Merck & Co latest to restrain price rises slightly

20 July 2018

Following Pfizer’s (NYSE: PFE) promised price hike deferral and Novartis’ (NOVN: VX) decision to do the same, New Jersey’s Merck & Co (NYSE: MRK) has announced that it too will hold off on raising prices for now.

US President Donald Trump rewarded those firms earlier with a favorable tweet, noting his administration would make “a big push to actually reduce the prices.”

Thank you to Novartis for not increasing your prices on prescription drugs. Likewise to Pfizer. We are making a big push to actually reduce the prices, maybe substantially, on prescription drugs.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 19, 2018

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