{"id":273159,"date":"2025-08-28T21:05:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T20:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/mounjaro-manufacturer-admits-pressure-from-trump-contributed-to-price-hike-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T21:05:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T20:05:08","slug":"mounjaro-manufacturer-admits-pressure-from-trump-contributed-to-price-hike-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/mounjaro-manufacturer-admits-pressure-from-trump-contributed-to-price-hike-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Mounjaro manufacturer admits pressure from Trump contributed to price hike | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/HS8UVp_EQbA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Mounjaro manufacturer admits pressure from Trump contributed to price hike | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HS8UVp_EQbA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The manufacturer of Mounjaro has apologised to UK patients who are &quot;experiencing interruption&quot; due to their sharp price increase and admitted that political pressure from Donald Trump influenced its decision.<\/p>\n<p>In its first interview since announcing the price hike, Eli Lilly\u2019s Medical Associate Vice President, Emily Pegg, told ITV News Health Correspondent Rebecca Barry the drug\u2019s slow NHS rollout increases the risk of people turning to the black market.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\n\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram:   \/ itvnews<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook:   \/ itvnews<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X:   \/ itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The manufacturer of Mounjaro has apologised to UK patients who are &quot;experiencing interruption&quot; due to their sharp price increase and admitted that political pressure from Donald Trump influenced its decision. 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