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 News Release - June 27, 2006

Auriga Laboratories Promotes Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing Andrew Shales to Position of Chief Operating Officer

20-Year Pharmaceutical Industry Veteran to Focus on Continued Revenue Expansion from Auriga's Proven and New Product Lines

NORCROSS, Ga.--(HSMN NewsFeed)--June 27, 2006--Auriga Laboratories, Inc. (OTCBB:MLNK ), a specialty pharmaceutical company and marketer of the Extendryl® family of products, has announced that Andrew D. Shales, the Company's Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, has been promoted to the senior management position of Chief Operating Officer.

Mr. Shales brings 20-year experience pharmaceutical industry sales and marketing, with a proven track record in commercializing some of the pharmaceutical industry's best-known and most successful products. He joined Auriga's management team as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing in January 2006. Since that time he has worked to expand sales of Auriga's Extendryl product line as well as contributed to the development of the Company's other key strategic new drug product initiatives.

Before joining Auriga, Mr. Shales served in senior sales and marketing roles at Synthon Pharmaceuticals, and led marketing efforts at First Horizon Pharmaceutical, an acquisition-driven specialty pharmaceutical company. At UCB Pharma, he served as group director for central nervous system products and built the CNS marketing function from inception for the launch of Keppra®, a leading medication for seizures. Additionally, he managed the Zyrtec® product that was co-promoted by UCB Pharma and Pfizer.

"Andrew's experience and leadership has been a fantastic resource for Auriga as we have moved forward to develop our portfolio of prescription products and increase activities of our sales and marketing operations," said Philip Pesin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Auriga. "I can think of no better person to take on this central role as Auriga continues to expand its pharmaceutical product lines, and as we continue to deepen and extend all of our sales, marketing and development functions."

Mr. Shales commented: "After two decades in the business, this is an excellent opportunity for me to help an already fantastic Company and management team."

About Auriga Laboratories

Auriga is a specialty pharmaceutical company with stand-alone sales, marketing, and development capabilities. Auriga currently markets the Extendryl® family of products with a dedicated sales force. Auriga has an exclusive license to the Extendryl® product line. Currently there are 7 separate products that fall under the Extendryl® brand. This product line is indicated for treatment and relief of cough, cold and allergy symptoms. These products offer different combinations of antihistamines, expectorants, decongestants, anticholinergics, and anti-tussives that are designed to provide symptomatic relief for several patient types in the acute respiratory disease area. Auriga plans to become a fully integrated pharmaceutical company by acquiring its own manufacturing and development capabilities. Moving forward, the Company will seek to acquire and/or in-license additional products and technologies to further grow revenues. For more information, please visit: www.aurigalabs.com.

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Source: Auriga Laboratories

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