{"id":2645120,"date":"2026-08-14T12:33:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T16:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/promises-kept-rx-drug-prices-plummet-recording-sharpest-drop-since-1963-and-largest-6-month-decline-in-history\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T12:35:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T16:35:07","slug":"promises-kept-rx-drug-prices-plummet-recording-sharpest-drop-since-1963-and-largest-6-month-decline-in-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/promises-kept-rx-drug-prices-plummet-recording-sharpest-drop-since-1963-and-largest-6-month-decline-in-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Promises Kept: Rx Drug Prices Plummet, Recording Sharpest Drop Since 1963 and Largest 6 Month Decline in History"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpromises-kept-rx-drug-prices-plummet-recording-sharpest-drop-since-1963-and-largest-6-month-decline-in-history%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2645120&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump announced he would lower prescription drug prices, a goal he claimed to have achieved according to reports from The Washington Post. In July, prescription drug prices saw their largest year-over-year decline in over 60 years, with medicinal drug costs falling by 2.7% from the previous year and a 3.1% drop since March 1963. White House officials credited Trump\u2019s policies, including the launch of TrumpRx-a website to help Americans find lower medication prices-and initiatives like Most Favored Nation drug pricing, for these reductions. Investment research indicated a 6.6% annualized decrease in drug prices, marking the sharpest six-month decline on record. the Trump administration also implemented programs that reduced medication costs for drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound, bringing monthly prices below $1,000 from over $1,000. officials emphasize that these actions are part of trump\u2019s pledge to put America first by making medicines more affordable and reducing reliance on high prices subsidized by other countries.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump promised Americans he would reduce the cost of prescription drugs.<\/p>\n<p>It might well have been a bitter pill to swallow, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2026\/08\/13\/prescription-drug-prices-record-sharpest-drop-more-than-60-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a> has reported that this feat has been achieved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrescription drug prices recorded the biggest year-over-year drop in more than 60 years in July,\u201d the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo president in modern history has been able to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-teases-executive-order-that-will-lower-drug-prices-by-30-to-80-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump teases executive order that will lower ... by \u201830% to 80%\u2019 - Washington Examiner\">drastically reduce prescription drug prices<\/a> across the board except for President Trump,\u201d White House representative Kush Desai said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Prescription drug prices PLUMMETING \ud83d\udcc9\ud83d\udc8a<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to President Trump\u2019s promise to SLASH prescription drug costs and TrumpRx, drug prices just saw their sharpest drop in more than 60 YEARS.<\/p>\n<p>MORE WINNING FOR AMERICA! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eS6LDx22XO\">pic.twitter.com\/eS6LDx22XO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The White House (@WhiteHouse) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/2087958817967403083?\">August 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a direct result of the President\u2019s willingness to push the envelope with bold policies that actually put Americans and America First,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Post noted that when the Bureau of Labor Statistics released inflation data on Wednesday, it revealed that the costs of medicinal drugs fell 2.7 percent from July 2025 to July 2026, the largest decline on record.<\/p>\n<p>Prescription drug prices, which fall into the larger category of medicinal drugs, dropped by 3.1 percent, the largest drop since March 1963.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">FACT: President Trump is the first President to actually LOWER prescription drug prices. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k2is5zLmzL\">pic.twitter.com\/k2is5zLmzL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/2087949207285981226?\">August 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Investment research firm Renaissance Macro said that prescription drug prices are falling at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-home-prices-are-up-nearly-25-since-this-time-last-year\/\" title=\"Report: Home ... Are Up Nearly 25% Since This Time Last Year\">seasonally adjusted annual rate<\/a> of 6.6 percent, which it called \u201cthe sharpest six month drop on record.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>White House officials noted that the launch of TrumpRx, a website where the president has directed Americans to find lower prices on the medicines they need, came amid the decline in prices.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8 HUGE DROP IN DRUG PRICES!<\/p>\n<p>Prescription drug prices just posted their SHARPEST decline in more than 60 years, thanks to TrumpRx, Most Favored Nation drug pricing, and the Trump administration\u2019s relentless push to make treatments affordable for every American. \ud83d\udcc9\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WwAra3o1rl\">pic.twitter.com\/WwAra3o1rl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/2087970030537331089?\">August 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A Medicare pilot program resulted in drug manufacturers such as Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly charging $245 per month for Wegovy, Zepbound and Foundayo. The monthly costs had been above $1,000 previously.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a matter of months, we got up and running these discounts in a way that they were meaningful for American patients,\u201d a White House official said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">There are two really amazing facts about today\u2019s CPI report.<\/p>\n<p>1. Blue (Democrat) metros have MUCH higher inflation than Red (Republican) metros.<\/p>\n<p>2. Prescription drug prices have fallen for 7 months \u2014 longest such decline since 1947.<\/p>\n<p>Did you hear that? Media ignored it. 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According to The Washington Post, July saw the largest annual decrease in drug prices in over six decades. White House spokesperson Kush Desai stated that no modern president has significantly reduced prescription prices across the board except Trump. The Bureau of Labor Statistics also reported a 2.7% decline in medicine costs from July 2025 to July 2026-the biggest drop since records began-while prescription drugs specifically fell by 3.1%, the largest since March 1963. Investment firm Renaissance Macro noted that these declines are occurring at a record-shattering seasonal rate of 6.6% annually over six months. The launch of TrumpRx, a website guiding Americans to find lower-priced medicines, coincided with this price reduction effort. Additionally, Medicare pilot programs have helped bring down monthly medication costs for drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound from over $1,000 to around $245 within months-making treatments more affordable for many Americans. 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