Exhibit 32.1

                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                                   PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Y. Joseph Mo, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Annual
Report of NexMed, Inc. on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, fully
complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in such Annual Report on
10-K fairly presents in all material respects the financial condition and
results of operations of NexMed, Inc.


Date: March 4, 2004                                 By: /s/ Y. Joseph Mo
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                                                    Name: Y. Joseph Mo
                                                    Title: Chief Executive
                                                    Officer