DURECT Corporation
DURECT Corporation was founded in 1998 and is based in Cupertino, California. DURECT Corporation, a specialty pharmaceutical company, focuses on the development of pharmaceutical products for pain, central nervous system, disorders, cardiovascular disease, and other chronic diseases based on its proprietary drug formulations and delivery platform technologies. The company's products include POSIDUR, a release formulation of bupivacaine under Phase IIb clinical trial, which is used for the treatment of post-surgical pain; and ELADUR, a transdermal bupivacaine patch under Phase IIb clinical trial that provides continuous delivery of bupivacaine for up to three days from a single application, as well as is used for the treatment of pain associated with post-herpetic neuralgia.
DURECT Corporation also offers Remoxy, an oral oxycodone gelatin capsule under development with pain therapeutics; and TRANSDUR-Sufentanil, a proprietary transdermal sufentanil patch under development, which provides continuous delivery of sufentanil for a period of up to seven days from a single application. In addition, the company offers CHRONOGESIC (sufentanil), a pain therapy system; and ALZET, the miniature implantable osmotic pumps and accessories for experimental research in mice, rats, and other laboratory animals, as well as conducts research and development of pharmaceutical products in collaboration with third party pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Further, it designs, develops, and manufactures various biodegradable polymers based on lactide, glycolide, and caprolactone under the LACTEL brand for pharmaceutical and medical device clients for use as raw materials in their products.
Contact Details
Office Address
DURECT Corporation
2 Results Way
Cupertino, CA, USA 95014
Phone: (408) 777-1417
Fax: (408) 777-3577
Executives
Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Scientific Officer
Dr. Felix Theeuwes
Co-Founder & Chief Exec. Officer
Dr. James E. Brown