WILMINGTON, Mass., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DUSA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.® (Nasdaq GM: DUSA), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on dermatology, announced today that global sales volumes of the Levulan® Kerastick®, an integral part of the Levulan® Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) technology platform, surpassed one million units. "The achievement of this milestone signifies that dermatologists in the U.S. and abroad continue to embrace Levulan PDT for Grade 1 and 2 actinic keratoses (AKs) of the face and scalp and the beneficial outcomes it offers their patients," said Bob Doman, DUSA's President and Chief Executive Officer. "We believe that Levulan PDT is one of the fastest growing office based procedures in dermatology today, having achieved a 39% compounded annual growth rate in worldwide Kerastick revenues over the past four years," continued Doman. "PDT is an important, versatile technology that should be integrated more frequently in clinical dermatology practice," said Jill Waibel, M.D., a dermatologist in private practice at Palm Beach Esthetic Dermatology & Laser Center, West Palm Beach, Florida. "We are excited to have reached the one million Kerastick sales milestone, and believe that significant growth potential exists for Levulan PDT in the treatment of AKs and other potential indications," Doman concluded. DUSA continues to explore other potential indications for the utilization of Levulan PDT for the treatment of various skin conditions and has initiated a pilot study on Levulan PDT for the treatment of AKs and the prevention of new non-melanoma skin cancer in chronically immunosuppressed solid organ transplant recipients. About DUSA Pharmaceuticals DUSA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ® is an integrated dermatology pharmaceutical company focused primarily on the development and marketing of its Levulan® Photodynamic Therapy technology platform, and complementary dermatology products. Levulan PDT is currently approved for the treatment of Grade 1 and 2 actinic keratoses of the face and scalp. DUSA also markets other dermatology products, including ClindaReach®. DUSA is researching Levulan PDT for the treatment of AKs and the prevention of new non-melanoma skin cancer in chronically immunosuppressed solid organ transplant recipients. DUSA is based in Wilmington, Mass. Please visit our Web site at http://www.dusapharma.com/. Forward Looking Statements Except for historical information, this news release contains certain forward-looking statements that represent our current expectations and beliefs concerning future events, and involve certain known and unknown risk and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements relate to belief concerning the speed of Levulan growth and its potential for additional growth and additional indications. These forward-looking statements are further qualified by important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by those in the forward-looking statements made in this release. These factors include, without limitation, actions by health regulatory authorities, sufficiency of funds, the regulatory approval process, results of clinical trials, reliance on third party manufacturers, our patent portfolio, and other risks and uncertainties identified in DUSA's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, and other SEC filings from time to time. DATASOURCE: DUSA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. CONTACT: Investor Relations: Chad Rubin of The Trout Group LLC, +1-646-378-2947; or Media: Dayna Hochstein of Spectrum, +1-202-955-6222 Ext. 2524, both for DUSA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Web Site: http://www.dusapharma.com/

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