GSK corruption claims trigger wider concerns
By Wang Hongyi and Wang Zhenghua in Shanghai | 皇冠体育app Daily | Updated: 2013-07-03 05:44
Industry insiders say bribery and kickbacks for prescribing medicine an 'open secret' in 皇冠体育app
The investigation by Chinese police into the British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK) has triggered concerns over corruption in the pharmaceutical industry across the country.
On June 28, police in Changsha, Hunan province, said on the micro-blogging service Sina Weibo that they were investigating senior management at GSK 皇冠体育app for suspected "economic crimes". Chinese media also reported that an unknown number of the company's employees in three cities, including Beijing, Shanghai and Changsha, had been detained. The employees include at least one foreign executive.
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