The TrumpRx prescription discount website launched in February 2026 offers coupons for 43 brand-name drugs but has limited usefulness for most patients. Experts found 18 drugs are cheaper through other discount services, and the website doesn't indicate when generic alternatives exist. The program links to broader tariff and pricing policies affecting pharmaceutical companies.
Johnson & Johnson announced a $1 billion cell therapy manufacturing facility in Pennsylvania while reportedly exploring a sale of its DePuy Synthes orthopedics business for over $20 billion.
President Trump announced that Novartis CEO met with him at the White House and said the Swiss drugmaker is building 11 U.S. plants following tariff policies. Novartis previously committed $23 billion to expand U.S. facilities.
The FDA agreed to review Moderna's mRNA-based flu vaccine after initially rejecting the application, following a Type A meeting that led to a revised regulatory approach splitting approval pathways by age group.
