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United States of America: Agreement with EMD Serono on Most-Favored-Nation drug pricing and tariff exemption

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16 Oct 2025

In October 2025, the United States government announced an agreement with EMD Serono to implement most-favored-nation drug pricing for American patients. The agreement secured an exemption for EMD Serono from prospective tariffs on the pharmaceutical imports.

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Number of interventions

3

3 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

31 Jul 2026

Revocation date:

20 Jan 2029

Updated: 17 Oct 2025
Local operations incentive
On 2 April 2026, the U.S. Administration issued a proclamation imposing Section 232 tariffs on imported patented pharmaceuticals and related pharmaceutical ingredients. Under the proclamation, a 0% ta...
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Updated: 17 Oct 2025
Tax or social insurance relief
On 2 April 2026, the U.S. Administration issued a proclamation imposing Section 232 tariffs on imported patented pharmaceuticals and related pharmaceutical ingredients. Under the proclamation, a 0% ta...
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Updated: 17 Oct 2025
Import tariff
On 2 April 2026, the U.S. Administration issued a proclamation imposing Section 232 tariffs on imported patented pharmaceuticals and related pharmaceutical ingredients. Under the proclamation, a 0% ta...
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