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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.
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Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
This rewards drugmakers for hiking prices for non-Medicaid patients, who end up paying almost three times as much for the same products.
—Chris Pope, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
The drugmaker Gilead Sciences, the White House touted in the press release, will sell one of its hepatitis-C medications for about $2,400 rather than its original asking price of nearly $25,000.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
Sumitomo Pharma dropped almost 4%, while Takeda Pharmaceutical, Japan’s largest drugmaker, fell 1.34%.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2026
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Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
This rewards drugmakers for hiking prices for non-Medicaid patients, who end up paying almost three times as much for the same products.
—Chris Pope, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
The drugmaker Gilead Sciences, the White House touted in the press release, will sell one of its hepatitis-C medications for about $2,400 rather than its original asking price of nearly $25,000.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
Sumitomo Pharma dropped almost 4%, while Takeda Pharmaceutical, Japan’s largest drugmaker, fell 1.34%.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Drugmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drugmaker. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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drugmaker
noun
drug·mak·er
ˈdrəg-ˌmā-kər 
: a company that manufactures pharmaceuticals
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