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UK Secures Zero Tariffs on US Pharma Exports in Trade Deal

UK Secures Zero Tariffs on US Pharma Exports in Trade Deal

UK Secures Zero Tariffs on US Pharma Exports in Trade Deal
Above: A chemist displays at the Glastonbury Festival on June 26, 2025. Image credit: Matt Cardy/Getty Images

The Spin

The U.S.-U.K. deal forces taxpayers to pay an extra £3 billion while the NHS budget for medicines balloons from 9.5% to 12%. It raises drug prices by 25% and weakens cost-effectiveness standards that protected patients from overpriced treatments, all to appease Trump's demand that Europe subsidize U.S. pharmaceutical profits.

This landmark agreement finally ends decades of Britain freeloading off American patients who've been forced to subsidize the world's drug costs. The deal secures zero tariffs on £5 billion worth of U.K. pharmaceutical exports while ensuring fair pricing that will fuel innovation and bring cutting-edge treatments to patients.

Metaculus Prediction

There is a 50% chance that. at least 69 drugs will be approved by the FDA in 2035, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

The U.S.-U.K. deal forces taxpayers to pay an extra £3 billion while the NHS budget for medicines balloons from 9.5% to 12%. It raises drug prices by 25% and weakens cost-effectiveness standards that protected patients from overpriced treatments, all to appease Trump's demand that Europe subsidize U.S. pharmaceutical profits.

This landmark agreement finally ends decades of Britain freeloading off American patients who've been forced to subsidize the world's drug costs. The deal secures zero tariffs on £5 billion worth of U.K. pharmaceutical exports while ensuring fair pricing that will fuel innovation and bring cutting-edge treatments to patients.


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