Brazil to rise in arms for pharmacists

Brazilian Health Minister Humberto Costa said that the cost of drugs "Kaletra" is so high that is the risk to public health.

The authorities gave the American company Abbott Laboratories, which manufactures the drug, 10 days to either reduce prices or allow Brazil to make cheap version.

Representatives of Abbott Laboratories said that if Brazil would fulfil its threat, in the long run, the loser will remain patient.

According to Humberto Costa, if Abbott did not agree with the government, Brazil will produce a copy of the drug in the state laboratory in Rio de Janeiro.

The American company says that, and so sells "Kaletru in Brazil them at a loss, but said that" is ready to cooperate with the government in finding a mutually beneficial agreement. "

According to the Ministry of Health of Brazil, a country with 183 millionth 600,000 people have HIV or AIDS.

Brazilian authorities deserve praise of the international community for having distributed free of charge to all in need of antiretroviral drugs.

According to Brazilian law, the government has the right to violate patents on the production of drugs, if it believes that it is the interest of the nation.