Dragon Pharmaceuticals Inc. Announces Date Set For 2006 Annual Stockholder Meeting

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(CCNMatthews - April 10, 2006) - Dragon Pharmaceutical Inc. (TSX:DDD)(OTCBB:DRUG)(BBSE:DRP) ("the Company") is pleased to announce that May 11, 2006 has been set as the date for the annual stockholder meeting of the Company. The annual meeting of Dragon stockholders will be held at Dragon's corporate offices at Suite 310, 650 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, Canada at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time. Stockholders of Dragon of record as of the close of business on April 11, 2006 will be entitled to vote on the election of eight nominees as member of the Board of Directors to serve until their successors are elected and qualified.