WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. (NYSE: PRX) will be presenting at the 27th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, January 14, at 3:00 pm PST at the Westin St. Francis Hotel.

The audio-only live webcast will be accessible through the J.P. Morgan website at http://metameetings.com/webcasts/jpmorgan/healthcare09 or through the Par website at www.parpharm.com. A replay will be available for approximately 14 days.

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Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets generic drugs and innovative branded pharmaceuticals for specialty markets. For press release and other company information, visit www.parpharm.com.

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