{"id":1609,"date":"2026-05-18T22:41:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T22:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usglobalnews.com\/?p=1609"},"modified":"2026-05-18T22:41:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T22:41:57","slug":"president-says-hes-adding-over-600-prescription-drugs-to-trumprx-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usglobalnews.com\/?p=1609","title":{"rendered":"President says he\u2019s adding \u2018over 600\u2019 prescription drugs to TrumpRx site"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"border-color:var(--article-border);background-color:var(--article-inner-background)\" class=\"dcr-wqti5a\">\n<div class=\"dcr-2zxs1v\">\n<div style=\"--grid-area:media\" data-gu-name=\"media\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-14emo0l\">\n<div class=\"dcr-tr9ye5\">\n<figure id=\"8a1d9d60-f9b9-481b-a723-dca2d5f4546c\" class=\"dcr-142siv7\">\n<div id=\"img-1\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Donald Trump speaks at a presidential podium flanked by American flags, beneath a banner reading 'TrumpRx.gov'\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/cc5e58dfa051dca958cb46684d5bd3731314a738\/0_0_7680_5120\/master\/7680.jpg?width=465&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"465\" height=\"310\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><span class=\"dcr-v822l1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-gup2gr\">\n<div class=\"dcr-fntg6k\"><label for=\"the-checkbox\" class=\"dcr-1xgwz8b\"><\/label> <\/p>\n<div id=\"the-caption\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1os51wo\"><span class=\"dcr-hvsf4t\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Donald Trump introduces the new TrumpRx website  on 5 February 2026. <\/span> Photograph: Saul Loeb\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><a href=\"#img-1\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"8a1d9d60-f9b9-481b-a723-dca2d5f4546c\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-n4pnam\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1hdkqum\"><span class=\"dcr-hvsf4t\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Donald Trump introduces the new TrumpRx website  on 5 February 2026. <\/span> Photograph: Saul Loeb\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:border\" data-gu-name=\"border\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:headline\" data-gu-name=\"headline\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-14emo0l\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1aqe7zu\">\n<h1 class=\"dcr-1k1a1x\">President says he\u2019s adding \u2018over 600\u2019 prescription drugs to TrumpRx site <\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:standfirst\" data-gu-name=\"standfirst\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-15in7js\">\n<p>Trump claims number of medications available via the discount program will increase nearly sevenfold<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:body\" data-gu-name=\"body\" class=\"dcr-kn9unn\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1a4fred\">\n<div id=\"maincontent\" class=\"dcr-ydnaza\">\n<div class=\"article-body-commercial-selector article-body-viewer-selector dcr-1c9t5u6\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Donald Trump has announced a major expansion of his prescription drug website, TrumpRx, claiming the number of medications available via the discount program will increase nearly sevenfold.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Experts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/feb\/10\/trump-rx-prescription-drug-website\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">raised questions earlier this year<\/a> about the limited number of drugs listed on the site, suggesting they would appeal to a relatively small group of patients.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">In a speech on Monday, Trump said his administration was \u201cadding over 600 affordable generics to the website\u201d, which he claimed would give consumers \u201cone source to ensure that they are getting the lowest possible cost on their prescription\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"eb4196c0-ca85-427e-9459-70635f25abb4\" data-spacefinder-role=\"richLink\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-47fhrn\">\n<div data-print-layout=\"hide\" data-link-name=\"rich-link-3 | 3\" data-component=\"rich-link\" data-name=\"placeholder\" class=\"dcr-1kyw41h\">\n<div data-format-theme=\"5\" data-format-design=\"0\" data-format-display=\"0\" class=\"dcr-1bg5532\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/feb\/10\/trump-rx-prescription-drug-website\" class=\"dcr-1m887w9\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-ut4tvs\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1h5b6rb\">\n<div class=\"dcr-169d7yv\">Trump Rx prescription drug site \u2018not a solution\u2019 for many patients, experts say<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-eurq8n\">\n<div class=\"dcr-fkf7vq\">Read more<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cTrumpRx will feature the best and lowest prices on prescriptions used by tens of millions of Americans already, and in some cases the discounted generics available through TrumpRx may be offered at an even lower cash price than the out of pocket insurance costs,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Trump added that his administration was developing new tools for the site, including a feature that would connect patients with the lowest-price pharmacy in their neighborhood or allow them to have discounted prescriptions shipped directly to their homes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">During a presentation at the event, Trump\u2019s chief design officer, Joe Gebbia, said the website included a section called \u201cPresidential Deals\u201d, featuring \u201csome of the most affordable brand name drugs\u201d in the country. Gebbia added that consumers could now search for brand-name medications and compare them with generic alternatives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Gebbia, co-founder of Airbnb, also highlighted a new price-comparison tool on the site. \u201cNow you can compare for the best medicine prices, as easy as it is to compare hotels or Airbnbs or baseball tickets,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Despite the rollout and expansion of TrumpRx, some experts argue the platform is \u201cnot a solution\u201d for many patients.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/feb\/10\/trump-rx-prescription-drug-website\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Speaking to <\/a>the Guardian earlier this year, Sean Sullivan, a professor of health economics and policy and former dean of pharmacy at the University of Washington, said: \u201cConsumers can probably get a cheaper version of these medicines through insurance and their pharmacies, or via cash pay services like Cost Plus Drugs than by the deals offered through TrumpRx.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Rena Conti, an associate professor of markets, public policy and law at Boston University\u2019s Questrom School of Business, echoed those concerns. \u201cHealthcare is really complicated in America, and even the supply of prescription drugs is really complicated in America,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd this has added to the complexity, instead of reducing complexity.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-print-layout=\"hide\" class=\"dcr-qxqnsy\"><span class=\"dcr-1rq3vad\">Explore more on these topics<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-1dzx48f\">\n<ul class=\"dcr-1rrvs2w\">\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/donaldtrump\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">Donald Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/trump-administration\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">Trump administration<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/healthcare\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">US healthcare<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/us-politics\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">US politics<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/tone\/news\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">news<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-nu129i\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=President%20says%20he%E2%80%99s%20adding%20%E2%80%98over%20600%E2%80%99%20prescription%20drugs%20to%20TrumpRx%20site%20&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/18\/trumprx-site-prescription-drugs?CMP=share_btn_url\" class=\"dcr-125qj9d\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-zhx6xs\"><a data-link-name=\"meta-syndication-article\" href=\"https:\/\/syndication.theguardian.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fus-news%2F2026%2Fmay%2F18%2Ftrumprx-site-prescription-drugs&amp;type=article&amp;internalpagecode=us-news\/2026\/may\/18\/trumprx-site-prescription-drugs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"Reuse this content\" class=\"dcr-14rjinq\">Reuse this content<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:right-column\" data-gu-name=\"right-column\" class=\"dcr-1h2hraq\">\n<div class=\"dcr-tn16h9\">\n<section class=\"dcr-1hko8ef\"><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump introduces the new TrumpRx website on 5 February 2026. 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