Greece
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 …
Investigation of kickbacks in Greece sputters to halt
May 21, 2018Sales and Marketing Greece, Novartis, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
Greek parliament has decided against investigating allegations of bribery, involving Novartis and numerous high-level former politicians. The case has dominated …
Greek parliament moves to investigate 10 politicians
February 22, 2018Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Greece, Greek Parliament, Novartis, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
After a 20-hour debate, Greek parliament has voted in favour of investigating 10 politicians named as part of an investigation …
Two former Greek PMs implicated in Novartis bribery case
February 6, 2018Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications Greece, Novartis, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
An ongoing investigated case into Novartis sales practices in Greece has so far implicated 10 current and former politicians. The …
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 …
Witty warns EU leaders over pricing
June 27, 2012Sales and Marketing EFPIA, EU, GSK, Greece, R&D, Witty, pricing
Sir Andrew Witty has waded into the debate over Europe’s economic future with a plea for pharma innovation to be …
Europe’s pharma sector : living through the crisis
March 14, 2012Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Greece, Tonarelli, Witty, austerity, pharma
Pharmaceutical markets across Europe have been badly hit by the economic crisis, with revenues in some countries being decimated by …
Greek debt hits pharma deliveries
June 29, 2011Sales and Marketing Greece
The debt crisis afflicting Greece is starting to affect the country’s hospitals as pharma companies refuse to deliver drugs. Roche …
Greece to cut 4,000 drug prices by a fifth
September 8, 2010Sales and Marketing Greece, economic climate, price cuts, pricing & Reimbursement
The Greek government has released a list of over 4,000 drugs on which it will impose heavy price cuts. This …
Greece set for further price cuts
August 23, 2010Sales and Marketing Greece
The Greek government is set to impose price cuts of more than 10% and will further cut reimbursement for a …
Let’s avoid further stand-offs, says Witty
June 22, 2010Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EFPIA, Greece, industry, pricing
Pharma will need to find new ways of working with European governments in order to avoid further crises as witnessed …
Novo agrees price cut deal with Greece
June 16, 2010Sales and Marketing Greece, Novo Nordisk, insulin, pricing
Novo Nordisk has agreed to resume supply of its insulins to the Greek market after pulling them last month as …
Novo withdraws insulins in Greece price protest
May 31, 2010Sales and Marketing Greece, pricing
Insulin manufacturer Novo Nordisk says it will withdraw its modern insulin products from Greece in protest at a 25% price …
Greece’s crisis could hit European prices
May 6, 2010Sales and Marketing Greece, industry, parallel trade, prices
GlaxoSmithKline’s chief executive Andrew Witty has warned that the economic crisis in Greece could have a knock-on effect across Europe, …
