AVANIR Pharmaceuticals Invites Investors to Fiscal 2010 Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year End Conference Call

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Nov. 23, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AVANIR Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVNR) today announced that it will release unaudited financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2010 before market open on Tuesday, November 30, 2010.  Keith Katkin, President and Chief Executive Officer, Randall Kaye, M.D., Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, and Christine Ocampo, Vice President, Finance, will host an investment community conference call that same day at 8:00 a.m. Pacific time / 11:00 a.m. Eastern time to discuss those results and answer questions.

Investors are invited to listen to the live webcast by visiting AVANIR's corporate website at www.avanir.com.  To listen to the live call, please go to AVANIR's website prior to the start of the call to register, download and install the necessary audio software.

An archived copy of the webcast will be available on AVANIR's website for 30 days, and a telephone replay will be available through December 5, 2010, by dialing (800) 642-1687 (domestic) or (706) 645-9291 (international) and entering the conference ID number 27373088.

About AVANIR

AVANIR Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on bringing innovative medicines to patients with central nervous system disorders of high unmet medical need.  As part of our commitment, we have extensively invested in our pipeline and are dedicated to advancing medicines that can substantially improve the lives of patients and their loved ones.  For more information about AVANIR, please visit www.avanir.com.  

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