Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the quarterly report of Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Thomas R. Staab, II, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: May 7, 2009	/s/ Thomas R. Staab, II
	Thomas R. Staab, II
	Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
	(principal financial officer)