EX-32.1 8 dex321.htm CERTIFICATION OF THE PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. Certification of the President & Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C.

Exhibit 32.1

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, 2010, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Adrian Adams, President & Chief Executive Officer 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 4, 2010

    

/s/    Adrian Adams

   

Adrian Adams

President & Chief Executive Officer

(principal executive officer)