American Stock Exchange Lists Common Stock of Medicure Inc.

American Stock Exchange Lists Common Stock of Medicure Inc. 


NEW YORK, Feb. 17  /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R))
today listed the common stock of Medicure Inc. under the ticker symbol MCU.

Medicure Inc. is a cardiovascular drug discovery and development Company focused
on developing effective therapeutics for unmet needs in the field of
cardiovascular medicine. The Company's lead drug, MC-1, is focused on the
prevention and treatment of ischemia, ischemic reperfusion injury,and stroke.
The cardiovascular and stroke market is the largest pharmaceutical sector with
annual global sales of over US $70 billion.

"We are pleased to welcome Medicure to the American Stock Exchange," said John
McGonegal, senior vice president of the Amex Equities Group.  "We look forward
to working with Medicure in building increased investor awareness and visibility
within the investment community."

The specialist in Medicure Inc. will be Kellogg Capital Group.  For further
information on MCU and other Amex-listed companies, please visit
http://www.amex.com/ .

The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) is the only primary exchange that
offers trading across a full range of equities, options and exchange traded
funds (ETFs), including structured products and HOLDRS(SM).  In addition to its
role as a national equities market, the Amex is the pioneer of the ETF,
responsible for bringing the first domestic product to market in 1993. Leading
the industry in ETF listings, the Amex lists 138 ETFs.The Amex is also one of
the largest options exchanges in the U.S., trading options on broad-based and
sector indexes as well as domestic and foreign stocks.  For more information,
please visit http://www.amex.com/ . 

DATASOURCE: The American Stock Exchange



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