Pharma giant Eli Lilly said it is negotiating to raise drug prices in Europe, starting in the U.K. with the weight-loss drug Mounjaro, so that it can comply with the Trump administration’s goal of bringing down prices in the U.S.

It comes as President Donald Trump pressures drugmakers to lower U.S. drug prices while hiking them abroad under a policy called "most favored nation."

Eli Lilly will raise the UK list price of its weight-loss and type 2 diabetes treatment Mounjaro by up to 170% to be in line with other European markets, it said on Thursday, as the pharma industry responds to U.