SENIOR GlaxoSmithKline
executives in China have been
prohibited from leaving the
country as authorities continue
investigating bribery allegations.
Some GSK staff have been
detained over the claims which
have seen the company accused of
transferring hundreds of millions
of dollars to a network of travel
agencies and consultancies.
The payments were billed as
“conference services” but were
then allegedly directed to bribes
for officials and doctors, aiming to
boost sales and prices of GSK drugs.
The company said it’s fully
cooperating with the probe,
and is “deeply concerned and
disappointed by these serious
allegations of fraudulent behaviour
and ethical misconduct by certain
individuals at the company and
third party agencies”.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 18 Jul 13 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 18 Jul 13
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