US vs. Foreign Drug Pricing Debate Must Include Global R&D ‘Free Riding,’ Pharma CEOs Say

Any Trump Administration policy involving international pricing should include foreign governments paying higher prices, as well as lowering US prices, CEOs say.

Ex-US countries should pay higher prices to help the US carry the global R&D load, the pharma industry argues. (Shutterstock)

With the incoming Trump Administration expected to revive international reference policy pricing policies, the biopharma industry wants ex-US government payers paying higher prices to help fund their “fair share” of global research and new drug development.

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