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Trump first announced that initiative last May, and the administration has so far reached agreements with 14 major drugmakers.
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Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 15 Jan. 2026
Obesity will also remain a hot topic during the conference, as Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly roll out or prepare to release GLP-1 pills and other drugmakers race to catch up.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
Tougher negotiations could lead drugmakers to delay launches of new medicines in parts of Europe, potentially limiting patient access to them, according to several industry investors, a lobbyist and a pharmaceutical executive.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 8 Jan. 2026
The price increases come despite Trump striking deals with 14 drugmakers to lower costs for some medicines under the government’s Medicaid program.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026
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Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 15 Jan. 2026
Obesity will also remain a hot topic during the conference, as Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly roll out or prepare to release GLP-1 pills and other drugmakers race to catch up.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
Tougher negotiations could lead drugmakers to delay launches of new medicines in parts of Europe, potentially limiting patient access to them, according to several industry investors, a lobbyist and a pharmaceutical executive.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 8 Jan. 2026
The price increases come despite Trump striking deals with 14 drugmakers to lower costs for some medicines under the government’s Medicaid program.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026
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“Drugmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drugmaker. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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drugmaker
noun
drug·mak·er
ˈdrəg-ˌmā-kər 
: a company that manufactures pharmaceuticals
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