President Donald Trump unveiled the TrumpRx website Thursday, promising Americans they will “save a fortune” on prescription drugs ranging from weight loss medications to fertility treatments.
Trump announced the launch at a White House event, calling the platform a major step toward lowering health care costs for families burdened by high drug prices.
“This is a very big deal. People are going to save a lot of money and be healthy,” Trump said while promoting the new program.
TrumpRx is designed as a competitive online marketplace that allows Americans to search for prescription medications and compare prices across providers.
The website features a search tool where users can type in a medication name and view lower-priced alternatives, including discounted branded drugs.
Joe Gebbia, the country’s Chief Design Officer, demonstrated the platform and explained that users can print coupons and take them directly to participating pharmacies.
Gebbia said the goal is to empower consumers to shop for prescriptions the same way they shop for other everyday goods.
Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, joined Trump at the event and praised the site’s focus on lowering costs.
Oz highlighted reduced prices for GLP 1 weight loss drugs, predicting widespread health benefits from increased affordability.
“America will lose about 100 million pounds this year,” Oz said, crediting cheaper access to medications like Ozempic.
Oz also pointed to lower costs for fertility drugs, joking that the country could soon see an increase in births as prices fall.
“We’re gonna have a lot of Trump babies with these costs,” Oz said.
Trump stressed that use of the TrumpRx website is free and encouraged Americans to check prices before purchasing any prescription medication, per the New York Post.
“You should not be buying drugs anymore without at least checking to see if those medications are available at these discounted prices,” Oz added.
Trump pledged that drug prices in the U.S. will fall sharply while costs in other countries increase.
“The United States will pay the lowest price paid by any other country,” Trump said.
“We will pay equal to whatever the lowest price anywhere in the world,” he continued, predicting higher costs abroad and lower prices at home.
Trump complained that the U.S. has long subsidized drug prices for foreign countries by hundreds of billions of dollars each year.
He vowed that practice would end under his administration.
A White House fact sheet said the administration has already reached agreements with five major pharmaceutical companies.
Those companies include AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly, EMD Serono, Novo Nordisk, and Pfizer.
The fact sheet said Americans will see “massive price reductions” on 40 of the most popular and expensive branded drugs in the country.
Trump repeatedly described TrumpRx as a key pillar of what he called his “great healthcare plan.”
“You’re going to see numbers that you’re not going to believe,” Trump said.
He argued Americans have paid the highest drug prices in the world for years, while other nations paid far less for the same medications.
Lowering prescription drug costs has become a central focus for Republicans as they look to ease cost-of-living pressures.
The administration is framing TrumpRx as both a health care reform and an economic relief measure for working families.
Trump closed his remarks with a sweeping promise to voters.
“Everyone,” Trump said, “you’re going to save a fortune.”
