President Trump listens to FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn speaking at a press briefing on the Covid-19 pandemic with members of the Coronavirus Task Force at the White House in Washington on March 19, 2020. Photo by Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Sipa USA(Sipa via AP Images)

March 20, 2020 06:44 AM EDTUpdated 08:30 AM

Drugmaker rethinks its decision to double price of a generic after Trump calls it a coronavirus lifesaver — reports

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