Form 8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


Form 8-K

 


Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

January 3, 2007

Date of Report

(Date of earliest event reported)

 


DURECT CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware   000-31615   94-3297098

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

  (Commission File Number)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

2 Results Way

Cupertino, CA 95014

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

(408) 777-1417

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 



Item 8.01 Other Events

On January 3, 2007, DURECT Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“DURECT”), issued a press release announcing the start of Phase II dosing in the U.S. under an FDA-accepted Investigational New Drug (IND) application for TRANSDUR™-Bupivacaine (DUR-843), a transdermal pain patch for patients suffering from Post-Herpetic Neuralgia (post-shingles pain or PHN). A copy of DURECT’s press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press Release of DURECT Corporation dated January 3, 2007


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  DURECT Corporation
Date: January 3, 2007   By:  

/s/ James E. Brown

    James E. Brown
    President and Chief Executive Officer


INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit
Number
 

Description

99.1   Press Release of DURECT Corporation dated January 3, 2007