Novartis Puts A Halt To Drug Price Increases While Awaiting More On Trump's Blueprint
Executive Summary
Novartis joined Pfizer in agreeing to hold off on any further US drug price increases this year, saying the decision was prudent in the current environment. On Trump's drug pricing blueprint, Novartis said it is carefully monitoring how policy evolves this year before charting a course for 2019.
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