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Novartis agrees to pay $347 million to settle bribery allegations

June 26, 2020
Medical Communications Greece, Novartis, bribery

Novartis and its former eye care unit Alcon have agreed to pay a combined $347 million to resolve allegations that …

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Teva to settle bribery lawsuit with $54 million payout

January 7, 2020
Manufacturing 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 …

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Study shows widespread bribery in Indian pharmaceutical industry

November 29, 2019
Medical 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 …

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Novartis CEO sets aside $700 million to settle bribery lawsuit

July 18, 2019
Business 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 …

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Trio, including former Novartis exec, accused of bribery to the tune of over HK$1.5 million

November 28, 2017
Manufacturing 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 …

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More troubles for Teva as Israeli authorities open bribery investigation

February 8, 2017
Research 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 …

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Greek authorities raid Novartis’ offices after bribery allegations

January 4, 2017
Medical 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 …

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Teva embroiled in internal bribery investigation

December 8, 2016
Business 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 …

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Doctors ‘face jail over pharma payments’

August 24, 2015
Sales 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, …

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Eleven companies accused in Romanian corruption probe

August 3, 2015
Business 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. …

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GSK investigator freed from Chinese prison

June 10, 2015
Medical 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 …

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Another Chinese health official arrested for corruption

May 27, 2015
Medical 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 …

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GSK China scandal leads to staff conflict

March 11, 2015
Sales 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 …

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GSK cancels sale of established products

December 5, 2014
Medical 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 …

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GSK fined, executives face jail sentence in Chinese bribery case

September 19, 2014
Medical 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 …

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