PALATINE, Ill., March 11, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:ACUR) today announced that Bob Jones, the Company's Chief Operating Officer, will present at the Cowen and Company 29th Annual Health Care Conference in Boston, Massachusetts on Tuesday, March 17th at 3:55 p.m. Eastern Time.
A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available at http://www.acurapharm.com. A replay of the webcast will also be available for approximately 14 days on the same website.
About Acura Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Acura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company engaged in research, development and manufacture of innovative Aversion(r) (abuse deterrent) Technology and related product candidates.
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