CALGARY, ALBERTA--(CCNMatthews - April 28, 2006) - WEX Pharmaceuticals Inc. (TSX:WXI) - Arlan J. Miller (“Miller”) of Denver, Colorado announced today he has acquired 746,750 Common Shares in Wex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (“Wex”) increasing his holdings in Wex to 3,834,850 common shares which represents 10.945 of the issued and outstanding shares of Wex on a partially diluted basis.