SAMARITAN IN-LICENSES GREECE & CYPRUS MARKETING RIGHTS FOR AMPHOCIL FROM THREE RIVERS

Samaritan Pharmaceuticals Inc. (AMEX:LIV) a developer of innovative drugs, announced today its European subsidiary, Samaritan Europe has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Three Rivers Pharmaceuticals for the marketing and sales of Amphocil(R) (amphotericin B cholesteryl sulfate complex for injection) in Greece and Cyprus. Amphocil is indicated for the treatment of invasive aspergillosis, a fungal infection that occurs in immuno-compromised patients.

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