Trump deadline for drugmakers to lower prices comes due

By Sydney Lupkin

Published September 29, 2025 at 5:05 PM EDT

The Trump administration sent letters this summer to 17 makers of name-brand drugs pushing them to lower prices to align them with what other countries pay. The companies had 60 days to "step up."

Sydney Lupkin

Sydney Lupkin is the pharmaceuticals correspondent for NPR.

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