pharmacia has reached a definitive agreement to award millions of usd to nigeria ' s kaduna state to settle a court dispute alleging that the chemical had illegally used an alternative drug on the ill children during a 1996 infections case . the details remain private , but sources close to the negotiations said the total costs - - including those to the infants , their families , the government and the government ' s prosecutor - - would be about $ 75 million under the agreed payment terms . other details , including about the money will be distribution , are to be worked out within time .
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