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Trump’s drug price treatment is harsh but justified

The US is the biggest market for prescription drugs, accounting for roughly $600bn of annual sales out of a global $1tn or so

“You get what you pay for” has a nice ring to it. But it does not accurately describe the situation of those buying prescription pharmaceuticals in the US. President Trump, who has vowed to lower drugs prices by as much as 80 per cent, may finally have found a useful target for his sledgehammer. 

Drug prices have been a long-standing headache for successive US administrations. The complex system through which private insurers and state programmes buy pharmaceuticals means they pay a multiple of what comparable products cost in other countries.

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