China's Former Drug Registration Chief Gets Suspended Death Sentence (China)
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Former State Food and Drug Administration drug registration chief Cao Wenzhuang received a suspended death sentence for seeking "benefits" from two pharmaceutical companies in exchange for approving their drug and medical equipment applications. He will serve seven years in prison, lose all property he possesses, and his sentence of death includes a two-year reprieve. He led the division from 2003 to 2005. (Click here for more