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Drug Pricing News 5 January 2026 - 6 February 2026

Pfizer stock rises as FDA speeds HYMPAVZI review and TrumpRx discounts keep pricing in focus

Pfizer stock rises as FDA speeds HYMPAVZI review and TrumpRx discounts keep pricing in focus

Pfizer shares rose 2.7% to $27.22 Friday after the FDA granted Priority Review to its hemophilia drug HYMPAVZI, with a decision expected by mid-2026. Trading volume reached 30 million shares. The company also launched the TrumpRx discount program, offering cash discounts on over 30 drugs. The White House said TrumpRx.gov debuted Thursday with “most-favored nation” pricing on 40 branded drugs.
6 February 2026
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Pfizer stock slips before open as TrumpRx discounts debut and FDA priority review adds a catalyst

Pfizer stock slips before open as TrumpRx discounts debut and FDA priority review adds a catalyst

Pfizer shares fell 1.1% to $26.49 in premarket trading after the TrumpRx discount drug portal launched Thursday, raising concerns over U.S. drug pricing. Pfizer said its TrumpRx program offers discounts of up to 85% on more than 30 medicines. The FDA granted Priority Review for expanding Hympavzi use in younger hemophilia patients, with a decision expected in the second quarter.
6 February 2026
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Pfizer stock drops as Medicare puts Xeljanz on 2028 price-talk list, earnings next week

Pfizer stock drops as Medicare puts Xeljanz on 2028 price-talk list, earnings next week

Pfizer shares fell 1.8% to $26.02 after U.S. Medicare included Xeljanz in its upcoming drug price negotiations, set to begin in 2026 with prices effective in 2028. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services named 15 drugs for talks, and companies must decide by February 28 whether to participate. Investors are awaiting Pfizer’s February 3 earnings for updates on pricing risks.
28 January 2026
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Pfizer stock dips after Xeljanz lands on Medicare price-talk list, with earnings looming

Pfizer stock dips after Xeljanz lands on Medicare price-talk list, with earnings looming

Pfizer shares fell 1.7% to $26.06 after CMS selected its arthritis drug Xeljanz for Medicare price negotiations, with new prices set for 2028. Xeljanz accounted for about $1.01 billion in Medicare spending in the latest period. Investors await Pfizer’s Feb. 3 quarterly results and a Feb. 28 CMS deadline for drugmakers to sign participation agreements.
28 January 2026
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AbbVie stock nudges lower after Trump drug-price pact; traders watch JPM talk, Feb. 4 results

AbbVie stock nudges lower after Trump drug-price pact; traders watch JPM talk, Feb. 4 results

New York, January 13, 2026, 14:45 ET — Regular session AbbVie shares slipped 0.1% to $219.83 Tuesday afternoon after the drugmaker announced a three-year deal with the Trump administration. The pact aims to lower certain drug prices in return for exemptions from tariffs and future pricing rules. The deal arrives amid investor attempts to figure out how “lower prices” might impact big pharma in 2026 — and if Washington’s efforts will become a serious drag on margins or just a tolerable hit. It also brings trade policy into the pricing debate, a spot few shareholders anticipated focusing on this early
13 January 2026
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Johnson & Johnson stock in focus: Trump drug-price pact and fresh cancer data before Monday

Johnson & Johnson stock in focus: Trump drug-price pact and fresh cancer data before Monday

New York, Jan 11, 2026, 10:45 EST — Market closed. Shares of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) dipped 0.7% on Friday to $204.39 following the company’s announcement of a deal with the Trump administration to lower U.S. drug prices. In return, J&J secured exemptions from certain U.S. tariffs. The company said it will offer medicines at discounted rates via TrumpRx.gov and match Medicaid pricing levels seen in other developed countries, though it did not specify which drugs would be involved or the exact discount sizes. The administration made similar deals with nine other pharmaceutical firms in December as part of its
11 January 2026
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Johnson & Johnson stock dips on Trump drug-price deal — what to watch before Monday

Johnson & Johnson stock dips on Trump drug-price deal — what to watch before Monday

New York, January 10, 2026, 10:58 ET — Market closed Johnson & Johnson shares fell 0.7% on Friday, closing at $204.39. The company said it reached an agreement with the U.S. government to lower drug prices in exchange for exemptions from tariffs. (reuters.com) The timing matters: drugmakers are heading into another round of pricing battles abroad, particularly in Europe, after agreeing to U.S. price concessions tied to what other wealthy countries pay. “You can’t force the Europeans to just all of a sudden spend more. But the deals do give the companies negotiating power,” said Marshall Gordon, a senior research
10 January 2026
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Johnson & Johnson stock slips on Trump drug-price pact as tariff relief comes into view

Johnson & Johnson stock slips on Trump drug-price pact as tariff relief comes into view

New York, Jan 9, 2026, 14:40 (EST) — Regular session Johnson & Johnson shares slipped about 0.5% to $204.76 on Friday after the company said it struck an agreement with President Donald Trump’s administration to lower drug prices for Americans in return for exemptions from U.S. tariffs. Johnson & Johnson did not say which medicines are included or how large the price cuts would be. (Reuters) The update is in focus as drugmakers face pressure to shrink the gap between U.S. prices and those in other wealthy countries, and Washington has dangled tariff relief — import duties that can raise
9 January 2026
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Pfizer stock price today: PFE ticks up after 340B court block as drug-pricing scrutiny returns

Pfizer stock price today: PFE ticks up after 340B court block as drug-pricing scrutiny returns

New York, Jan 8, 2026, 10:13 EST — Regular session Pfizer Inc shares rose 0.3% to $25.36 on Thursday after a U.S. appeals court blocked a Trump administration pilot that would have changed how safety-net hospitals pay for some medicines. The program covered the first 10 drugs heading into Medicare price negotiations, including Pfizer and Bristol Myers Squibb’s blood thinner Eliquis, and the American Hospital Association said it would have a “devastating effect.” Reuters Why it matters now is less about a single day’s trade and more about the plumbing of drug pricing. The 340B program requires manufacturers to sell
8 January 2026
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Omeros stock rises in premarket after $36,000-a-vial Yartemlea price is set

Omeros stock rises in premarket after $36,000-a-vial Yartemlea price is set

NEW YORK, Jan 8, 2026, 08:59 (EST) — Premarket Omeros Corp (OMER.O) shares were up 0.55, or about 4%, at $14.09 in premarket trade on Thursday after the drugmaker set a $36,000 price for each single-dose vial of its newly approved Yartemlea treatment for transplant-associated thrombotic microangiopathy (TA-TMA). “Median utilization was 8 to 10 vials per treatment course,” Chief Executive Gregory Demopulos told analysts. The stock rose 6.6% in extended trade on Wednesday. Reuters The pricing matters because Omeros is trying to turn a long-running development story into a launch, with Yartemlea (narsoplimab-wuug) positioned as the first and only approved
8 January 2026
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Novo Nordisk (NVO) stock jumps as $149 Wegovy pill rollout puts pricing in the spotlight

Novo Nordisk (NVO) stock jumps as $149 Wegovy pill rollout puts pricing in the spotlight

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 10:40 EST — Regular session Novo Nordisk A/S shares listed in New York as ADRs climbed about 4.7% to $57.71 on Tuesday, after touching an intraday high of $58.14. The move extends a rebound sparked by the U.S. rollout of a pill version of Wegovy, a franchise that has become central to how investors value the Danish drugmaker’s growth story. The launch matters now because the obesity market is shifting from a supply-driven boom to a fight over price, convenience and who pays. Novo needs the pill to widen demand without triggering a margin-eroding price
6 January 2026
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Viking Therapeutics stock sinks as Novo’s Wegovy pill debut resets obesity-drug pricing

Viking Therapeutics stock sinks as Novo’s Wegovy pill debut resets obesity-drug pricing

New York, January 5, 2026, 14:21 EST — Regular session Shares of Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) slid 9.9% to $31.93 in afternoon trading on Monday as obesity-drug stocks reacted to Novo Nordisk’s U.S. launch of a Wegovy weight-loss pill. Novo’s U.S.-listed shares rose 5.1%, while Eli Lilly fell 3.9% and the SPDR S&P Biotech ETF dropped 2.2%. The move highlights how sensitive obesity-drug developers remain to pricing signals from the market leaders. Viking has no approved products, so changes in expected pricing can hit the stock as hard as trial data. Direct-to-consumer discounts are also changing how investors think about margins
5 January 2026
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Stock Market Today

Meta stock faces an AI split: ad gains vs a $135 billion bill

Meta stock faces an AI split: ad gains vs a $135 billion bill

7 February 2026
Meta shares dropped 1.3% to $661.46 on Friday after the company projected 2026 capital spending of up to $135 billion, raising investor concerns over cash flow. Meta reported Q4 revenue of $59.89 billion, up 24% year-over-year, with ad impressions rising 18%. Analysts remain divided on whether AI-driven ad gains can offset the steep spending ramp.
IAG share price jumps toward a 52-week peak — what to watch before London reopens

IAG share price jumps toward a 52-week peak — what to watch before London reopens

7 February 2026
IAG shares rose 4.33% to 438.50 pence Friday, near their 52-week high, ahead of full-year results due later this month. The company reported 162,073,135 treasury shares and total voting rights of 4,565,128,012. Brent crude fell 2.2% Thursday to $67.93 a barrel. South Europe Ground Services logged 712,340 operations in 2025 and seeks approval to operate in Portugal.
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