US fears other countries may weaponise pharmaceuticals
The argument was submitted in a detailed document to the US Commerce Department.
One of the largest drug manufacturers is warning Australians the White House was right to be concerned about the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
Australian experts fear the US President Donald Trump's blanket 200 per cent tariff on pharmaceuticals may wipe $3 billion from the local drug industry.
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