WEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC.: TWO PATENTS ISSUED

WEX Pharmaceuticals Inc. ("WEX" or the "Company") is pleased to announce official grant to the Company patent ZL 01 1 18098.6 by the State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China (SIPO) under the title of "Application of A Synergistic Combination of A Sodium Ion Channel Blocker and An Opioid Analgesic in Treatment of Pain in Mammals" and patent UA 2003032528 by the State Department of Intellectual Property of Ukraine under the title "Method of Analgesia". CNN Matthews (http://www.ccnmatthews.com/news/releases/show.jsp?action=showRelease&searchText=false&showText=all&actionFor=609595)