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Bio-IT World March 2006 Kevin Davies	Clinical Data Launches Landmark Trial Clinical Data has launched a Phase III clinical trial for the depression drug vilazodone and will concurrently develop a diagnostic test. The study could prove to be a landmark event in pharmacogenomic medicine.
The Motley Fool February 16, 2010 Brian Orelli	For Blockbuster Cancer Drugs, Approvals Are the Easy Part Don't get too excited. As an investor, you can lower your risk by investing in cancer drug companies after a clinical trial success but before an FDA approval, but you'll also reduce your reward.
The Motley Fool March 1, 2007 Brian Lawler	Know Your Drug Stock ABCs: Part 2 Investing in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries can be difficult. Here are terms investors should know to better understand how the clinical trial process involved with bringing a drug to market works.
The Motley Fool April 1, 2004 Charly Travers	Atrix Batting 1.000 Atrix Laboratories' drugs have breezed past the Food and Drug Administration.
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The Motley Fool January 25, 2011 Brian Orelli	FDA Approved -- Now Will It Sell? There's still plenty of uncertainty in Clinical Data's shares.
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Chemistry World February 26, 2008 James Mitchell Crow	Q and A: Do Antidepressants Work? A widely-reported analysis of clinical trial data for Prozac and related antidepressant drugs has claimed that the medicines work little better than chemically-inactive placebos in all but the most severely depressed patients.
The Motley Fool October 9, 2008 Brian Orelli	When Science, Marketing, and Investing Collide How a pharmaceutical tries to sell more drugs can provide clues about its management.
The Motley Fool April 3, 2007 Brian Lawler	Merck Gets the Combo Merck gets marketing approval for a diabetes combination drug. Investors, take note.
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Fast Company December 2009 Erica Westly	The Price of Winning FDA Approval Approval for a new drug or medical treatment requires extensive -- and expensive -- human trials for safety and effectiveness.
The Motley Fool January 26, 2009 Brian Orelli	Which One of These Is Not Like the Other? Bristol-Myers and Eli Lilly run into some comparability issues.
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