Talks recently between Brazil and pharmaceutical giant, Merck, break down over AIDS drug. Lula de Silval, president of Brazil, issued a "compulsory license" to bypass patent of Merck's drug efavirenz. This license lets Brazil make the drug or buy generics with only paying a small fee to patent holder. The country of Brazil allows for compulsory licenses in a health emergency, and this was done for a case of abusive pricing with AIDS medicine.
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