/C O R R E C T I O N -- Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc./ DALLAS, July 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In the news release, Access Pharmaceuticals to Present at Jesup & Lamont 2009 Growth Stock Conference, issued earlier today by Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc. over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that in the headline and throughout the release "Jessup" should read as "Jesup". The complete, corrected release follows: Access Pharmaceuticals to Present at Jesup & Lamont 2009 Growth Stock Conference Access to Provide Details on MuGard Launch in Europe ACCESS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (OTC:ACCP) (BULLETIN BOARD: ACCP) announced today that Jeffrey B. Davis, President & CEO, will present at the Jesup & Lamont 2009 Growth Stock Conference organized by the LifeTech Capital Group on Thursday, July 30, 2009 at 10:45 am EDT. The presentation will occur live and will be held at the Waldorf Astoria Boca Beach Club in Boca Raton, Florida. "We are pleased to have the opportunity to present Access Pharmaceuticals to the large group of institutional and retail investors that attend Jesup's annual growth stock conference," stated Jeffrey B. Davis, Access' President & CEO. "The conference provides a forum for Access to highlight in many product programs, and specifically the very significant and positive initial results and feedback from the commercial launch of MuGard, our FDA approved treatment for oral mucositis. Initial clinical feedback and experience exceeds our expectations." About Access: Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is an emerging biopharmaceutical company that develops and commercializes propriety products for the treatment and supportive care of cancer patients. Access' products include ProLindac(TM), currently in Phase 2 clinical testing of patients with ovarian cancer, and MuGard(TM) for the management of patients with mucositis. The company also has other advanced drug delivery technologies including Cobalamin(TM)-mediated targeted delivery and oral drug delivery, its proprietary nanopolymer delivery technology based on the natural vitamin B12 uptake mechanism; Angiolix , a humanized monoclonal antibody which acts as an anti-angiogenesis factor and is targeted to breast cancer; and Thiarabine, a new generation nucleoside analog which has demonstrated both pre-clinical and clinical activity in certain cancers. For additional information on Access Pharmaceuticals, please visit our website at http://www.accesspharma.com/. This press release contains certain statements that are forward-looking within the meaning of Section 27a of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements include those relating to: clinical trial plans and timelines and clinical results for ProLindac and product candidates acquired in the MacroChem transaction, our ability to execute licensing agreements in the future, Access' plans to continue and initiate clinical trials, the value of its products in the market (including MuGard and the size of the overall market for mucositis products), its ability to achieve clinical and commercial success and its ability to successfully develop marketed products. These statements are subject to numerous risks, including but not limited Access' need to obtain additional financing in order to continue the clinical trial and operations and to the risks detailed in Access' Annual Reports on Form 10-K and other reports filed by Access with the Securities and Exchange Commission. DATASOURCE: Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc. CONTACT: Company, Stephen B. Thompson, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc., +1-214-905-5100; Investor Relations, Donald C. Weinberger or Diana Bittner (media), both of Wolfe Axelrod Weinberger Assoc. LLC, +1-212-370-4500, for Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Web Site: http://accesspharma.com/index.shtml

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