UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

August 26, 2008

NexMed, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada	0-22245	87-0449967
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

89 Twin Rivers Drive, East Windsor, New Jersey		08520
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (609) 371-8123


(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13a-4(c))

ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS.

On August 26, 2008, NexMed, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that based on First Interpretable Results of Phase III clinical studies for NM100060, a topical application of terbinafine formulated with NexACT® for the treatment of onychomycosis (nail fungus), the decision has been taken to not submit a New Drug Application with the Food and Drug Administration at this time.

NexMed entered into an exclusive, worldwide agreement with Novartis in September 2005, under which Novartis assumed all clinical development, regulatory, manufacturing and commercialization responsibilities for NM100060.

A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press release, dated August 26, 2008

SIGNATURES

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 hereunto duly authorized.

	NEXMED, INC.



	By:	/s/ Vivian Liu
	Name:	Vivian Liu
	Title:	President and
`		Chief Executive Officer

Date: August 26, 2008