ion . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁when ▁gener ics ▁became ▁available ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁the ▁price ▁of ▁par ox et ine ▁dropped ▁by ▁ 7 0 ▁percent . ▁ ▁Mis cell aneous ▁Italian ▁police ▁sought ▁b ri ber y ▁charges ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁against ▁ 4 , 4 0 0 ▁do ctors ▁and ▁ 2 7 3 ▁G SK ▁employees . ▁G SK ▁and ▁its ▁prede cess or ▁were ▁accused ▁of ▁having ▁spent ▁£ 1 5 2 m ▁on ▁phys icians , ▁ph arm ac ists ▁and ▁others , ▁giving ▁them ▁cam eras , ▁computers , ▁hol id ays ▁and ▁c ash . ▁Do ctors ▁were ▁alleg ed ▁to ▁have ▁received ▁c ash ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁patients ▁they ▁treated ▁with ▁a ▁cancer ▁drug , ▁top ot ec an ▁( H yc amt in ). ▁The ▁following ▁month ▁pro sec utors ▁in ▁Mun ich ▁accused ▁ 7 0 – 1 0 0 ▁do ctors ▁of ▁having ▁accepted ▁b rib es ▁from ▁Smith K line ▁Be ech am ▁between ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁The ▁inqu iry ▁was ▁opened ▁over ▁alleg ations ▁that ▁the ▁company ▁had ▁given ▁over ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁hospital ▁do ctors ▁money ▁and ▁free ▁tri ps . ▁All ▁charges ▁were ▁dismiss ed ▁by ▁the ▁Ver ona ▁court ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States