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EPISODE · Jul 23, 2026 · 30 MIN
[News] Trump's Generic-Drug Tariff Threatens the 90 Percent of U.S. Prescriptions That Come Cheap From India and China
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In a Truth Social post, the president set a phased tariff on imported generics rising to 100 percent in 2028 and 200 percent in 2029, aiming to reshore production of the low-margin medicines that fill nine in ten American prescriptions but mostly originate in India and China.
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