Skyrocketing Drug Costs Ahead: Why Thousands Are Stockpiling Medications

President Trump is shaking up the global trade system again. This time, with tariffs designed to bring critical industries like pharmaceuticals back to the United States. It’s a bold and potentially fruitful move. But it isn’t going to be painless. In the short term, it could mean skyrocketing prices, delayed access, and empty store shelves. Trump’s new tariffs are hitting imports hard — up to 10% on most foreign goods, with even higher penalties for certain countries. While pharmaceuticals were given a brief exemption, the White House was clear: the industry is on notice. Drug companies that don’t move operations back to the U.S. will, as Trump says, “have a big tax to pay.” Translation? Sooner or later, the cost of your medications is going

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