Big Pharma’s big tariffs
US tariffs on pharmaceuticals mean hard questions for the industry and its political future.
Swamp Notes · Financial Times
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Show Notes
When US President Donald Trump threatened 200 per cent tariffs on foreign-made pharmaceuticals, investors responded like it was a placebo. It’s the latest spat between drugmakers and an administration that share a complicated relationship. The FT’s Hannah Kuchler and Patrick Temple-West explain why Trump and Big Pharma aren’t getting along, and what that prescribes for the future of the industry.
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