AUSTIN, Texas, May 5, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pain Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:PTIE) today announced that management will present at the 2011 Bank of America Merrill Lynch Health Care Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada on Wednesday, May 11th at 3:40 p.m. Pacific Time.
A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available on the company's website homepage at www.paintrials.com. A replay of the audio webcast will continue to be available on the website for one month.
About Pain Therapeutics, Inc.
Pain Therapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that develops novel drugs. We conceived, developed, trademarked and partnered REMOXY®, a unique abuse-resistant formulation of oxycodone. A New Drug Application for REMOXY is on file with the FDA, with a PDUFA date of June 23, 2011. Pfizer, Inc. is our commercial partner for REMOXY and three other pain medications (abuse-resistant formulations of hydromorphone, hydrocodone and oxymorphone). In addition, we are developing a novel radio-labeled monoclonal antibody to treat metastatic melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer. We are also working on a new treatment for patients with hemophilia, a genetic disorder in which patients are unable to stop bleeding. For more information, please visit www.paintrials.com.