If you were to walk into a New Jersey pharmacy and ask for a year’s supply of Eliquis, a blood thinner that millions of Americans take to prevent strokes, the list price will be in the region of $7,100. The same drug, manufactured by the same two American companies, Bristol Myers Squibb and Pfizer, at […]
If you were to walk into a New Jersey pharmacy and ask for a year’s supply of Eliquis, a blood thinner that millions of Americans take to prevent strokes, the list price will be in the region of $7,100. The same drug, manufactured by the same two American companies, Bristol Myers Squibb and Pfizer, at the same plant, could cost you just $770… if you lived in Berlin, Germany. Now do the same calculation with the increasingly popular Ozempic. The list price in Cleveland is $969 a month, but in Copenhagen it costs just $122. In Berlin it’s as low as $59. None of this is a quirk, nor is it down to cunning European negotiation. It is, in fact, one of the oldest rackets in international trade. Americans foot the bill at both ends of all…Open
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Drugmakers have reduced prices for several widely used medicines, including diabetes and blood clotting treatments.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Companies like Pfizer, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Boehringer Ingelheim, Eli Lilly, and others.WHEN & WHERE: Price data was released on January 30, 2026.KEY QUOTE: “These are heavyweight drugs, and to see them crater in price like this […] The post Trump’s War on High Drug Prices is Slashing Costs for Patients. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Drugmakers have reduced prices for several widely used medicines, including diabetes and blood clotting treatments. WHO WAS INVOLVED: Companies like Pfizer, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Boehringer Ingelheim, Eli Lilly, and others. WHEN & WHERE: Price data was released on January 30, 2026. KEY QUOTE: “These are heavyweight drugs, and to see them crater in price like this is historic,” said Antonio Ciaccia, CEO of 46brooklyn Research, a Dayton, Ohio-based firm that analyzes drug pricing. IMPACT: The price cuts are expected to lower costs for patients who pay a percentage of the list price. IN FULL The costs of a number of widely used prescription drugs have seen significant price cuts since the start of 2026,…Open