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China evaluating investigations into pharma firms to take on drug pricing issue

May 9, 2016
Business Services, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing China, France, G7, regulation

Lawmakers globally have acknowledged the concerns over unbridled drug costs as regulators stress the need for a more open debate …

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Thirty-seven arrested in China vaccine scandal

March 23, 2016
Sales and Marketing China, vaccines

Police in China have arrested 37 people in eastern China in relation to illegal vaccine sales conducted by a ring …

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China pharmacy

Five charged in US for scheme to steal GSK secrets

January 21, 2016
Research and Development China, GSK, employee theft, trade secrets

Five people have been charged in the US for a scheme to steal secrets from British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline and then …

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China manufacturing

Bayer opens OTC drug plant in China

January 19, 2016
Manufacturing and Production Bayer, China, OTC, TCM, Yunnan, over the counter, traditional Chinese medicine

Bayer has opened a new manufacturing plant to produce over-the-counter (OTC) drugs in China, as the German firm looks to …

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AstraZeneca to acquire Takeda’s respiratory franchise

December 16, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development AstraZeneca, China, Takeda, investment, respiratory

AstraZeneca and Takeda have agreed a multi-million pound deal for AZ to acquire the Japanese firm’s core respiratory business, including …

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China manufacturing

China’s Tianjin invests $300m in Ebola plant

October 20, 2015
Manufacturing and Production China, Ebola, Ebola vaccine, manufacturing, production, vaccines

China’s Tianjin CanSino Biotechnology, a developer of affordable vaccines, says that it will invest 2 billion Yuan (£203.3 million) in …

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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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China rejects Gilead’s Sovaldi patent

June 24, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing China, Gilead, hep C, sofosbuvir, sovaldi

Manufacturer of the blockbuster hepatitis C treatment Sovaldi Gilead has seen its application for a patent in China rejected following …

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Pfizer expands in China with $95m consumer products plant

June 16, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Asia, China, Pfizer, brett wells, production

Pfizer says it has broken ground with a $95 million production facility in Suzhou in China to expand its production …

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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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Chinese government to lift drug price controls

May 5, 2015
Sales and Marketing China, Drug pricing, GSK, IMS, Xarelto, government

The Chinese government has announced that it will remove price caps for most medicines and allow the market to play …

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GSK sells off stake in Aspen for $853m

March 13, 2015
Sales and Marketing Africa, China, GSK, Novartis, Singapore, aspen, merger, redfern

GlaxoSmithKline has sold off half its stake in South Africa’s Aspen Pharmacare in a move that will net the British …

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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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Eisai Alzheimer’s drug to see China review

March 4, 2015
Sales and Marketing Alzheimer's, Aricept, China, Eisai, donepezil hydrochloride

Alzheimer’s drug Aricept from Eisai has been accepted for review in China to treat patients with the most severe form …

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