| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On August 28, 2008, Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. issued a press release announcing that the company will present at the Thomas Weisel Partners Healthcare Conference 2008 in Boston, MA on Thursday, September 4, 2008 at 8:35 a.m. ET. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated August 28, 2008. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, LTD. | ||
| Date: August 28, 2008 | ||
| /s/ Adam C. Derbyshire | ||
| Adam C. Derbyshire | ||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |