UK's biggest drugmakers see surprise profit bump, even as pharma grapples with U.S. policies

Britain's largest drugmakers saw 2026 get off on a positive note, with AstraZeneca and GSK both reporting core earnings ahead of expectations on Wednesday The CEOs of a number of European pharma giants have recently said that Europe risks losing out on new medicines as drug prices in the U.S. market are tied to lower prices elsewhere under Trump's MFN policy.