WIXOM, Mich., Nov. 13, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rockwell Medical Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:RMTI), an innovative specialty pharma company developing renal drug therapies and manufacturing dialysate products, reported third quarter 2008 sales of $13.5 million, an increase of 22.2% over sales of $11.1 million in the third quarter of last year. Sales for the first nine months of 2008 were $38.1 million, an increase of 22.6% over the first nine months of 2007. Loss per share in the third quarter of 2008 was ($.18) compared to ($.04) in the third quarter of 2007. Loss per share in the first nine months of 2008 was ($.35) compared to a loss per share of ($.22) in the first nine months of 2007.