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CUPERTINO, Calif., April 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — DURECT Corporation (Nasdaq: DRRX) today announced its licensee, Pain Therapeutics (Nasdaq: PTIE), has been informed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that the New Drug Application (NDA) for REMOXY®, an abuse-deterrent formulation of extended-release oxycodone (CII) capsules, is sufficiently complete to permit a substantive review, and that […]

CUPERTINO, Calif., April 7, 2016 /PRNewswire / — DURECT Corporation (Nasdaq: DRRX) today announced that after the PERSIST Phase 3 trial for POSIMIR® was underway and enrolling patients at multiple sites, the Company received a letter from FDA advising the Company to make a number of amendments to the PERSIST trial.  One of the recommendations

CUPERTINO, Calif., March 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — DURECT Corporation (Nasdaq: DRRX) today announced its licensee, Pain Therapeutics (Nasdaq: PTIE), has resubmitted the New Drug Application (NDA) for REMOXY® (oxycodone capsules CII) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).   Pain Therapeutics has stated that they expect to be notified by the FDA of a Prescription

CUPERTINO, Calif., Feb. 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — DURECT Corporation (Nasdaq: DRRX) announced today financial results for the three months ended December 31, 2015. Total revenues were $5.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2015 and $4.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2014.  Net loss was $5.8 million for the three

CUPERTINO, Calif., Feb. 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — In conjunction with DURECT Corporation’s (Nasdaq: DRRX) fourth quarter 2015 financial results press release, you are invited to listen to the conference call that will be broadcast live over the internet on Monday, February 29, 2016 at 4:30 pm Eastern Time (1:30 pm Pacific Time). A live audio webcast

CUPERTINO, Calif., Jan. 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — DURECT Corporation (Nasdaq: DRRX) announced today that Matt Hogan (Chief Financial Officer) will be presenting at the BIO CEO & Investor Conference on Monday, February 8 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.  The conference is being held at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.  Investors and analysts that are

Single-Ascending-Dose Study in NASH Patients CUPERTINO, Calif., Jan. 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — DURECT Corporation (Nasdaq: DRRX) today announced it has initiated a single-ascending-dose Phase 1b clinical trial with DUR-928 in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).  DUR-928 is an endogenous, small-molecule, new chemical entity (NCE), which may have broad applicability in metabolic diseases such as nonalcoholic

Initial Phase 1 Safety Studies Successfully Completed, Positioning for the Start of Patient Studies in 2016 CUPERTINO, Calif., Jan. 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — DURECT Corporation (Nasdaq: DRRX) today announced the successful completion of a Phase 1 clinical trial with an injectable formulation of DUR-928 intended for acute use indications.  DUR-928 is an endogenous, small-molecule, new chemical

CUPERTINO, Calif., Nov. 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — DURECT Corporation (Nasdaq: DRRX) announced today that Matt Hogan, Chief Financial Officer, will be presenting at the Oppenheimer Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, December 8 at 2:45 pm Eastern Time.  The conference is being held at the Westin Grand Central Hotel in New York.  Management will also be available for

CUPERTINO, Calif., Nov. 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — DURECT Corporation (Nasdaq: DRRX) announced today that Jim Brown, President and Chief Executive Officer, will be presenting at the Stifel Nicolaus Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, November 18 at 9:30 am Eastern Time. The conference is being held at the New York Palace Hotel in New York. Management will also be