Clinical Data, Inc
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Clinical Data, Inc is a pharmaceutical company
.
It has developed an antidepressant
called vilazodone
and marketed it as Viibryd.
Clinical Data was acquired by Forest Laboratories
on April 14, 2011.
Pharmaceutical company
The pharmaceutical industry develops, produces, and markets drugs licensed for use as medications. Pharmaceutical companies are allowed to deal in generic and/or brand medications and medical devices...
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It has developed an antidepressant
Antidepressant
An antidepressant is a psychiatric medication used to alleviate mood disorders, such as major depression and dysthymia and anxiety disorders such as social anxiety disorder. According to Gelder, Mayou &*Geddes people with a depressive illness will experience a therapeutic effect to their mood;...
called vilazodone
Vilazodone
Vilazodone is an SSRI antidepressant developed by Clinical Data for the treatment of major depressive disorder. The chemical compound was originally developed by Merck KGaA ....
and marketed it as Viibryd.
Clinical Data was acquired by Forest Laboratories
Forest Laboratories
Forest Laboratories is a pharmaceutical company headquartered in New York City, USA. Its revenues for the year ended 31 March 2007 were US$3.4 billion. The company's research and development spending has grown rapidly in recent years, and as of 2007, approached almost a billion US dollars a year,...
on April 14, 2011.