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Pharma firm reaches agreement with Brazilian government for AIDS drug

Published in AIDS Weekly, August 22nd, 2005

Abbott announced that it achieved its goals in negotiating an agreement with the government of Brazil regarding Kaletra (lopinavir/ritonavir), a protease inhibitor.

The agreement accomplishes Abbott's objectives of helping Brazil expand patient access to Kaletra while preserving the company's intellectual property rights, which Abbott was not willing to negotiate.

The agreement does not specify a per-capsule price, and will not be at the low price quoted for local and generic manufacturers. The price of Kaletra will be dependent on the number of patients treated.

Abbott agreed to provide assistance to Brazil to enable local...

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