How Trump Could Make Australian Medicines More Expensive

How Trump could make Australian medicines more expensive

Medicine in Australia could soon become more expensive and harder to come by. The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme – the safety net that keeps our prescriptions cheap – has been drawn into Donald Trump’s trade war, after the US president signed an order saying the United States should not pay more for medicines than its peer countries. Drug companies have now paused new PBS

How Proposed Tariffs Could Disrupt US Drug Prices and Supply

Health policy experts say the tariffs would raise prices for patients, potentially disrupt supply, and could hurt the US manufacturers who need ingredients from other countries.