DURECT Corporation To Present At Upcoming Life Sciences Conferences

CUPERTINO, Calif., July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DURECT Corporation announced today that it will present a corporate overview at two upcoming life sciences conferences.

-- Leerink Swann & Company/MEDA Corp Pain Roundtable Conference: Monday, July 10, 2006 at the Le Parker Meridien, Hotel in New York, NY at 10:15 a.m. EDT. -- C.E. Unterberg, Towbin Emerging Growth Conference: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 at The Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York, NY at 1:22 p.m. EDT. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020717/DRRXLOGO )

A live audio webcast of the presentations will be available by accessing DURECT's homepage at http://www.durect.com and clicking "Investor Relations".

About DURECT Corporation

DURECT Corporation is an emerging specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development of pharmaceutical systems based on its proprietary drug delivery platform technologies. The company is developing pharmaceutical systems to deliver the right drug to the right place in the right amount at the right time to treat chronic and episodic diseases and conditions.

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CONTACT: Schond L. Greenway, Vice President, Investor Relations andStrategic Planning of DURECT Corporation, +1-408-777-1417

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