The Canadian government, working to avoid a patent lawsuit by Bayer, agreed to rely on the pharmaceutical giant to supply the anti-anthrax drug Cipro and only use generic drugs if the company can't deliver. Bayer has provided 200,000 free Cipro tablets for front-line workers and has promised to deliver more for $1.30 per pill within two days of an attack. If the German-based company can't deliver, then Health Canada would be free to use its stockpiled generic drug.