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The jury is still out, but there does seem to be some connection—even drugmakers have acknowledged it.
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Julia Sullivan, Allure, 6 Mar. 2026
While there’s little evidence that the prices of medications in Europe have yet been jacked up, countries are facing questions about whether drugmakers will try to charge more and how strained health systems will respond.
—Andrew Joseph, STAT, 2 Mar. 2026
AbbVie is one of more than a dozen large drugmakers that have made such deals with the Trump administration over the last year.
AbbVie, which is headquartered in North Chicago, has more than 11,500 employees in Illinois, and a total of about 29,000 across the U.S.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
Clinical trials for new drugs can cost up to hundreds of millions of dollars, a condition that drugmakers often cite when pricing the cost of new medications.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 17 Feb. 2026
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Julia Sullivan, Allure, 6 Mar. 2026
While there’s little evidence that the prices of medications in Europe have yet been jacked up, countries are facing questions about whether drugmakers will try to charge more and how strained health systems will respond.
—Andrew Joseph, STAT, 2 Mar. 2026
AbbVie is one of more than a dozen large drugmakers that have made such deals with the Trump administration over the last year.
AbbVie, which is headquartered in North Chicago, has more than 11,500 employees in Illinois, and a total of about 29,000 across the U.S.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
Clinical trials for new drugs can cost up to hundreds of millions of dollars, a condition that drugmakers often cite when pricing the cost of new medications.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Drugmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drugmaker. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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drugmaker
noun
drug·mak·er
ˈdrəg-ˌmā-kər 
: a company that manufactures pharmaceuticals
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