What Happens When Drug Pricing Meets Trade Policy? A Conversation with Ron Lanton

Ron Lanton, the Founder and President of Lanton Strategies International, joins Perspectives by the Leerink Center for Pharmacoeconomics to discuss the use of trade mechanisms to address pharmaceutical pricing. Ron provides insight into the growing intersection of pharmaceutical pricing and international trade policy, why recent developments could be significant, and what it could mean for biopharmaceutical companies, investors, and patients. Topics discussed include: U.S. Trade Representative’s recent Section 301 investigation into Germany’s drug pricing and reimbursement practices U.S.-U.K. drug pricing arrangement Use of trade mechanisms to address pharmaceutical pricing Implications for biotech investors and executives