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Nature 437, 1087 (20 October 2005) | doi:10.1038/4371087b; Published online 19 October 2005

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Brazil and Abbott Laboratories have averted a patent showdown by announcing that they have agreed on pricing for a key AIDS drug.Beginning next March, the Illinois-based drug company will make the protease inhibitor Kaletra (lopinavir and ritonavir) available to the Brazilian government for 63 US cents a pill, rather than the current price of $1.