Forest and Almirall Announce Positive Results of Clinical Studies for Aclidinium Bromide, a Novel, Long-Acting Anticholinergic for the Treatmen...(tifying developing and delivering produc...),Health

Date:5/20/2008

tifying, developing, and delivering products that make a positive difference in people's lives. Forest Laboratories' growing product line includes Lexapro(R) (escitalopram oxalate), an SSRI indicated for adults for the initial and maintenance treatment of major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder; Namenda(R) (memantine HCl), an N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)-receptor antagonist indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease; Campral(R)* (acamprosate calcium), indicated in combination with psychosocial support for the maintenance of abstinence from alcohol in patients with alcohol dependence who are abstinent at treatment initiation; and Bystolic(R) (nebivolol), a beta-adrenergic receptor blocking agent indicated for the treatment of hypertension. For more information, visit http://www.frx.com.

* Campral is a registered trademark of Merck Sante s.a.s., a subsidiary of

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.

About Almirall

Almirall, an international pharmaceutical company based on innovation and committed to health, headquartered in Barcelona, Spain, researches, develops, manufactures and commercialises its own R&D and licensed drugs with the aim of improving people's health and wellbeing.

The therapeutic areas on which Almirall focuses its research resources are related to the treatment of COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), asthma, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis.

Almirall's medicines are currently present in over 70 countries with direct presence in Europe and Latin America.

For further information please visit the website at: http://www.almirall.com

Except for the historical information contained herein, this release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements
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