President Donald Trump says he wants to lower drug prices and bring pharmaceutical companies back to the United States. "We have to get prices down for a lot of reasons," Trump said. "Our trade policy will prioritize that foreign countries pay their fair share for U.S. manufactured drugs so our drug companies have greater financial resources to accelerate the development of new cures," he said. Ongoing issueThe pharmaceutical industry has been under fire since even before the election, with many recent stories of astronomical price hikes. "If you don't offer that, then frankly I think it is the right thing that prices should come down."

Source: CBC News January 31, 2017 16:15 UTC