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Glaxo says China executives broke the law

Four Glaxo employees have been detained by Chinese police on suspicion of bribing doctors and hospital administrators to prescribe its drugs.

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An unidentified doctor said that "everyone from hospital administrators to doctors receive kickbacks when a drug is prescribed."

Another surgeon said the system kept many working in the profession afloat.

"My monthly salary is [equivalent to] 400 pounds. Without taking bribes, I couldn't survive," he said.

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