SAN DIEGO, July 13, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apricus Biosciences, Inc. (“Apricus Bio”) (Nasdaq:APRI) (www.apricusbio.com) today announced the closing of its agreement to own Finesco, the French parent and holding company of Scomedica, a leading French healthcare contract sales and marketing organization, by way of a share contribution. Finesco and Scomedica will operate as wholly-owned subsidiaries of Apricus Bio.