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Norrrm

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6. Does this mean that the pharmacy is going to pay you 14x the original price to take the medicine home?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Jul 31, 2025, 05:36 PM

Jul 31

Does this mean that the pharmacy is going to pay you 14x the original price to take the medicine home?

These percentages are from the graduate of a well-known business school.

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Trump gives drugmakers 60 days to slash prescription drug prices [View all] BumRushDaShow Jul 31 OP

"They must reduce prices by 1600% or I'll put a 200% tariff on it them!", he said, frothing a little foam at the mouth Bernardo de La Paz Jul 31 #1

Last month I ordered my tomato plants to produce bug free delicious ripe better boys BOSSHOG Jul 31 #2

Like that'll happen. marble falls Jul 31 #3

Nothing like working things out like professionals. Nope. Just "fuck you, do what I want or you are fucked". twodogsbarking Jul 31 #4

How soon before he goes full TACO? Hekate Jul 31 #5

59 days emulatorloo Jul 31 #9

Does this mean that the pharmacy is going to pay you 14x the original price to take the medicine home? Norrrm Jul 31 #6

Or what? Oeditpus Rex Jul 31 #7

The "deal artist" only has ONE negotiating strategy: Intimidation William Seger Jul 31 #8

he will give them a taco extension of 5 years when the bribes start rolling in. nt ImNotGod Jul 31 #10

"a collaborative effort towards achieving global pricing parity would be the most effective path" tanyev Jul 31 #11

What an asshole. Scrivener7 Jul 31 #12

Pretty sure they can tell him... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 31 #13

They will drop the price of $2000 medication to $1995 and Dump will tell everyone he got the prices down mdbl Jul 31 #21

Or else, what? Trump Pharmaceuticals? ananda Jul 31 #14

I hope they ignore him and give him the middle finger ! kimbutgar Jul 31 #15

So after they all stop laughing... haele Jul 31 #16

Sounds like another shakedown. (nt) Paladin Jul 31 #17

Once again....bad when the dems want to do something about gouging...AWESOME when gop does it. nt wiggs Jul 31 #18

And this, the day after the schuck imposed a 25% tariff on India . . . Journeyman Jul 31 #19

Ok, next do this with grocery stores. mdbl Jul 31 #20

This is laughable popsdenver Jul 31 #22

I WISH prescription drug prices could be made to go down this easily! ShazzieB Jul 31 #23

iirc, the House & Senate bills for Medicare for All don't involve private insurance companies. n/t area51 Aug 1 #28

Every major healthcare bill enacted in last 30 years involves private insurance companies- Part C, Part D, ACA, Medicaid Silent Type Aug 1 #32

Yeah... radical noodle Aug 1 #31

This Sounds Like TACO Talk DallasNE Aug 1 #24

This is nothing but a performance iemanja Aug 1 #25

The reign of the Mad King descends into further madness perdita9 Aug 1 #26

That's right... pander to your base in an attempt to distract them from their ravings about Epstein. OldBaldy1701E Aug 1 #27

IBIWISI TheRickles Aug 1 #29

More letters? Jughead Aug 1 #30