AVANIR Pharmaceuticals Invites Investors to the Bank of America and the UBS Global Life Sciences Conference Webcasts
Friday September 16, 4:55 pm ET
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 16, 2005--AVANIR Pharmaceuticals (AMEX:AVN - News) will be presenting at Bank of America's 35th Annual Investment Conference on Thursday, September 22, 2005 at 7:30 a.m. PT in San Francisco, and at the UBS Global Life Sciences Conference on Thursday, September 29, 2005 at 9:00 a.m. ET in New York. AVANIR's President and Chief Executive Officer, Eric K. Brandt, will be presenting at the conferences.
AVANIR Pharmaceuticals is focused on developing and commercializing novel therapeutic products for the treatment of chronic diseases. AVANIR's product candidates address therapeutic markets that include central nervous system and cardiovascular disorders, inflammation, and infectious disease. AVANIR recently submitted to the FDA the last reviewable unit of its "rolling" new drug application for Neurodex(TM) for the treatment of pseudobulbar affect. Additionally, AVANIR has initiated a Phase 3 clinical trial of Neurodex(TM) for the treatment of diabetic neuropathic pain. AVANIR has active collaborations with two international pharmaceutical companies: Novartis International Pharmaceutical Ltd. for the treatment of inflammatory disease and AstraZeneca UK Limited for the treatment of cardiovascular disease. The Company's first commercialized product, Abreva®, is marketed in North America by GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare and is the leading over-the-counter product for the treatment of cold sores. Further information about AVANIR can be found at www.avanir.com.
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