A hard pill to swallow: US call to impose tariffs on Australian pharmaceuticals

Published on March 23, 2025
An American pharmaceutical lobby group has urged US president Donald Trump to impose tariffs on Australia-made drugs, citing Australia's Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme subsidies which they claim have caused a loss for US companies. It comes after both major parties pitched to lower the prices of…
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