LIBERTY CORNER, N.J., Jan. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Reliant Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that Ernest Mario, Ph.D., the company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the 25th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference on Monday, January 8 at 2:00 PM Pacific. The conference is being held at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco.

Dr. Mario will provide an overview of Reliant and an update on the company's product portfolio.

About Reliant Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Reliant Pharmaceuticals is a pharmaceutical company with integrated sales, marketing and development expertise that markets a portfolio of branded cardiovascular pharmaceutical products. Reliant focuses on marketing promotionally sensitive pharmaceutical products to the high prescribing primary care, cardiovascular and specialist physician markets in the United States. Reliant also acquires rights to and develops product candidates in mid- to late-stage clinical development. Reliant's sales force infrastructure is comprised of approximately 825 sales professionals nationwide.

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