bribery
Novartis agrees to pay $347 million to settle bribery allegations
June 26, 2020Medical Communications Greece, Novartis, bribery
Novartis and its former eye care unit Alcon have agreed to pay a combined $347 million to resolve allegations that …
Teva to settle bribery lawsuit with $54 million payout
January 7, 2020Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Teva, bribery, pharma
Israeli drug firm Teva has agreed to settle an ongoing lawsuit levying allegations of the company’s bribery of doctors, it …
Study shows widespread bribery in Indian pharmaceutical industry
November 29, 2019Medical Communications India, Indian Pharma, Modi, bribery
A recent report by the Support for Advocacy and Training to Health Initiatives (Sathi) revealed the widespread use of bribes …
Novartis CEO sets aside $700 million to settle bribery lawsuit
July 18, 2019Business Services, Sales and Marketing Novartis, bribery, lawsuit, pharma, sales
Vas Narasimhan, Novartis’ CEO, has set aside $700 million to settle a bribery lawsuit in the United States. Speaking in …
Trio, including former Novartis exec, accused of bribery to the tune of over HK$1.5 million
November 28, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Novartis, bribery, illegal
A trio, including a former Senior Medical Representative at Novartis, have been charged over allegedly conspiring to offer and accept …
More troubles for Teva as Israeli authorities open bribery investigation
February 8, 2017Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Teva, bribery
Teva continues to struggle this week; after being hit with the bombshell that CEO Erez Vigodman, its third chief executive …
Greek authorities raid Novartis’ offices after bribery allegations
January 4, 2017Medical Communications, Research and Development Greece, Greek, Novartis, bribery
The investigation into practices by Novartis in its Greek operations has been accelerated after the attempted suicide of a Greek …
Teva embroiled in internal bribery investigation
December 8, 2016Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Teva, bribery
Israeli pharmaceutical firm Teva has confirmed it is embroiled in an ongoing internal investigation into allegations of bribery, after the …
Doctors ‘face jail over pharma payments’
August 24, 2015Sales and Marketing ABPI, Jeremy Hunt, NHS, PMCPA, bribery, doctor payments, health secretary, transparency
Healthcare professionals who have inappropriate financial links with pharma companies will face prosecution and up to 10 years in jail, …
Eleven companies accused in Romanian corruption probe
August 3, 2015Business Services, Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing China, Daily Telegraph, GSK, Roche, Romania, bribery, corruption
GSK and Roche are among eleven pharma firms being investigated for paying bribes to doctors in Romania to prescribe drugs. …
GSK investigator freed from Chinese prison
June 10, 2015Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, GlaxoSmithKline, brett wells, bribery, scandal
British private investigator Peter Humphrey who worked for GlaxoSmithKline has been released from a Chinese jail following his conviction last …
Another Chinese health official arrested for corruption
May 27, 2015Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, bribery, huang fenping, wang yu
A Chinese health official has been arrested on accusations of bribery as the country continues to crack down on corruption …
GSK China scandal leads to staff conflict
March 11, 2015Sales and Marketing China, GSK, GlaxoSmithKline, bribery, chinese, cuts, sacked
Around 135 workers who face being removed from their posts by GlaxoSmithKline due to misconduct centering on bribery scandals in …
GSK cancels sale of established products
December 5, 2014Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing FDA, GSK, Paxil, Seroxat, Zantac, bribery, cuts, imitrex
GlaxoSmithKline has decided not to sell off several of its ageing brands in the face of continuing business problems. The …
GSK fined, executives face jail sentence in Chinese bribery case
September 19, 2014Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, Witty, bribery, sex tape
China has fined Britain’s largest pharma firm GlaxoSmithKline $490 million (£297m) for corruption after a year-long investigation into claims it …
