RALEIGH, N.C., April 7, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DARA BioSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:DARA) a clinical biopharmaceutical drug development company, highlights a number of achievements disclosed in the Company's 2010 annual report that was filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 25, 2011 and provides an overview. For the year ending December 31, 2010, the Company received approximately $8.4 million in cash and funding commitments to continue the clinical development of its two leading drug candidates that have the potential to help people with neuropathic pain and those with diabetes. As a result of the capital raised during 2010, the Company believes it has sufficient cash to achieve the next series of key milestones during 2011.
