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Posted on March 18, 2025
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Add as preferred source on GoogleUS tariffs could impact European drug imports, affecting key pharmaceuticals like Humira and Norvir. Companies are diversifying supply chains to mitigate risks.
(Reuters) - Widely used prescription medicines could get caught up in the Trump administration's tariff trade wars and EU retaliation.
The following is a list of major prescription drugs whose ingredients or components are imported into the United States from the European Union, based on U.S. Food and Drug Administration import data from 2023 and 2024.
Company
Used to Country Comments
Brand Treat of Import
Comp Name
any (chemic
al
name)
AbbV Rinvoq rheumatoid Germany, Abbvie declined to
ie (upadac arthritis Ireland comment on specific
itinib) production or import
sites for its drugs. The
company said it
"maintains a robust,
diversified and
redundant manufacturing
network with geographic
balance and multiple
supply sites"
Norvir HIV Germany
(ritona
vir)
Humira rheumatoid Germany
(adalim arthritis,
umab) psoriatic
arthiritis,
others
Amge Blincyt A type of Netherlan
n o acute ds
(blinat lymphoblast
umomab) ic leukemia
Prolia/ osteoporosi Netherlan
Xgeva s, ds
(denos preventing
umab) fractures
from cancer
in bones
Bava Jynneos smallpox Denmark Bavarian Nordic said it
rian vaccine, manufactures all its
Nord also used bulk vaccine/bulk drug
ic for mpox substance for Jynneos in
A/S Denmark, and the fill
and finish is done
either at its own site
in Denmark or in the
U.S., depending on the
markets served.
Bris Eliquis Blood Ireland
tol (apixa thinner/clo
Myer ban) t preventer
s
Squi
bb
Opdivo cancer Ireland
(nivolu immunothera
mab) py
Eli Mounjar type 2 Germany, A Lilly spokesperson
Lill o, diabetes, Netherlan said the company prefers
y Zepboun obesity ds to source materials
d internally, as evidenced
(tirzep by its most recent
atide) manufacturing
announcements. It does
not disclose details of
in-house vs external
manufacturing
John Stelara inflammator Ireland,
son (uste y bowel Netherlan
& kinumab disease, ds
John ) psoriatic
son arthritis,
other
autoimmune
conditions
Invega/ schizophren Ireland
Invega ia
Sustenn
a (pali
peridon
e)
Merc ritonav antiviral Netherlan
k & ir ds
Co
Keytrud cancer Netherlan
a (pemb immunothera ds,
rolizum py Ireland
ab)
Gardasi HPV vaccine Ireland
l for cancer
prevention
Nova Nuvaxov COVID-19 Germany Novavax said its vaccine
vax id vaccine is manufactured by The
Serum Institute in
India.
Novo Ozempic type 2 Ireland, Novo said in a statement
(semagl diabetes, Germany, that it manufactures the
utide Denmark active ingredients for
) its obesity and diabetes
drugs in Denmark and
Nord United States only
isk
Wegovy obesity Ireland,
(semagl Germany
utide)
Pfiz Prevnar pneumococca Ireland
er family l vaccines
for
pneumonia
prevention
Penbray meningococc Ireland
a al
meningitis
vaccine
Comirna COVID-19 Ireland,
ty vaccine Germany
Eliquis blood Netherlan
(apixa thinner/clo ds
ban) t preventer
Rege Eylea Wet Ireland Regeneron has
nero (aflibe age-related manufacturing facilities
n rcept ) macular in both the U.S.
degeneratio and Ireland and is
n, other currently expanding its
eye campus in New York.
conditions
Roch Avastin metastatic Germany Roche declined to
e (bevaci colorectal comment on which drug is
zumab) cancer, produced where, and for
diabetic which market. It said
eye disease that a majority of its
and other products cross different
eye countries/continents
disorders across the development
and supply chain.
(Reporting by Christy Santhosh, Puyaan Singh and Bhanvi Satija in Bengaluru and Maggie Fick in London; Editing by Michele Gershberg and Bill Berkrot)
The article discusses the impact of US tariffs on European drug imports, focusing on key pharmaceuticals affected by trade tensions.
Drugs like Humira, Norvir, and Stelara are mentioned as being potentially affected by US tariffs on European imports.
Pharmaceutical companies are diversifying their supply chains and manufacturing networks to mitigate the impact of tariffs.
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