US President Donald Trump (Photo: Jacquelyn Martin / Pool via REUTERS)

Want Its Country to Be the Lowest Seller of Medicines in the World, Trump Sets Special Rules

USA - Trump stated that, it is not fair if the Americans have to pay more for the medicines they need compared to people in other countries such as Canada, Mexico, and countries in the European region that they only have to pay around 60-70 percent of medicine prices in the US. He will also prevent Americans from subsidizing the prices of cheaper medicines abroad.

Pfizer, one of the US pharmaceutical companies stated that, the reason why they increased drug prices was because they had to pay for the costs of research and development research, and also funds were needed to cover the decline in income from losing patents for some of their drugs. Through this situation, they had to continue to increase drug prices, and at least around 41 types of drugs have experienced price increases all over the country.

Therefore, the president of the United States is currently preparing a special regulation to reduce medicine prices in the country and when it is done, this rule must be obeyed by the pharmaceutical companies in the US. He also wants this rule to make the price of medicines in his country one of the lowest in the world to prosper the Americans.

According to Trump's records, at least half of the US population has high medical bills and health insurance as each individual can fully spend their annual insurance in a fast time. The annual insurance is predicted can range from thousands of US dollars per year. Some of them even reach USD 5 thousand to USD 6 thousand per year that is concerning the people.

The Associated Press reported that, President Trump's plans will not include drugs purchase at the pharmacies, but only drugs that are given directly by doctors in their practice. However, Trump is still in negotiations to make this rule applies to every pharmacy in the United States in every area.

Source: https://www.cnnindonesia.com/ekonomi/20190706112233-92-409643/trump-siapkan-aturan-khusus-untuk-turunkan-harga-obat