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): March 3, 2011

Cornerstone Therapeutics Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		000-50767 (Commission File Number)		04-3523569 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

1255 Crescent Green Drive, Suite 250, Cary, NC (Address of Principal Executive Offices)		27518 (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (919) 678-6611

Not applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 2.02		Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On March 3, 2011, Cornerstone Therapeutics Inc. (the “Company”) announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2010. A copy of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information contained in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01.		Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)		Exhibits.
		See the Exhibit Index attached hereto.

SIGNATURE

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.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description of Document
Exhibit 99.1		Press release dated March 3, 2011.