MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that company management will present a corporate overview during the Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Unplugged Conference, being conducted at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York. This corporate overview will be webcast live on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at 1:35 p.m. Eastern Time.
A replay of the Webcast will be made available approximately 24 hours after the live presentation and the replay will be archived for 14 days.
AZ-004 (Staccato loxapine) is Alexza’s lead program, which is being developed for the acute treatment of agitation in schizophrenic or bipolar disorder patients. Alexza has completed and announced positive results from both of its AZ-004 Phase 3 clinical trials, and is projecting a New Drug Application submission in early 2010.
Safe Harbor Statement
The anticipated presentation will contain forward-looking statements that involve significant risks and uncertainties. Any statement describing the Company’s expectations or beliefs is a forward-looking statement, as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and should be considered an at-risk statement. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, particularly those inherent in the process of developing and commercializing drugs. The Company’s forward-looking statements also involve assumptions that, if they prove incorrect, would cause its results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These and other risks concerning Alexza’s business are described in additional detail in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, and the Company’s other Periodic and Current Reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements contained in this announcement are made as of this date, and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
