Trump’s pharmaceutical tariffs will risk the lives of American patients

Tariffs on Pharmaceuticals May Be the Next Front in Trump’s War on Public Health

Over the last couple of weeks, even as tariffs have wreaked havoc on markets around the world, President Donald Trump and U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick have repeatedly teased the notion of slapping hefty tariffs on imported pharmaceuticals. Lutnick has said these are likely to be introduced before the summer. Trump’s rationale for placing tariffs on medical drugs is, like most of his… Source

MOH closely monitoring US tariffs, focusing on medical devices, pharmaceutical products

KOTA BARU: The Health Ministry is closely monitoring two key issues following the tariffs imposed by United States (US) President Donald Trump, particularly those affecting medical devices and pharmaceutical products. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

Trump’s pharmaceutical tariffs will risk the lives of American patients

These duties won’t just be economically wasteful: They’ll pummel the U.S. health care system.

Insulin, heart treatments and antibiotics have flowed freely across many borders for decades, exempt from tariffs in an attempt to make medicine affordable. But that could change soon. For months, President Trump has promised to impose higher tariffs on pharmaceuticals as part of his plan to reorder the global trading system and return the United States to the United States. This month, he said that pharmaceutical tariffs could come in the “futu…