Toronto Stock Exchange Symbol: DND

MISSISSAUGA, ON, April 25, 2012 /CNW/ - Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc. (TSX: DND; OTC: CPHMF.PK) today announced it will host a conference call for its Q1 2012 financial results and hold its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Friday, May 4, 2012.

Q1 2012 CONFERENCE CALL

WHEN: Friday, May 4, 2012 at 8:30AM ET

CONFERENCE CALL/WEBCAST: You can join the call by dialing 647-427-7450 or 1-888-231-8191. A live audio webcast will be available through http://www.cipherpharma.com or http://www.newswire.ca. An archived replay of the webcast will be available for 365 days.

ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

WHEN: Friday, May 4, 2012 at 11:00AM ET

WHERE: Goodmans LLP, Bay Adelaide Centre, 333 Bay Street, Suite 3400, Toronto, Ontario

WEBCAST: The meeting will be webcast live. To access the webcast go to http://www.cipherpharma.com or http://www.newswire.ca. Please connect at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the meeting to ensure adequate time for any software download that may be required to join the webcast. An archived replay of the webcast will be available for 365 days.

About Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Cipher Pharmaceuticals (TSX: DND; OTC: CPHMF.PK) is a growing specialty pharmaceutical company that commercializes novel formulations of successful, currently marketed molecules.  Cipher's strategy is to in-license clearly differentiated products, advance them through the clinical development and regulatory approval stages, and out-license to international marketing partners.  The Company's first product is a fenofibrate formulation marketed in the United States as Lipofen®. Cipher's second product, an extended-release tramadol, is marketed in the United States as ConZip™ and in Canada as Durela™.  Cipher's New Drug Application for its third product, a novel formulation of the acne treatment isotretinoin, is currently being reviewed by the FDA and Health Canada. For more information, please visit www.cipherpharma.com.