Alpharma Announces Fourth Quarter Full Year 2006 Conference Call

FORT LEE, N.J., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alpharma Inc. (NYSE: ALO) announced that the company will release its fourth quarter 2006 earnings after the market close on Tuesday, February 27, 2007. Alpharma management, will conduct a conference call / webcast on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 beginning at 8:00 AM Eastern Standard Time to discuss its fourth quarter results.

The call will be open to all interested parties and may be accessed by using the following information:

                          CONFERENCE CALL ACCESS
                 Domestic Dial In:        (800) 374-0147
                 International Dial In:   (706) 634-5431
                 Conference Call ID:      9049436

Investors can access the call in a "listen only" mode via the Internet at http://www.streetevents.com/.

In addition, for those unable to participate at the time of the call, a rebroadcast will be available following the call from Wednesday, February 28, 2007 at 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time until Wednesday, March 7, 2007 at midnight. The rebroadcast may be accessed on the Internet at http://www.streetevents.com/ or by telephone using the following information:

                            REBROADCAST ACCESS
                 Domestic Dial In:        (800) 642-1687
                 International Dial In:   (706) 645-9291
                 Participant Code:        9049436

Alpharma Inc. (NYSE: ALO) is a global specialty pharmaceutical company with leadership positions in products for humans and animals. Alpharma is presently active in more than 60 countries. Alpharma has a growing branded franchise in the chronic pain market with its morphine-based extended release KADIAN(R) product. In addition, Alpharma is among the world's leading producers of several specialty pharmaceutical-grade bulk antibiotics and is internationally recognized as a leading provider of pharmaceutical products for poultry and livestock.