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Pharma companies urge Trump administration to target Canadian drug pricing (www.hilltimes.com)

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A vial of insulin costs far more in the U.S. than it does in Canada.

Drug prices are set by Canada’s Patented Medicine Prices Review Board which sets price caps by comparing drug prices across a group of 11 countries. The US used to be included in the formula, but was removed from the group in 2022 — because US drug prices are an insane global outlier.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patented_Medicine_Prices_Review_Board

A group of Pharma companies including Pfizer and Merck have asked the Trump administration to put pressure on Canada. They are accusing the country of unfair trade practices.

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[-] HonoredMule@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I'm not terribly familiar with Brazil's politics or economics, but I'd wager they're implying the hazards of becoming a direct, unambiguous threat to (external/private) capitalism. Canada's not too big to become a banana republic, if enough forces get behind manufacturing consent for ~~war~~ special military operations.