6-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13A-16 or 15d-16 of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of July, 2016

COMMISSION FILE Number. 000-29338

CARDIOME PHARMA CORP.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

1441 Creekside Drive, 6th floor

Vancouver, British Columbia, V6J 4S7, CANADA

(Address of principal executive offices)

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DOCUMENTS INCLUDED AS PART OF THIS REPORT

Exhibit	Description
99.1	News Release dated July 14, 2016 - ESMOCARD® and ESMOCARD LYO® receive pricing approval and reimbursement in Italy

Exhibit 99.1 of this report on Form 6-K is incorporated by reference into the Company’s registration statement on Form F-10 (File No. 333-209606) and registration statements on Form S-8 (File No. 333-199091 and File No. 333-199092).

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, thereunto duly authorized.

	CARDIOME PHARMA CORP.
	(Registrant)
Date: July 14, 2016	By:	/s/ Jennifer Archibald
		Name: Jennifer Archibald
		Title: Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

ESMOCARD® and ESMOCARD LYO® receive pricing approval and reimbursement in Italy

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VANCOUVER, July 14, 2016 /CNW/ - Cardiome Pharma Corp. (NASDAQ: CRME / TSX: COM) announced that pricing approval and national reimbursement for both ESMOCARD^® and ESMOCARD LYO^® (esmolol hydrochloride) was recently provided in Italy.

"We are pleased that ESMOCARD and ESMOCARD LYO have received pricing approval and national reimbursement in Italy and are excited to move toward commercialization of both products in the Italian hospital market," said Eric Lambert, Cardiome's Sales Director, Europe. "Both products fit perfectly with our strategic focus on acute care hospital products and we look forward to introducing ESMOCARD and ESMOCARD LYO to Italian physicians as early as Q4 2016. Our efforts resulting in the pricing and reimbursment approvals in Italy, and the launch of ESMOCARD in France, demonstrates our committment to commercialize therapies that will improve the quality of life and health of patients."

ESMOCARD is indicated for supraventricular tachycardia (except for pre-excitation syndromes) and for the rapid control of the ventricular rate in patients with atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter in perioperative, postoperative, or other circumstances where short-term control of the ventricular rate with a short-acting agent is desirable. ESMOCARD is also indicated for tachycardia and hypertension occurring in the perioperative phase and non-compensatory sinus tachycardia where, in the physician's judgement the rapid heart rate requires specific intervention. ESMOCARD is not intended for use in chronic settings. ESMOCARD is available in two presentations including a 10mg/ml, 10ml solution for injection (branded as ESMOCARD) and a 2500mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion (branded as ESMOCARD LYO). Cardiome licensed rights to ESMOCARD and ESMOCARD LYO from AOP Orphan Pharma for France, Spain, Belgium and Italy in May 2015.

About Cardiome Pharma Corp.

Cardiome Pharma Corp. is a specialty pharmaceutical company dedicated to the development and commercialization of innovative therapies that will improve the quality of life and health of patients suffering from disease. Cardiome has two marketed, in-hospital, cardiology products, BRINAVESS^® (vernakalant IV), approved in Europe and other territories for the rapid conversion of recent onset atrial fibrillation to sinus rhythm in adults, and AGGRASTAT^® (tirofiban HCl) a reversible GP IIb/IIIa inhibitor indicated for use in patients with acute coronary syndrome. Cardiome also commercializes ESMOCARD^® and ESMOCARD LYO^® (esmolol hydrochloride), a short-acting beta-blocker used to control rapid heart rate in a number of cardiovascular indications, on behalf of their partner AOP Orphan Pharma in select European markets. Cardiome has also licensed: XYDALBA™ (dalbavancin hydrochloride), a second generation, semi-synthetic lipoglycopeptide approved in the EU for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI) in adults for select European and Middle Eastern nations and Canada from Allergan; and TREVYENT^®, a development stage drug device combination that is under development for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension for Europe, the Middle East and for Canadian markets from SteadyMed Therapeutics. Cardiome commercializes its products in more than 50 countries by leveraging its direct salesforce and a strong network of distribution partners.

Cardiome is traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market (CRME) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (COM). For more information, please visit our web site at www.cardiome.com.

Forward-Looking Statement Disclaimer  
Certain statements in this news release contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 or forward-looking information under applicable Canadian securities legislation that may not be based on historical fact, including without limitation statements containing the words "believe", "may", "plan", "will", "estimate", "continue", "anticipate", "intend", "expect" and similar expressions.  Forward- looking statements may involve, but are not limited to, comments with respect to our objectives and priorities for the remainder of 2016 and beyond, our strategies or future actions, our targets, expectations for our financial condition and the results of, or outlook for, our operations, research and development and product and drug development. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, events or developments to be materially different from any future results, events or developments expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Many such known risks, uncertainties and other factors are taken into account as part of our assumptions underlying these forward-looking statements and include, among others, the following: general economic and business conditions in the United States, Canada, Europe, and the other regions in which we operate; market demand; technological changes that could impact our existing products or our ability to develop and commercialize future products; competition; existing governmental legislation and regulations and changes in, or the failure to comply with, governmental legislation and regulations; availability of financial reimbursement coverage from governmental and third-party payers for products and related treatments; adverse results or unexpected delays in pre-clinical and clinical product development processes; adverse findings related to the safety and/or efficacy of our products or products; decisions, and the timing of decisions, made by health regulatory agencies regarding approval of our technology and products; the requirement for substantial funding to expand commercialization activities; and any other factors that may affect our performance. In addition, our business is subject to certain operating risks that may cause any results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements in this presentation to differ materially from our actual results. These operating risks include: our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; our ability to successfully complete pre-clinical and clinical development of our products; changes in our business strategy or development plans; intellectual property matters, including the unenforceability or loss of patent protection resulting from third-party challenges to our patents; market acceptance of our technology and products; our ability to successfully manufacture, market and sell our products; the availability of capital to finance our activities; and any other factors described in detail in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission available at www.sec.gov and the Canadian securities regulatory authorities at www.sedar.com. Given these risks, uncertainties and factors, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements and information, which are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. All forward-looking statements and information made herein are based on our current expectations and we undertake no obligation to revise or update such forward-looking statements and information to reflect subsequent events or circumstances, except as required by law.

SOURCE Cardiome Pharma Corp.

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For further information: David Dean, VP Business Development and Investor Relations, (604) 677-6905 ext 311 or Toll Free: 1-800-330-9928, Email: ddean@cardiome.com

CO: Cardiome Pharma Corp.

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