GSK’s China sales may be down 30 percent on bribery scandal: analysts

A Chinese national flag flutters in front of a GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) office building in ShanghaiLONDON (Reuters) – GlaxoSmithKline's sales in China may have dropped 30 percent since authorities accused it of corruption, disrupting its ability to market medicines in the country, according to analyst estimates. Citigroup said initial feedback following the accusations against GSK and investigations into other firms suggested that sales of some multinational drug companies were down as much as 30 percent or more in volume terms since June. …