Merck’s price cuts are flashy, but no more benevolent than Pfizer’s freeze: analysts

Little more than a week after Pfizer drew praise from President Donald Trump for simply delaying planned price increases on 40 drugs, Merck & Co. pledged several strategies for “responsible pricing,” including slashing the price of its hepatitis C drug Zepatier by 60% and instituting price-hike controls across its entire portfolio.