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CUPERTINO, Calif., April 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — DURECT Corporation (Nasdaq: DRRX) today announced that it is offering, subject to market conditions, shares of its common stock in an underwritten public offering. DURECT anticipates using the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, which may include clinical trials, research and development activities, capital expenditures, selling, […]

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