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GSK now faces bribery allegations in Syria

August 13, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, bribery

GlaxoSmithKline faces fresh allegations that it bribed Syrian doctors and officials to boost sales of its medicines in what is …

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Another major drop in sales for GSK

July 23, 2014
Sales and Marketing China, GSK, Q2, Witty, bribery, sales, scandal, sex

GlaxoSmithKline posted a 4% slide in revenue for the second quarter today as its recovery from a slew of patent …

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GSK investigator charged in China

July 14, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, Witty, bribery, humphrey, sex tape

The man who GlaxoSmithKline paid to investigate an illegally produced sex tape of one its senior employees has been charged …

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GSK now faces UK investigation

May 28, 2014
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, Poland, UK, bribery, corruption, iraq, sfo

The woes of GlaxoSmithKline look set to continue as the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has launched a criminal probe …

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GSK China head arrested over bribery charges

May 14, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, bribery, pharma, reilly

A British man who headed-up GlaxoSmithKline’s troubled China business has been charged with two other executives on charges of bribery …

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GSK bribery controversy spreads to Poland

April 14, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing China, FDA, GSK, Witty, bribery, cctv, iraq

Poland has become the latest country in a string of bribery claims to hit GSK as it faces legal action …

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GSK ‘cracks down’ on China staff

April 7, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, Witty, bribery

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GSK China rep speaks out over ‘bribery culture’

April 2, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, Shanghai, Witty, bribery, sales

A former sales representative for GlaxoSmithKline has spoken of the firm’s alleged tactics in bribing poorly paid doctors in China …

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Actavis: China is ‘too risky’

January 17, 2014
Sales and Marketing Actavis, China, bribery, generics, risky

The boss of generic drug manufacturer Actavis says his company is pulling out of China because the business environment there …

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China ban for corrupt pharma firms

January 2, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Cameron, China, GSK, Witty, bribery, lilly

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GSK changes sales tactics

December 17, 2013
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing GSK, Witty, bribery, corruption, cuts, sales, transparency

GlaxoSmithKline is to remove individual staff sales targets and end doctor payments for activities that promote its products.  The UK …

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Prime minister backs GSK in corruption row

December 4, 2013
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, bribery, david cameron

Prime minister David Cameron has defended London-based pharma giant GlaxoSmithKline over its treatment in China during a visit to the …

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Witty goes to China

December 3, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, Witty, bribery

GlaxoSmithKline chief executive Sir Andrew Witty has embarked on a potentially delicate diplomatic mission as part of a UK trade …

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GSK ‘may not face corporate charges’

November 5, 2013
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, bribery

GlaxoSmithKline is unlikely to face a company-wide charge for corruption following investigations by authorities in China according to reports. The …

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Travel ban ambiguity for GSK ‘s former China boss

October 17, 2013
Sales and Marketing China, GSK, bribery, reilly

GlaxoSmithKline has refuted reports that its former chief of Chinese operations is barred from leaving the country while he assists …

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