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United States of America: Agreement with Johnson & Johnson on Most-Favoured-Nation drug pricing and tariff exemption

Announcement

08 Jan 2026

In January 2026, Johnson & Johnson announced reaching an agreement with the United States government to implement most-favoured-nation drug pricing for American patients.

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Number of interventions

3

0 certainly harmful

3 likely harmful

0 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

No implementation date

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Clarification: 02 Apr 2026
Local operations incentive

Recent update from 05 Apr 2026:

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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Clarification: 02 Apr 2026
Tax or social insurance relief

Recent update from 05 Apr 2026:

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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Clarification: 02 Apr 2026
Import tariff

Recent update from 05 Apr 2026:

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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This Thread tracks the U.S. Administration’s agreements with pharmaceutical companies. It is based on the Executive Order titled “Delivering Most-Favored-Nation (MFN) Prescription Drug Pricing to American Patients.” These agreements include tariff relief measures for pharmaceutical companies in return for their commitments to implement most-favored-nation pricing for their drugs and to invest i...

Published: 11 Nov 2025

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