U.S. orders more domestic drug production to reduce reliance on China
President Trump signed an executive order last Thursday urging the U.S. federal government to source drug supplies and medical equipment from local providers amid heightened tensions with China, the world’s biggest supplier of active pharmaceutical ingredients.
“We will bring our pharmaceutical and medical supply chains home — we’re going to bring them home where they belong — and we will end reliance on China,” Trump said during a visit to a manufacturing plant in Ohio.
China is currently the world’s biggest supplier of a number of essential medicines. This includes 70% of the U.S. supply of acetaminophen, the common pain medication. The country also manufactures at least 80% of the global supply of anticoagulant heparin and antibiotics, industry experts estimated.
“We will bring our pharmaceutical and medical supply chains home — we’re going to bring them home where they belong — and we will end reliance on China,” Trump said during a visit to a manufacturing plant in Ohio.
China is currently the world’s biggest supplier of a number of essential medicines. This includes 70% of the U.S. supply of acetaminophen, the common pain medication. The country also manufactures at least 80% of the global supply of anticoagulant heparin and antibiotics, industry experts estimated.
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