Access Pharmaceuticals Announces Closing of $6.3 Million in Registered Direct Offering

DALLAS, Feb. 2  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ACCESS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (OTC Bulletin Board: ACCP), today announced that it closed its previously announced sale of approximately 2.10 million shares of its common stock and warrants to purchase approximately 1.05 million shares of its common stock for gross proceeds of approximately $6.3 million on January 22, 2010.  Access sold the shares and warrants for $3.00 per unit (each unit consisting of one share and a warrant to purchase 0.5 shares of common stock).  The exercise price of the warrants is $3.00 per share.

The common stock and warrants are being offered by Access pursuant to an effective registration statement(s) on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). A prospectus relating to the offering will be filed with the SEC.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. The securities may only be offered by means of a prospectus. Copies of the prospectus can be obtained directly from Rodman & Renshaw, LLC at 1251 Avenue of the Americas, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10020, or from the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov/.

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 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: our cash burn rate, clinical trial plans and timelines and clinical results for ProLindac, MuGard, Thiarabine and Cobalamin and other product candidates, our ability to achieve clinical and commercial success and our 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.

  Contact: Company                
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  Stephen B. Thompson             
  Vice President, Chief Financial Officer  
  Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc.    
  [phone]

  Contact: Investor Relations
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  Donald C. Weinberger/Diana Bittner (media)
  Wolfe Axelrod Weinberger Assoc. LLC
  [phone]


DATASOURCE: Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc.



CONTACT:  Stephen B. Thompson, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,

Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc., [phone]; or Investor Relations: Donald

C. Weinberger or Diana Bittner (media), Wolfe Axelrod Weinberger Assoc. LLC,

[phone]



Web Site:  http://www.accesspharma.com/ 

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