SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Reminds Investors of Class Action Against Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Its Board of Directors and a Lead Plaintiff Deadline of December 2, 2014 -- PCRX


NEW YORK, Oct. 21, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Levi & Korsinsky announces that a class action lawsuit has been commenced in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey on behalf of investors who purchased Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Pacira" or the "Company") (Nasdaq:PCRX) stock between April 9, 2012 and September 24, 2014.

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The complaint alleges that the Company misstated and/or failed to disclose that it: (a) overstated the efficacy of its product EXPAREL; (b) improperly promoted EXPAREL as able to work for up to 72 hours despite it being only approved for 24-hour pain relief; (c) improperly claimed EXPAREL as safe and effective for use in cholecystectomy and colectomy, though its approved labeling does not provide for such use; and (d) derives a substantial portion of its revenues from off-label marketing.

On September 25, 2014, the Company revealed it had received a Warning Letter from the FDA regarding the marketing of EXPAREL. Shares of Pacira closed at $106.28 per share the day before the announcement, and recently closed at just $98.35 per share on October 6, 2014.

If you suffered a loss in Pacira you have until December 2, 2014 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff. To obtain additional information, contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. either via email at jlevi@zlk.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500, toll-free: (877) 363-5972, or visit http://zlk.9nl.com/pacira-pharmaceuticals-pacira.

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