Trump signs executive order to reduce prescription drug prices

By Sydney Lupkin

Published May 13, 2025 at 4:47 AM EDT

President Trump's latest executive order on drug prices aims to lower them by bringing them into line with what other developed countries pay. Experts caution that this is no small task.

Sydney Lupkin

Sydney Lupkin is the pharmaceuticals correspondent for NPR.

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