Press Release

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Feb. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVNR) today announced that company management will present an overview of the company at the following conferences in March.

• Citi 2011 Global Healthcare Conference
  • Location: Hilton New York, New York, NY
  • Presentation date: Tuesday March 1, 2011
  • Presentation time: 8:00am ET

• Cowen & Company Healthcare Conference
  • Location: Boston Marriott, Boston, MA
  • Presentation date: Tuesday March 8, 2011
  • Presentation time: 8:45am ET

• 2011 Roth OC Growth Conference
  • Location: The Ritz Carlton, Laguna Niguel, CA
  • Presentation date: Monday March 14, 2011
  • Presentation time: 5:00pm PT

A live webcast and 30-day archive of these presentations will be available at http://www.avanir.com.

About Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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.

AVANIR™ and NUEDEXTA™ are trademarks owned by Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

©2011 Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

SOURCE Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Feb 23, 2011