchase prescription medications at discounted prices as part of efforts to control rising drug costs in the United States.

Feb 6 • 05:07 UTC
🇸🇪 Aftonbladet
National & Local

S presents new "wallet promise": It's the turn of ordinary people

The Social Democrats unveil a new "wallet promise" ahead of the elections, focusing on returning lost benefits to ordinary citizens, including increased child and study grants, lower drug prices, free dental care for youth, and stricter regulations on banks and food chains.

Feb 5 • 08:00 UTC
🇳🇬 Punch
National & Local

UK, US drug pricing deal to cost £1bn over three years

A new UK-US pharmaceutical agreement will result in the National Health Service incurring costs of £1 billion over the next three years due to increased medicine prices and tariff exemptions.

Feb 4 • 14:04 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
National & Local

Trump slips into French accent while recounting blunt phone call with Macron

President Donald Trump humorously adopted a French accent while discussing a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron about drug pricing during a White House rural healthcare roundtable.

Jan 16 • 17:55 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

Trump Announces a Big Plan for Healthcare. Promises Lower Drug Prices and Insurance Premiums

President Donald Trump has unveiled a plan aimed at reducing healthcare costs for Americans and making healthcare more affordable.

Jan 16 • 16:41 UTC
🇺🇸 NPR
National & Local

Trump struck deals with 16 drug companies. But they're still raising prices this year

Despite recent agreements with the Trump administration aimed at lowering drug prices, 16 major pharmaceutical companies have increased the list prices of some of their medications this January.

Jan 16 • 16:13 UTC
🇬🇷 To Vima
National & Local

Trump announces new plan for drugs, premiums, and insurance

U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled his healthcare plan aimed at reducing drug prices and premiums, increasing price transparency, and holding insurance companies accountable.

Jan 15 • 18:54 UTC
🇭🇷 Index.hr
National & Local

Trump Unveils Healthcare Plan

Donald Trump presented a healthcare plan aimed at lowering drug prices and insurance premiums while increasing price transparency and accountability from insurance companies during a campaign event.

Jan 15 • 18:49 UTC
🇨🇳 South China Morning Post
Life & Tech

China’s weight-loss drug war: prices slashed up to 80% as obesity crisis worsens

China is experiencing a price war in the weight-loss drug market, with companies reducing prices by up to 80% in response to a worsening obesity crisis projected to affect over 630 million adults by 2050.

Jan 12 • 23:30 UTC
🇬🇷 To Vima
World

Trump: 'I broke' Macron with tariffs – Bad imitation and ridicule

In a speech, President Donald Trump claimed he pressured French President Emmanuel Macron, resulting in a 200% increase in prescription drug prices in France due to the threat of tariffs, while mockingly imitating Macron during his remarks.

Jan 7 • 15:35 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
World

Trump and Macron: 'Nononono, you cannot say that'

Donald Trump discussed tariffs and drug price increases in a speech, revealing details of a supposedly confidential conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron, but the focus remained on Trump's manner of speaking rather than the actual content.

Jan 7 • 13:04 UTC
🇩🇪 Die Welt
World

"Donald, I beg you" - Trump mimics Macron

US President Donald Trump claims he forced French President Emmanuel Macron to accept higher drug prices, a statement the Élysée Palace has denied.

Jan 7 • 11:17 UTC
🇩🇪 Die Welt
World

"Donald, I Beg You" - Trump Mocks Macron

US President Donald Trump has once again claimed that he coerced French President Emmanuel Macron with threats of higher drug prices, a statement that the Élysée Palace has dismissed as false.

Jan 7 • 11:17 UTC
🇫🇷 Le Figaro
World

"It would be such an honor": Trump reaffirms he forced Macron to increase drug prices

In a recent speech, Donald Trump reiterated his claim that he pressured French President Emmanuel Macron into raising drug prices by threatening tariffs, a statement previously denied by the Élysée.

Jan 6 • 19:16 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
World

Donald Trump: What US Politics in Venezuela Means for Oil Prices

President Donald Trump justifies his intervention in Venezuela by citing the fight against drug smuggling, but he also makes it clear that the vast oil reserves of the country are a significant factor, promising American benefits to his voters ahead of the midterm elections.

Jan 5 • 13:54 UTC

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