A Side Effect of Trump's Tariffs: Making Ozempic Way More Expensive
President Donald Trump's new European tariffs may spell bad news for Novo Nordisk, maker of Ozempic and Wegovy. As Axios reports, the 15 percent tariffs on goods imported into the United States from the European Union is likely to drive up already-expensive drug prices for the blockbuster weight loss jabs, which can cost more than $1,300 per month's supply without insurance. Slated to go into effect on August 7, this new agreement doesn't just target pharmaceuticals. Still, in scary letters sent to drugmakers on both sides of the pond, the American president also threatened to levy higher taxes on "freeloading" […]
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