White House debuts drug-buying site TrumpRx, with roughly 40 medications

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The White House on Thursday launched its drug-pricing website, dubbed TrumpRx, the culmination of efforts by the administration to bring down pharmaceutical costs for some consumers.

When it launched, it had roughly 40 drugs available, including obesity treatments Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and Eli Lilly’s Zepbound and infertility treatments such as Gonal-F from EMD Serono. The prices for the drugs on TrumpRx were generally much lower than their sticker price, with President Trump touting some discounts of hundreds of dollars a month.

The website, TrumpRx.gov, allows customers to search for specific medicines and purchase them through a manufacturer’s direct-to-consumer site, or in some cases gives users coupons that they can present at certain pharmacies. “We’re going to save a lot of money and be healthy," Trump said at the White House unveiling of the site, promising to save Americans billions.

“You’re going to save tremendous amounts of money." The Trump administration in recent weeks has sought to highlight efforts to bring down everyday costs for Americans, with polls showing that voters are increasingly unhappy with the president’s handling of the economy. “It’s one of the first things we’ve seen from Republicans to really focus on the affordability of healthcare in a tangible way," said Chris Meekins, a Raymond James analyst.

The website likely won’t have a substantial impact on the amount most Americans pay for their prescriptions, as most of Americans are insured—either through private or government plans—and are likely to get a better deal on the drugs via their coverage. The roughly 27 million Americans who are uninsured are those most likely to benefit from the