THE WOODLANDS, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. (NYSE Amex: PTX), a specialty pharmaceutical company primarily focused on the pediatric market, today announced that Steven A. Elms has been appointed as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, effective August 31, 2011. The number of Directors remains at five, following the resignation of Jan Loeb as a Director, effective August 31, 2011.
