Australia braces for Trump's 100 per cent tariff on pharmaceuticals

29/09/2025 7 min
Australia braces for Trump's 100 per cent tariff on pharmaceuticals

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Confusion remains about exactly how many Australian companies will be impacted by looming US pharmaceutical tariffs.Last week Donald Trump announced that from October, the United States will impose a 100 per cent tariff on branded or patented pharmaceutical imports, unless a pharmaceutical company builds a manufacturing plant in the US.Guest: Elizabeth De Somer, CEO, Medicines Australia Producers: Oscar Coleman and Brooke Young