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TrumpRx adds over 600 generic drugs; Mark Cuban joins White House rollout

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by Joseph Choi - 05/18/26 7:00 PM ET

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by Joseph Choi - 05/18/26 7:00 PM ET

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President Trump on Monday announced the addition of more than 600 generic drugs to his drug coupon platform TrumpRx, with billionaire investor Mark Cuban joining President Trump to endorse the website.

“I’m thrilled to announce that we’re increasing the number of drugs available on TrumpRx by nearly seven times, adding over 600 affordable generics to the website, working with industry partners. Cost-effective generic drugs are often available at just a tiny fraction of the price of their brand name equivalents, and in theory, they’re the same thing,” Trump said at the announcement.

The administration launched TrumpRx in February, debuting with 43 branded prescription drugs. TrumpRx now features two different lists of medications, with “Presidential Deals” seemingly for branded medications and “Standard Prices” for generic drugs. Many of the branded medications also have generic versions already on the market.

“I think other than you, I’ve been the biggest proponent of TrumpRx.com and the reason for that is Republicans want cheaper drugs, independents want cheaper drugs, Democrats want cheaper drugs and together I think we’re going to do something special,” Cuban said, erroneously referring to the platform as “TrumpRx.com” instead of “TrumpRx.gov.”

Cuban, who owns a similar business to TrumpRx called Cost Plus Drugs, previously praised the project, writing on social media, “IMO, anything that saves patients money is a win.”

When the website was first launched, analysts were skeptical that it would a significant difference for those with health insurance though some of the medications like the drugs for in vitro fertilization and weight loss aren’t as well covered by many plans.

“This is yet another example of this administration and president’s leadership making life more affordable, and it’s in a particularly important arena, because almost one in three Americans, when they go to a drugstore, cannot afford to pick up the medications that their doctor prescribed for them,” said Mehmet Oz, director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

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