Merrill Lynch Global Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology & Medical Device Conference to Webcast Alexza's Corporate Pr...( MOUNTAIN VIEW Calif. Jan. 29 /- A...)

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALXA) announced today that its corporate presentation will be webcast live during the 2008 Merrill Lynch Global Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Medical Device Conference on Tuesday, February 5, 2008 at 2:20 p.m. Eastern Time. The presentation will be webcast from The Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York and may be accessed under the Investor Relations tab at http://www.alexza.com or http://www.veracast.com/webcasts/ml/globalpharma08/92110429.cfm. The presentation will be archived for 14 days.

Alexza Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel, proprietary products for the treatment of acute and intermittent conditions. The Company's technology, the Staccato(R) system, vaporizes unformulated drug to form a condensation aerosol that allows rapid systemic drug delivery through deep lung inhalation. The drug is quickly absorbed through the lungs into the bloodstream, providing speed of therapeutic onset that is comparable to intravenous administration, but with greater ease, patient comfort and convenience. Alexza has six product candidates in development; AZ-004 (Staccato loxapine) for the treatment of acute agitation in schizophrenic and bipolar disorder patients, AZ-001 (Staccato prochlorperazine) for the acute treatment of migraine headaches, AZ-104 (Staccato loxapine) for the acute treatment of migraine headaches, AZ-002 (Staccato alprazolam) for the acute treatment of panic attacks associated with panic disorder, AZ-003 (Staccato fentanyl) for
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