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— Product would strengthen Hospira’s acute-care portfolio, offer novel pain treatment — LAKE FOREST, Ill., and CUPERTINO, Calif., June 7, 2010 — Hospira, Inc. (NYSE: HSP), a global specialty pharmaceutical and medication delivery company, and DURECT Corporation, a specialty pharmaceutical company (Nasdaq: DRRX), today announced that the companies have entered into a licensing agreement to […]

CUPERTINO, Calif., June 1, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ –DURECT Corporation (Nasdaq: DRRX) announced today that James E. Brown, President and Chief Executive Officer, will be presenting at the Jefferies Global Life Sciences Conference on Thursday, June 10 at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The conference is being held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York.

CUPERTINO, Calif., May 13, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ –DURECT Corporation (Nasdaq: DRRX) announced today that Matt Hogan, Chief Financial Officer, will be presenting at the Rodman & Renshaw Global Healthcare Conference on Monday, May 17 at 4:30 p.m. London time (11:30 am Eastern Time). The conference is being held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in

CUPERTINO, Calif., May 10, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ –DURECT Corporation (Nasdaq: DRRX) announced today financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2010. Total revenues were $7.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and $6.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009. Net loss for the three months ended

CUPERTINO, Calif., May 4, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ –In conjunction with DURECT Corporation’s (Nasdaq: DRRX) first quarter 2010 financial results press release, you are invited to listen to the conference call that will be broadcast live over the internet on Monday, May 10, 2010 at 4:30 pm Eastern Time (1:30 pm Pacific Time). (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020717/DRRXLOGO)

CUPERTINO, Calif., April 7, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ –DURECT Corporation (Nasdaq: DRRX) announced today that its licensee, King Pharmaceuticals (NYSE: KG), has begun a Phase IIb clinical trial to evaluate ELADUR(TM) (TRANSDUR(TM)-Bupivacaine) for the treatment of chronic low back pain. ELADUR is an investigational transdermal drug patch intended to deliver bupivacaine for up to 3

CUPERTINO, Calif., March 17, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — DURECT Corporation (Nasdaq: DRRX) announced today that Matt Hogan, Chief Financial Officer, will be presenting at the Barclays Capital Global Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, March 24 at 8:30 am Eastern Time. The conference is being held at the Loews Miami Hotel, Florida. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020717/DRRXLOGO) A live

CUPERTINO, Calif., March 1, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — DURECT Corporation (Nasdaq: DRRX) announced today that Dr. James E. Brown, President and Chief Executive Officer, will be presenting at the Cowen and Company 30th Annual Healthcare Conference on Monday, March 8 at 3:15 pm Eastern Time. The conference is being held at the Marriott Copley

CUPERTINO, Calif., Feb 24, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — DURECT Corporation (Nasdaq: DRRX) announced today financial results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2009. Total revenues were $4.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2009 and $7.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2008. Net loss for the

CUPERTINO, Calif., Feb 22, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — DURECT Corporation (Nasdaq: DRRX) announced today that Nycomed and DURECT have amended the Development and License Agreement entered into between the parties in 2006 covering the development and commercialization of POSIDUR(TM) (also known as SABER(TM)-Bupivacaine or OPTESIA(TM)), an investigational drug for the treatment of post-surgical pain.