Novartis and US government reach agreement on lowering drug prices in the US

• Novartis agrees to take actions aimed at meeting US Administration priorities for drug pricing
  
  
• Additional Novartis medicines will be made available through direct-to-patient platforms in 2026
  
  
• Company remains committed to investing in markets that value innovation and implement policies that support broad and fast access to medicines
  

Basel, December 19, 2025 – Novartis, a leading global innovative medicines company, today announced it has reached an agreement with the US government that aims to lower the price of innovative medicines in the US and support continued US investment in manufacturing, and research and development.

Novartis has voluntarily agreed to take actions aimed at meeting the US Administration’s drug pricing priorities, including:

• Launching future medicines with comparable prices across high-income countries
• Building direct-to-patient platforms for Mayzent^® (siponimod), Rydapt^® (midostaurin) and Tabrecta^® (capmatinib). These new platforms will be accessible through TrumpRx
• Applying to participate in the GENEROUS (GENErating cost Reductions fOr U.S. Medicaid) Model aimed at further improving access to medicines in the US Medicaid program
• Supporting efforts to address the global imbalance in investment in pharmaceutical innovation 

“This agreement continues our long-term partnership with the US government to advance the development and manufacturing of breakthrough treatments for patients in the United States,” said Vas Narasimhan, CEO of Novartis. “We are committed to working with governments worldwide to ensure innovation is appropriately valued and that our medicines reach the patients who need them most.”

Earlier this year, Novartis committed to investing $23 billion in expanding its US R&D and manufacturing infrastructure over 5 years. Since announcing this investment in April, the company: 

• Announced a new $1.1 billion biomedical research hub in San Diego, CA
• Broke ground on a new flagship manufacturing hub in North Carolina, including three new facilities, in the Raleigh/Durham area. The hub will enable end-to-end manufacturing capabilities to produce medicines across the company’s technology platforms
• Opened a new radioligand therapy (RLT) manufacturing facility in Carlsbad, CA, enabling coast-to-coast manufacturing of RLTs
• Advanced plans to build new RLT manufacturing facilities in Florida and Texas

In recognition of this investment, Novartis expects to receive three years of tariff relief. 

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