Pfizer Agrees To Roll Back Prices On 40 Drugs, Yielding To Pressure From Trump
Executive Summary
After a conversation with President Trump, CEO Ian Read agreed to cancel price increases on 40 drugs that took effect July 1, to give the administration time to work on its blueprint for improving the health care system.
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