SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOMX) today announced that Richard W. Pascoe, Somaxon’s president and chief executive officer, will present a company update at the Rodman & Renshaw Annual Healthcare Conference at the New York Palace Hotel, New York, on Thursday, September 10, 2009, at 2:25 p.m. Eastern time.