DURECT Corporation Invites You to Join Its First Quarter 2008 Earnings Conference Call

CUPERTINO, Calif., April 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In conjunction with DURECT Corporation's (Nasdaq: DRRX) first quarter 2008 financial results press release, you are invited to listen to the conference call that will be broadcast live over the Internet on Wednesday, May 7th, 2008 at 4:30 p.m. EDT (1:30 PM PDT).

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A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available by accessing DURECT's homepage at http://www.durect.com and clicking "Investor Relations." If you are unable to participate during the live webcast, the call will be archived on DURECT's website under Audio Archive in the "Investor Relations" section.

About DURECT Corporation

DURECT Corporation is an emerging specialty pharmaceutical company developing pharmaceutical systems based on its proprietary drug delivery platform technologies. The Company currently has a number of late-stage pharmaceutical products in development addressing large markets in pain management, with a number of research programs underway targeting chronic disease and other therapeutic areas. For more information, please visit http://www.durect.com.

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