McKesson Growth at Risk as Drugmakers Curb Price Increases

  • White House demands for prices to come down could pose threat
  • If drug prices sink, so will payments the company counts on
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Drugmakers are tapping the brakes on price increases. For McKesson Corp. investors, that could mean lost sales.

The drug distributor earns a percentage of a given medication’s list price. If pharmaceutical companies continue to put off plans to raise prices amid pressure from the Trump administration, that could threaten San Francisco-based McKesson’s bottom line.