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COLUMBIA LABORATORIES COMMENTS ON STOCK ACTIVITY

LIVINGSTON, NJ, – November 13, 2009 - Columbia Laboratories, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBRX) today commented that nothing fundamental in the Company’s operations has changed to cause the current market activity in its Common Stock.

"Upon recent inquiries from shareholders regarding the significant fluctuation in the Company's common stock price, I felt it was necessary to address the market," stated Robert S. Mills, chief executive officer of Columbia Laboratories, Inc. "The Company understands that certain trade reports today were inconsistent with the prevailing market and should not be used in any calculation of the low sale price of the Company’s Common Stock.”

About Columbia Laboratories

Columbia Laboratories, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing products for the women’s healthcare and endocrinology markets that use its novel bioadhesive drug delivery technology. Columbia markets CRINONE® 8% (progesterone gel) in the United States for progesterone supplementation as part of an ART treatment for infertile women with progesterone deficiency. The Company also markets STRIANT® (testosterone buccal system) for the treatment of hypogonadism in men. The Company’s partners market CRINONE® 8%, STRIANT®, and three other products to additional U.S. and foreign markets. The Company is conducting, in collaboration with the NIH, the PREGNANT (PROCHIEVE® Extending GestatioN A New Therapy) Study of PROCHIEVE® 8% to reduce the risk of preterm birth in women with a short cervix at mid-pregnancy. For more information, please visit www.columbialabs.com.

Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This press release may contain forward-looking statements about Columbia Laboratories, Inc.’s expectations regarding the Company’s strategic direction, prospects and future results, and clinical research programs, which statements are indicated by the words "will," "plan," "expect" and similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties; actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. Factors that might cause future results to differ include, but are not limited to, the following: the successful marketing of CRINONE® 8% (progesterone gel) and STRIANT® (testosterone buccal system) in the U.S.; the successful marketing of CRINONE® 8% by Merck Serono; the timely and successful development of PROCHIEVE® 8% to reduce the risk of preterm birth in women with a short cervix in mid-pregnancy; the timely and successful completion of the ongoing Phase III PREGNANT (PROCHIEVE® Extending GestatioN A New Therapy) Study of PROCHIEVE® 8% in short cervix patients; success in obtaining acceptance and approval of new products and new indications for current products by the FDA and international regulatory agencies; our ability to obtain financing in order to fund our operations and repay our debt as it comes due; the impact of competitive products and pricing; the strength of the U.S. dollar relative to international currencies, particularly the Euro; competitive economic and regulatory factors in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry; general economic conditions; and other risks and uncertainties that may be detailed, from time-to-time, in Columbia’s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Columbia Laboratories undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

CRINONE®, PROCHIEVE®, and STRIANT® are registered trademarks of Columbia Laboratories, Inc.

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Columbia Laboratories, Inc. Investor and Media Contact: 
Lawrence A. Gyenes Melody A. Carey,
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial & Treasurer Co-President, Rx Communications, LLC
(973) 486-8860 (917) 322-2571