Pharma stocks plunge after Trump's attack on drug pricing

Pharmaceuticals are 'getting away with murder'

Laura Dew
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Shares in pharmaceutical and biotech companies fell last night after US President-Elect Donald Trump revealed plans to force the industry to bid on government business during his first press conference since the election.

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