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Annual and Special Meeting Live Web cast

Neurochem's Annual and Special Meeting will be webcast live at 10:00 A.M., ET, on Tuesday, April 15, 2008. The live Web Cast (audio and visual) will be available on the Company's Web site at http://www.neurochem.com. The telephone numbers to access the audio portion of the presentation only are 514-861-0916 or 1-866-303-7746.

A replay of the Web Cast (audio and visual) will be available three hours following the conclusion of the presentation, and this until April 23, 2008. The telephone numbers to access the audio replay are 514-861-2272 or 1-800-408-3053, passcode 3257716#.

Please note that the dial-in numbers and Web Cast will not allow participants to ask questions. Please dial-in or access Neurochem's Web site approximately 15 minutes prior to the beginning of the presentation.

About Neurochem

Neurochem Inc. is a global health company focused on the research, development and commercialization of products to provide innovative health solutions to address critical unmet medical needs. If approved by the shareholders, the Company expects to begin using the new name, BELLUS Health Inc., as of April 21, 2008.

To Contact Neurochem

For additional information on Neurochem and its programs, please call the North American toll-free number 1-877-680-4500 or visit the Web site at http://www.neurochem.com.

Certain statements contained in this news release, other than statements of fact that are independently verifiable at the date hereof, may constitute forward-looking statements. Such statements, based as they are on the current expectations of
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