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Trump’s drug-tariff gamble is already drawing the same old backlash

Trump’s new pharmaceutical tariff regime is moving from headline to headache. Industry groups are warning about higher costs and investment risk, the White House has had to carve out exemptions and delayed timelines, and the policy is already setting off the usual scramble over who gets spared and who gets hit.

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First recorded Apr 9, 2026·Meaningfully updated Apr 9, 2026

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Trump’s drug-tariff gamble is already drawing the same old backlash

Trump’s new pharmaceutical tariff regime is moving from headline to headache. Industry groups are warning about higher costs and investment risk, the White House has had to carve out exemptions and delayed timelines, and the policy is already setting off the usual scramble over who gets spared and who gets hit.

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Trump’s drug-tariff gamble is already drawing the same old backlash

Trump’s new pharmaceutical tariff regime is moving from headline to headache. Industry groups are warning about higher costs and investment risk, the White House has had to carve out exemptions and delayed timelines, and the policy is already setting off the usual scramble over who gets spared and who gets hit.

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