The order scrutinizes both pharmaceutical manufacturers and foreign countries where brand-name drugs are often available to patients at significantly cheaper prices than in the United States.

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Only a fifth of the country has a positive opinion of the industry, according to Gallup, a pollster—meaning its executives rank below even estate agents in the public’s esteem.