US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that aims to reduce high prescription drug prices – but its details and long-term effects are far from clear. Citing figures that patients in other countries pay much less than Americans for pharmaceuticals,

President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order Monday morning that promises to crack down on “unreasonable or discriminatory” practices by foreign countries that result in Americans paying far higher costs for prescription drugs.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday that aims to coax pharmaceutical companies into offering lower prices in the United States, taking a historically broad swipe at the cost of medicine but without clear mechanisms for providing fast relief to American patients.