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Judge Blocks Trump Rule Requiring Pharma Companies To Say Price Of Drugs In TV Ads

Television-ad rule, which had support from the Trump administration and consumer rights advocates, is a blow to the White House searching for ways to pressure pharmaceutical companies to lower prices.

A federal judge on Monday stopped a Trump administration initiative that would have required drug makers to reveal the sticker price of their drugs in television ads.

Under the rule, if a medicine's list price was more than $35 a month,

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