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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about TrumpRx prices, a J&J psoriasis pill, and much more

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Analysis found TrumpRx does not actually offer the world's lowest drug prices as claimed, contradicting U.S. officials and disappointing patients hoping for relief from high medication costs.

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This news item discusses how a new U.S. government website called TrumpRx claims to offer low drug prices, but a review found that the listed drugs can actually cost patients hundreds or thousands of dollars more than in Germany. It also covers a revived whistleblower lawsuit alleging drugmakers defrauded the government on a drug discount program.

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