Furiex Pharmaceuticals Announces Acceptance to Late-Breaking Abstract Session at Digestive Disease Week 2014

Furiex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: FURX) today announced that results from its two Phase III clinical trials of eluxadoline in patients with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome will be presented in a Late-Breaking Abstract Session at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2014, to be held May 3-6 at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL.

Details of the presentation are as follows:

About Digestive Disease Week

Digestive Disease Week® (DDW®) is the largest international gathering of physicians, researchers and academics in the fields of gastroenterology, hepatology, endoscopy and gastrointestinal surgery. Jointly sponsored by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute, the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT), DDW takes place May 3 – 6, 2014, at McCormick Place, Chicago, IL. The meeting showcases more than 5,000 abstracts and hundreds of lectures on the latest advances in gastrointestinal research, medicine and technology. More information can be found at www.ddw.org.

About Eluxadoline

Eluxadoline is a novel, orally active investigational agent with combined mu opioid receptor agonist and delta opioid receptor antagonist activity which acts locally in the gut and has very low oral bioavailability. This dual opioid activity is designed to treat diarrhea and pain symptoms of IBS-d, without causing the constipating side effects that can occur with unopposed mu opioid agonists. Eluxadoline treatment was demonstrated to show simultaneous improvements in stool consistency and abdominal pain in two Phase III clinical trials. Eluxadoline has been granted Fast Track status by the FDA, a process designed to facilitate development and expedite the review of drugs to treat diseases with significant unmet medical need.

About Furiex

Furiex Pharmaceuticals is a drug development collaboration company that uses innovative clinical development design to accelerate and increase value of drug development programs by advancing them through the drug discovery and development process in a cost-efficient manner. Our drug development programs are designed and driven by a core team with extensive drug development experience. The Company collaborates with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies and has a diversified product portfolio and pipeline with multiple therapeutic candidates, including one Phase III-ready asset, two compounds in Phase III development, one of which is with a partner, and four products on the market. The Company's mission is to develop innovative medicines faster and at a lower cost, thereby improving profitability and accelerating time to market while providing life-improving therapies for patients. For more information, visit www.furiex.com.

Except for historical information, all of the statements, expectations and assumptions contained in this news release are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Although Furiex attempts to be accurate in making these forward-looking statements, it is possible that future circumstances might differ from the assumptions on which such statements are based. In addition, other important factors which could cause actual results to differ materially include the following: progress of compounds in clinical trials and regulatory approvals; potential changes to regulatory guidance by regulatory agencies such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the European Medicines Agency; the risk of finding a collaborator for our late-stage compounds, or risks involved in our attempting to commercialize compounds ourselves; continuing losses and our potential need for additional financing; the risks and expense of continuing the research and development activities of our existing compounds; inability of collaborators to effectively market approved products for which we receive royalty and sales-based milestone payments; changes in the safety and efficacy profile of our existing compounds as they progress through research and development; new collaborative agreements that we might enter into in the future; the costs of defending any patent opposition or litigation necessary to protect our proprietary technologies; and the other risk factors set forth from time to time in the SEC filings for Furiex, copies of which can be found on our website.