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Cardiome To Present At Oppenheimer Healthcare Conference

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  Published in Health and Fitness on Monday, November 2nd 2009 at 11:35 GMT by Market Wire
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NASDAQ: CRME TSX: COM

VANCOUVER, Nov. 2 /CNW/ - Cardiome Pharma Corp. (NASDAQ: CRME / TSX: COM) today announced that Doug Janzen, President and CEO, is scheduled to present an overview of Cardiome at the Oppenheimer 20th Annual Healthcare Conference in New York City on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 2:45pm Eastern (11:45am Pacific).

A live webcast of Mr. Janzen's presentation can be accessed on Cardiome's website at [ www.cardiome.com ]. A replay of the webcast will be posted after the presentation and will be available until December 4, 2009.

About Cardiome Pharma Corp.

Cardiome Pharma Corp. is a product-focused drug development company dedicated to the advancement and commercialization of novel treatments for disorders of the heart and circulatory system. Cardiome is traded on the NASDAQ National Market (CRME) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (COM). For more information, please visit our web site at [ www.cardiome.com ].

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