NDA resubmitted for DURECT's ORADUR technology based REMOXY

DURECT Corporation (Nasdaq: DRRX) today reported that King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: KG) and Pain Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PTIE) have announced that King has resubmitted a New Drug Application (NDA) for REMOXY® to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in response to a Complete Response Letter received by Pain Therapeutics in December 2008.  This is a Class 2 resubmission with a six month review cycle.

REMOXY, based on DURECT's ORADUR® technology, is an investigational drug that is a unique, controlled release formulation of oxycodone for moderate-to-severe chronic pain designed to reduce potential risks of unintended use.  Approximately 50 million Americans suffer from persistent pain each year, according to the American Pain Foundation.