# ‘Patients pay the tariff’: Swiss pharma CEO warns of Trump’s generic-drug tariff threat

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- CNBC, 2026-09-08 13:31 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/08/pharma-tariffs-trump-generic-drugs-sandoz-cmd-stock.html

> Sandoz CEO Richard Saynor warns that steep U.S. tariffs on imported generic drugs could force manufacturers to raise prices or reduce supply, leaving patients to bear the cost.