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Trump announces ‘TrumpRx’ site for discounted drugs and deal with Pfizer to lower prices (edition.cnn.com)

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Communist Trump strikes again.

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[–] protist@mander.xyz 30 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

The TrumpRx site, which will not go live until early 2026, will not sell or distribute medications, a senior administration official told reporters Tuesday. Consumers will be able search for their medicines and will be redirected to manufacturers’ direct-to-consumer channels.

Is he just going to be directing people to pharmaceutical company patient assistance programs (PAPs)? Those already exist

[–] joekar1990@lemmy.world 23 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah but he can tout it as a win for everyday Americans. The party of do your own research will think this is a first of it's kind.

[–] Xaphanos@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago

He currently counts disappearing people as a win for everyday Americans.

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 14 points 15 hours ago

He certainly won't be getting a kickback for this. Not at all.