( ALISO VIEJO Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--M...)AVANIR Pharmaceuticals to Present Zenvia Phase III Data in Diabetic,Peripheral Neuropathic Pain at Second International Congress on,Neuropathic Pain,Health

ALISO VIEJO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 8, 2007 - AVANIR Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AVNR) today announced Phase III data on the efficacy, safety and improvements in patient-centered outcomes in patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathic (DPN) pain treated with the investigational drug Zenvia(TM) (dextromethorphan / quinidine) will be presented in two scientific posters at the Second International Congress on Neuropathic Pain, being held in Berlin, Germany on June 7 to 10, 2007.

Both posters will be presented at Poster Session 1: Clinical - Pharmacotherapy on Friday, June 8, 2007, between 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Central European time (CET).

"This scientific congress serves as a showcase for new developments in pain treatment. We are pleased that these data have been recognized as important by the congress organizers and accepted for presentation," said Randall Kaye, MD, Chief Medical Officer of AVANIR Pharmaceuticals.

The accepted posters are:

-- Poster number 1497: EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF DEXTROMETHORPHAN/QUINIDINE IN TREATING PAINFUL DIABETIC PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY: RESULTS OF A PHASE III, DOUBLE-BLIND, RANDOMIZED, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED TRIAL

-- Poster number 1498: IMPROVED PATIENT-CENTERED OUTCOMES WITH DEXTROMETHORPHAN/QUINIDINE VS PLACEBO IN A PHASE III, DOUBLE-BLIND, RANDOMIZED, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED TRIAL INVESTIGATING PAINFUL DIABETIC PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY

On April 18, 2007 AVANIR Pharmaceuticals announced positive top-line results from a Phase III study of Zenvia in patients with DPN pain. In the trial, two doses of Zenvia, 45/30 mg DMQ dosed twice daily (DMQ 45) and 30/30 mg DMQ dosed twice daily (DMQ 30), were compared to placebo based on daily patient diary entries for the Pain Rating Scale, which was the primary endpoint as defined in the Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Both Zenvia treatment groups had lower pain rating
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