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DURECT Forward-Looking Statement

The statements in this press release regarding plans by King Pharmaceuticals for resubmission of the REMOXY NDA in mid-2010 and their belief that this resubmission will address all FDA comments in the Complete Response Letter, the potential of FDA approving the REMOXY NDA, the timing and content of any potential update to be provided by King Pharmaceuticals, as well as the potential royalty and other payments that may be received by DURECT from REMOXY, our possible licensing of development and commercialization rights to POSIDUR and TRANSDUR-Sufentanil to third parties, and potential agreements with third parties about licensing and development rights to our product candidates are forward-looking statements involving risks and uncertainties that can cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the potential that the REMOXY NDA resubmission may not adequately address all of FDA's concerns, the potential that FDA may not grant regulatory approval of REMOXY, failure of our clinical trials to produce intended results, possible adverse events associated with the use of our drug candidates, delays and costs due to additional work or other requirements imposed by regulatory agencies for continued development, approval or sale of our drug candidates, DURECT's (and that of its third party collaborators where applicable) difficulty or failure to obtain approvals from regulatory agencies with respect to its development activities and products, design, enroll, conduct and complete clinical trials, complete the design, development, and manufacturing process development of the referenced product candidates, consummate collaborative agreements relating to our product candidates and technologies, manufacture and commercialize the referenced product candidates, o
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