President Trump intends to sign an executive order to streamline regulations around drug manufacturing in the U.S., the Washington Post’s Natalie Allison reports, citing two White House officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The move comes ahead of potential pharma tariffs this summer, Allison notes. Publicly traded companies in the space include AstraZeneca (AZN), Bristol Myers (BMY), Eli Lilly (LLY), GSK (GSK), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Merck (MRK), Novartis (NVS), Pfizer (PFE), Roche (RHHBY) and Sanofi (SNY).
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