CUPERTINO, Calif., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — DURECT Corporation
(Nasdaq: DRRX) announced today that it will present a corporate overview at
the Securities Research Associates Technology Conference on Monday, August 7th
at 8:40 a.m. PST.  The conference is taking place at the Westin St. Francis
Hotel in San Francisco, CA.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020717/DRRXLOGO )
    A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available by accessing
DURECT’s homepage at http://www.www.durect.com and clicking “Investor Relations”.
About DURECT Corporation
    DURECT Corporation is an emerging specialty pharmaceutical company focused
on the development of pharmaceutical systems based on its proprietary drug
delivery platform technologies.  The company is developing pharmaceutical
systems to deliver the right drug to the right place in the right amount at
the right time to treat chronic and episodic diseases and conditions.
SOURCE  DURECT Corporation
          08/04/2006
CONTACT:  Schond L. Greenway, Vice President, of Investor Relations and
Strategic Planning of DURECT Corporation, +1-408-777-1417
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 Web site:  http://www.www.durect.com
    (DRRX)
