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                                                                    Exhibit 10.2

                            INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT

         This Investor Rights Agreement (this "Agreement") is made and entered
into as of April 21, 2003 among NexMed, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the
"Company"), and each of the purchasers executing this Agreement and listed on
Schedule 1 attached hereto (collectively, the "Purchasers").

         This Agreement is being entered into pursuant to the Preferred Stock
and Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the
Company and the Purchasers (the "Purchase Agreement").

         The Company and the Purchasers hereby agree as follows:

         1. Definitions.

         Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings given such terms in the Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement,
the following terms shall have the following meanings:

         "Advice" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(m).

         "Affiliate" means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that
directly or indirectly controls or is controlled by or under common control with
such Person. For the purposes of this definition, "control," when used with
respect to any Person, means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to
direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person,
whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise;
and the terms of "affiliated," "controlling" and "controlled" have meanings
correlative to the foregoing.

         "Blackout Period" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(n).

         "Board" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(n).

         "Business Day" means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which
shall be a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in the State of
New Jersey generally are authorized or required by law or other government
actions to close.

         "Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

         "Common Stock" means the Company's Common Stock, par value $0.001 per
share.

         "Effectiveness Period" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.

         "Event" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(e).

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         "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

         "Filing Date" means the 30th day following the Closing Date.

         "Holder" or "Holders" means the holder or holders, as the case may be,
from time to time of Registrable Securities, including without limitation the
Purchasers and their assignees.

         "Indemnified Party" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).

         "Indemnifying Party" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).

         "Losses" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).

         "Nasdaq" shall mean The Nasdaq Stock Market.

         "Person" means an individual or a corporation, partnership, trust,
incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability
company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or political subdivision
thereof) or other entity of any kind.

         "Proceeding" means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding
(including, without limitation, an investigation or partial proceeding, such as
a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.

         "Prospectus" means the prospectus included in any Registration
Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that includes any
information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective
registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated under the
Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with
respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable
Securities covered by such Registration Statement, and all other amendments and
supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all
material incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.

         "Registrable Securities" means (a) the Conversion Shares and the
Warrant Shares (without regard to any limitations on beneficial ownership
contained in the Certificate of Designation or Warrants) or other securities
issued or issuable to each Purchaser or its transferee or designee (i) upon
conversion of the Preferred Stock and/or upon exercise of the Warrants, or (ii)
upon any distribution with respect to, any exchange for or any replacement of
such Preferred Stock or Warrants or (iii) upon any conversion, exercise or
exchange of any securities issued in connection with any such distribution,
exchange or replacement; (b) securities issued or issuable upon any stock split,
stock dividend, recapitalization or similar event with respect to the foregoing;
and (c) any other security issued as a dividend or other distribution with
respect to, in exchange for, in replacement or redemption of, or in reduction of
the liquidation value of, any of the securities referred to in the preceding
clauses; provided, however, that such securities shall cease to be Registrable
Securities when such securities have been sold to or through a broker or dealer
or underwriter in a public distribution or a public securities transaction or
when such securities may be sold without

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any restriction pursuant to Rule 144(k) as determined by the counsel to the
Company pursuant to a written opinion letter, addressed to the Company's
transfer agent to such effect as described in Section 2 of this Agreement.

         "Registration Statement" means the registration statements and any
additional registration statements contemplated by Section 2, including (in each
case) the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement
or Prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments, all exhibits
thereto, and all material incorporated by reference in such registration
statement.

         "Rule 144" means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the
Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar
rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the
same effect as such Rule.

         "Rule 158" means Rule 158 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the
Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar
rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the
same effect as such Rule.

         "Rule 415" means Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the
Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar
rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the
same effect as such Rule.

         "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

         "Special Counsel" means one special counsel to the Holders selected by
a majority in interest of the Holders with notice of such selection given to the
Company.

         "Warrant Shares" means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the
exercise of the warrants issued or to be issued to the Purchasers or their
assignees or designees in connection with the offering consummated under the
Purchase Agreement.

         2. Registration. As soon as possible following the Closing Date (but
not later than the Filing Date), the Company shall prepare and file with the
Commission a "shelf" Registration Statement covering all Registrable Securities
for a secondary or resale offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to
Rule 415. The Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (or if such form is
not available to the Company on another form appropriate for such registration
in accordance herewith). The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the
Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act not
later than ninety (90) days after the Closing Date (including filing with the
Commission a request for acceleration of effectiveness in accordance with Rule
12dl-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act within five (5) Business Days of the
date that the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier)
by the Commission that a Registration Statement will not be "reviewed," or not
be subject to further review) and to keep such Registration Statement

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continuously effective under the Securities Act until such date as is the
earlier of (x) the date when all Registrable Securities covered by such
Registration Statement have been sold or (y) the date on which the Registrable
Securities may be sold without any restriction pursuant to Rule 144(k) as
determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter,
addressed to the Company's transfer agent to such effect (the "Effectiveness
Period"). Upon the initial filing thereof, the Registration Statement shall
cover at least 130% of the shares of Common Stock for issuance upon the
conversion of the Preferred Stock and 100% of the shares of Common Stock for
issuance upon the exercise of the Warrants. If the Commission informs the
Company that it will not allow the Registration Statement to cover at least 130%
of the shares of Common Stock for issuance upon the conversion of the Preferred
Stock, then the Registration Statement shall cover the highest percentage of
such Common Stock that the Commission will allow. Such Registration Statement
also shall cover, to the extent allowable under the Securities Act and the Rules
promulgated thereunder (including Securities Act Rule 416), such indeterminate
number of additional shares of Common Stock resulting from stock splits, stock
dividends or similar transactions with respect to the Registrable Securities.

         3. Registration Procedures.

         In connection with the Company's registration obligations hereunder,
the Company shall:

         (a) Prepare and file with the Commission on or prior to the Filing
Date, a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (or if such form is not available to
the Company on another form appropriate for such registration in accordance
herewith) (which shall include a Plan of Distribution substantially in the form
of Exhibit A attached hereto), and cause the Registration Statement to become
effective and remain effective as provided herein; provided, however, that not
less than three (3) Business Days prior to the filing of the Registration
Statement or any related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, the
Company shall (i) furnish to the Special Counsel, copies of all such documents
proposed to be filed, which documents (other than those incorporated by
reference) will be subject to the review of such Special Counsel, and (ii) at
the request of any Holder cause its officers and directors, counsel and
independent certified public accountants to respond to such inquiries as shall
be necessary, in the reasonable opinion of counsel to such Holders, to conduct a
reasonable investigation within the meaning of the Securities Act. The Company
shall not file the Registration Statement or any such Prospectus or any
amendments or supplements thereto to which the Holders of a majority of the
Registrable Securities or the Special Counsel shall reasonably object in writing
within three (3) Business Days after their receipt thereof, unless counsel to
the Company determines in writing that such objection is without merit.

         (b) (i) Prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including
post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement as may be necessary to
keep the Registration Statement continuously effective as to the applicable
Registrable Securities for the Effectiveness Period and to the extent any
Registrable Securities are not included in such Registration Statement for
reasons other than the failure of the Holder to comply with

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Section 3(m) hereof, shall prepare and file with the Commission such additional
Registration Statements in order to register for resale under the Securities Act
all Registrable Securities; (ii) cause the related Prospectus to be amended or
supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement, and as so supplemented or
amended to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 (or any similar provisions then in
force) promulgated under the Securities Act; (iii) respond as promptly as
possible, and in no event later than 10 business days, to any comments received
from the Commission with respect to the Registration Statement or any amendment
thereto and as promptly as possible provide the Holders true and complete copies
of all correspondence from and to the Commission relating to the Registration
Statement; and (iv) comply in all material respects with the provisions of the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act with respect to the disposition of all
Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement during the
applicable period in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the
Holders thereof set forth in the Registration Statement as so amended or in such
Prospectus as so supplemented.

         (c) Notify the Holders of Registrable Securities to be sold and the
Special Counsel as promptly as possible (A) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus
supplement or post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement is proposed
to be filed (but in no event in the case of this subparagraph (A), less than
three (3) Business Days prior to date of such filing); (B) when the Commission
notifies the Company whether there will be a "review" of such Registration
Statement and whenever the Commission comments in writing on such Registration
Statement; and (C) with respect to the Registration Statement or any
post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective, and after the
effectiveness thereof: (i) of any request by the Commission or any other Federal
or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to the
Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information; (ii) of the
issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement covering any or all of the Registrable Securities or the
initiation of any Proceedings for that purpose; (iii) if at any time any of the
representations and warranties of the Company contained in any agreement
contemplated hereby ceases to be true and correct in all material respects; (iv)
of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension
of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable
Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any
Proceeding for such purpose; and (v) if the financial statements included in the
Registration Statement become ineligible for inclusion therein or of the
occurrence of any event that makes any statement made in the Registration
Statement or Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that
requires any revisions to the Registration Statement, Prospectus or other
documents so that, in the case of the Registration Statement or the Prospectus,
as the case may be, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading.

         (d) Use its best efforts to avoid the issuance of, or, if issued, use
best efforts to obtain the withdrawal of, (i) any order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement or (ii) any suspension of the
qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any

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of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, at the earliest
practicable moment.

         (e) If requested by the Holders of a majority in interest of the
Registrable Securities, (i) promptly incorporate in a Prospectus supplement or
post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement such information as the
Company reasonably agrees should be included therein and (ii) make all required
filings of such Prospectus supplement or such post-effective amendment as soon
as practicable after the Company has received notification of the matters to be
incorporated in such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment;
provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to take any action
pursuant to this Section 3(e) that would, in the written opinion of counsel for
the Company (addressed to the Holder's Special Counsel), violate applicable law.

         (f) Furnish to each Holder and the Special Counsel, without charge, at
least one conformed copy of each Registration Statement and each amendment
thereto, including financial statements and schedules, and all exhibits to the
extent requested by such Person (including those previously furnished or
incorporated by reference) promptly after the filing of such documents with the
Commission.

         (g) Promptly deliver to each Holder and the Special Counsel, without
charge, as many copies of the Prospectus or Prospectuses (including each form of
prospectus) and each amendment or supplement thereto as such Persons may
reasonably request; and the Company hereby consents to the use of such
Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling
Holders in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities
covered by such Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto.

         (h) Prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use its
best efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the selling Holders and
the Special Counsel in connection with the registration or qualification (or
exemption from such registration or qualification) of such Registrable
Securities for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such
jurisdictions within the United States as any Holder requests in writing, to
keep each such registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective
during the Effectiveness Period and to do any and all other acts or things
necessary or advisable to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the
Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement; provided, however,
that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in
any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified or to take any action that
would subject it to general service of process in any jurisdiction where it is
not then so subject or subject the Company to any material tax in any such
jurisdiction where it is not then so subject.

         (i) Cooperate with the Holders to facilitate the timely preparation and
delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be sold pursuant
to a Registration Statement, which certificates shall be free, to the extent
permitted by applicable law and the Purchase Agreement, of all restrictive
legends, and to enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations
and registered in such names as any Holder may request at least two (2) Business
Days prior to any sale of Registrable Securities. In connection therewith,

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the Company shall promptly after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement
cause an opinion of counsel to be delivered to and maintained with its transfer
agent, together with any other authorizations, certificates and directions
required by the transfer agent, which authorize and direct the transfer agent to
issue such Registrable Securities without legend upon sale by the Holder of such
shares of Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement.

         (j) Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 3(c)(v),
as promptly as possible, prepare a supplement or amendment, including a
post-effective amendment, to the Registration Statement or a supplement to the
related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
therein by reference, and file any other required document so that, as
thereafter delivered, neither the Registration Statement nor such Prospectus
will contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein,
in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

         (k) Cause all Registrable Securities relating to such Registration
Statement to be listed on NASDAQ and any other United States securities
exchange, quotation system, market or over-the-counter bulletin board, if any,
on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed as and when
required pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

         (l) Comply in all material respects with all applicable rules and
regulations of the Commission and make generally available to its security
holders earning statements satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the
Securities Act and Rule 158 not later than 45 days after the end of any 3-month
period (or 90 days after the end of any 12-month period if such period is a
fiscal year) commencing on the first day of the first fiscal quarter of the
Company after the effective date of the Registration Statement, which statement
shall conform to the requirements of Rule 158.

         (m) Request each selling Holder to furnish to the Company information
regarding such Holder and the distribution of such Registrable Securities as is
required by law or the Commission to be disclosed in the Registration Statement,
and the Company may exclude from such registration the Registrable Securities of
any such Holder who fails (i) to furnish such information or (ii) to agree to
furnish, upon request, such additional information regarding such Holder as may
later be required by law to be disclosed, in each case, within a reasonable time
prior to the filing of each Registration Statement, supplemented Prospectus
and/or amended Registration Statement.

         If the Registration Statement refers to any Holder by name or otherwise
as the holder of any securities of the Company, then such Holder shall have the
right to require (if such reference to such Holder by name or otherwise is not
required by the Securities Act or any similar federal statute then in force) the
deletion of the reference to such Holder in any amendment or supplement to the
Registration Statement filed or prepared subsequent to the time that such
reference ceases to be required.

         Each Holder agrees by its acquisition of such Registrable Securities
that, upon receipt

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of a notice from the Company of the occurrence of any event of the kind
described in Section 3(c)(i), 3(c)(ii), 3(c)(iii), 3(c)(iv), 3(c)(v) or 3(n),
such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of such Registrable
Securities under the Registration Statement until such Holder's receipt of the
copies of the supplemented Prospectus and/or amended Registration Statement
contemplated by Section 3(j), or until it is advised in writing (the "Advice")
by the Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus may be resumed, and, in
either case, has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that
are incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus or
Registration Statement.

         (n) If (i) there is material non-public information regarding the
Company which the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") reasonably
determines not to be in the Company's best interest to disclose and which the
Company is not otherwise required to disclose, or (ii) there is a significant
business opportunity (including, but not limited to, the acquisition or
disposition of assets (other than in the ordinary course of business) or any
merger, consolidation, tender offer or other similar transaction) available to
the Company which the Board reasonably determines not to be in the Company's
best interest to disclose and which the Company would be required to disclose
under the Registration Statement, then the Company may postpone or suspend
filing or effectiveness of a registration statement for a period not to exceed
30 consecutive days, provided that the Company may not postpone or suspend its
obligation under this Section 3(n) for more than 45 days in the aggregate during
any 12 month period (each, a "Blackout Period").

         4. Registration Expenses.

         All fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with
this Agreement by the Company shall be borne by the Company whether or not the
Registration Statement is filed or becomes effective and whether or not any
Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to the Registration Statement. The fees
and expenses referred to in the foregoing sentence shall include, without
limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including, without limitation,
fees and expenses (A) with respect to filings required to be made with Nasdaq
and each other securities exchange, quotation system, market or over-the-counter
bulletin board on which Registrable Securities are required hereunder to be
listed, (B) with respect to filings required to be made with the Commission, and
(C) in compliance with state securities or Blue Sky laws (including, without
limitation, fees and disbursements of Special Counsel in connection with Blue
Sky qualifications of the Registrable Securities and determination of the
eligibility of the Registrable Securities for investment under the laws of such
jurisdictions as the Holders of a majority of Registrable Securities may
designate)), (ii) printing expenses (including, without limitation, expenses of
printing certificates for Registrable Securities and of printing or photocopying
prospectuses), (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) Securities
Act liability insurance, if the Company so desires such insurance, (v) fees and
expenses of all other Persons retained by the Company in connection with the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including,
without limitation, the Company's independent public accountants (including, in
the case of an underwritten offering, the expenses of any comfort letters or
costs associated with the delivery by independent public accountants of a
comfort letter or

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comfort letters) and legal counsel, and (vi) fees and expenses of the Special
Counsel in connection with any Registration Statement hereunder. In addition,
the Company shall be responsible for all of its internal expenses incurred in
connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its
officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of
any annual audit, the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing
of the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange as required hereunder.

         5. Indemnification.

         (a) Indemnification by the Company. The Company shall, notwithstanding
any termination of this Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, the
officers, directors, agents, brokers (including brokers who offer and sell
Registrable Securities as principal as a result of a pledge or any failure to
perform under a margin call of Common Stock), investment advisors and employees
of each of them, each Person who controls any such Holder (within the meaning of
Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the
officers, directors, agents and employees of each such controlling Person, to
the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all
losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation,
costs of preparation and reasonable attorneys' fees) and expenses (collectively,
"Losses"), as incurred, arising out of or relating to any untrue or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact contained or incorporated by reference in
the Registration Statement, any Prospectus or any form of prospectus or in any
amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out
of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of
any Prospectus or form of prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, except to
the extent, but only to the extent, that (i) such untrue statements or omissions
are based solely upon information regarding such Holder furnished in writing to
the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein, which information was
reasonably relied on by the Company for use therein or to the extent that such
information relates to (x) such Holder and was reviewed and expressly approved
in writing by such Holder expressly for use in the Registration Statement, such
Prospectus or such form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto
or (y) such Holder's proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities
as set forth in Exhibit A (or as such Holder otherwise informs the Company in
writing); or (ii) in the case of an occurrence of an event of the type described
in Section 3(c)(ii), 3(c)(iii), 3(c)(iv), 3(c)(v) or 3(n), the use by a Holder
of an outdated or defective Prospectus after the delivery to the Holder of
written notice from the Company that the Prospectus is outdated or defective and
prior to the receipt by such Holder of the Advice contemplated in Section 3(m).
The Company shall notify the Holders promptly of the institution, threat or
assertion of any Proceeding of which the Company is aware in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Such indemnity shall remain in full
force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of an
Indemnified Party (as defined in Section 5(c) to this Agreement) and shall
survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Holders.

         (b) Indemnification by Holders. Each Holder shall, severally and not
jointly,

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indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers, agents and
employees, each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of Section
15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors,
officers, agents and employees of such controlling Persons, to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Losses, as incurred,
arising solely out of or based solely upon any untrue statement of a material
fact contained in the Registration Statement, any Prospectus, or any form of
prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or arising solely out of
or based solely upon any omission of a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any
Prospectus or form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, to the extent, but
only to the extent, that (i) such untrue statement or omission is contained in
or omitted from any information so furnished in writing by such Holder to the
Company specifically for inclusion in the Registration Statement or such
Prospectus and that such information was reasonably relied upon by the Company
for use in the Registration Statement, such Prospectus, or in any amendment or
supplement thereto, or to the extent that such information relates to (x) such
Holder and was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by such Holder
expressly for use in the Registration Statement, such Prospectus, or such form
of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or (y) such Holder's
proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities as set forth in
Exhibit A (or as such Holder otherwise informs the Company in writing) or (ii)
in the case of an occurrence of an event of the type described in Section
3(c)(ii), 3(c)(iii), 3(c)(iv), 3(c)(v) or 3(n), the use by a Holder of an
outdated or defective Prospectus after the delivery to the Holder of written
notice from the Company that the Prospectus is outdated or defective and prior
to the receipt by such Holder of the Advice contemplated in Section 3(m);
provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 5(b)
shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Losses if such settlement
is effected without the prior written consent of the Holder, which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, the Holder shall be liable under this Section 5(b) for only that amount
as does not exceed the net proceeds to such Holder as a result of the sale of
Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement.

         (c) Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. If any Proceeding shall be
brought or asserted against any Person entitled to indemnity hereunder (an
"Indemnified Party"), such Indemnified Party promptly shall notify the Person
from whom indemnity is sought (the "Indemnifying Party") in writing, and the
Indemnifying Party shall assume the defense thereof, including the employment of
counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and the payment of all
reasonable fees and expenses incurred in connection with defense thereof;
provided, that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give such notice shall
not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations or liabilities pursuant to
this Agreement, except (and only) to the extent that it shall be finally
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction (which determination is not
subject to appeal or further review) that such failure shall have proximately
and materially adversely prejudiced the Indemnifying Party.

         An Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in
any such Proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and
expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party or
Parties unless: (1) the

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Indemnifying Party has agreed in writing to pay such fees and expenses; or (2)
the Indemnifying Party shall have failed promptly to assume the defense of such
Proceeding and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified
Party in any such Proceeding; or (3) the named parties to any such Proceeding
(including any impleaded parties) include both such Indemnified Party and the
Indemnifying Party, and such Indemnified Party shall have been advised by
counsel in writing (with a copy to the Indemnifying Party) that a conflict of
interest is likely to exist if the same counsel were to represent such
Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party (in which case, if such Indemnified
Party notifies the Indemnifying Party in writing that it elects to employ
separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnifying
Party shall not have the right to assume the defense thereof and such counsel
shall be at the reasonable expense of the Indemnifying Party). The Indemnifying
Party shall not be liable for any settlement of any such Proceeding effected
without its written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written consent of the
Indemnified Party, effect any settlement of any pending Proceeding in respect of
which any Indemnified Party is a party, unless such settlement includes an
unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability on claims
that are the subject matter of such Proceeding and does not impose any monetary
or other obligation or restriction on the Indemnified Party.

         All reasonable fees and expenses of the Indemnified Party (including
reasonable fees and expenses to the extent incurred in connection with
investigating or preparing to defend such Proceeding in a manner not
inconsistent with this Section) shall be paid to the Indemnified Party, as
incurred, within ten (10) Business Days of written notice thereof to the
Indemnifying Party, which notice shall be delivered no more frequently than on a
monthly basis (regardless of whether it is ultimately determined that an
Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnification hereunder; provided, that
the Indemnifying Party may require such Indemnified Party to undertake to
reimburse all such fees and expenses to the extent it is finally judicially
determined that such Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnification
hereunder).

         (d) Contribution. If a claim for indemnification under Section 5(a) or
5(b) is unavailable to an Indemnified Party because of a failure or refusal of a
governmental authority to enforce such indemnification in accordance with its
terms (by reason of public policy or otherwise), then each Indemnifying Party,
in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall contribute to the amount
paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such Losses, in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying
Party and Indemnified Party in connection with the actions, statements or
omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable
considerations. The relative fault of such Indemnifying Party and Indemnified
Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any
action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact or omission or alleged omission of a material fact, has been taken
or made by, or relates to information supplied by, such Indemnifying, Party or
Indemnified Party, and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to
information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action, statement or
omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of any Losses shall
be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 5(c), any
reasonable attorneys' or other reasonable fees or

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expenses incurred by such party in connection with any Proceeding to the extent
such party would have been indemnified for such fees or expenses if the
indemnification provided for in this Section was available to such party in
accordance with its terms. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, the Holder shall be required to contribute under this Section 5(d) for
only that amount as does not exceed the net proceeds to such Holder as a result
of the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement.

         The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if
contribution pursuant to this Section 5(d) were determined by pro rata
allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account
the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph.
No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section
11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person
who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

         The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section are
in addition to any liability that the Indemnifying Parties may have to the
Indemnified Parties. The indemnity and contribution agreements herein are in
addition to and not in diminution or limitation of any indemnification
provisions under the Purchase Agreement.

         6. Rule 144.

         As long as any Holder owns Preferred Stock, Conversion Shares, Warrants
or Warrant Shares, the Company covenants to timely file (or obtain extensions in
respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports
required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. As long as any Holder owns Preferred Stock,
Conversion Shares, Warrants or Warrant Shares, if the Company is not required to
file reports pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, it will
prepare and furnish to the Holders and make publicly available in accordance
with Rule 144(c) promulgated under the Securities Act annual and quarterly
financial statements, together with a discussion and analysis of such financial
statements in form and substance substantially similar to those that would
otherwise be required to be included in reports required by Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Exchange Act, as well as any other information required thereby, in
the time period that such filings would have been required to have been made
under the Exchange Act. The Company further covenants that it will take such
further action as any Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent required
from time to time to enable such Person to sell Conversion Shares and Warrant
Shares without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of
the exemptions provided by Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act,
including compliance with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement relating to
the transfer of the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares. Upon the request of
any Holder, the Company shall deliver to such Holder a written certification of
a duly authorized officer as to whether it has complied with such requirements.

         7. Miscellaneous.

         (a) Remedies. In the event of a breach by the Company or by a Holder,
of any of

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their obligations under this Agreement, each Holder or the Company, as the case
may be, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law and
under this Agreement, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to
specific performance of its rights under this Agreement. The Company and each
Holder agree that monetary damages would not provide adequate compensation for
any losses incurred by reason of a breach by it of any of the provisions of this
Agreement and hereby further agrees that, in the event of any action for
specific performance in respect of such breach, it shall waive the defense that
a remedy at law would be adequate.

         (b) No Inconsistent Agreements. Except as otherwise disclosed in the
Purchase Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is a party
to an agreement currently in effect, nor shall the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, on or after the date of this Agreement, enter into any agreement
with respect to its securities that is inconsistent with the rights granted to
the Holders in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, without the written consent of
the Holders of a majority of the then outstanding Registrable Securities, the
Company shall not grant to any Person the right to request the Company to
register any securities of the Company under the Securities Act unless the
rights so granted are subject in all respects to the prior rights in full of the
Holders set forth herein, and are not otherwise in conflict with the provisions
of this Agreement.

         (c) Notice of Effectiveness. Within two (2) Business Days after the
Registration Statement which includes the Registrable Securities is ordered
effective by the Commission, the Company shall deliver, and shall cause legal
counsel for the Company to deliver, to the transfer agent for such Registrable
Securities (with copies to the Holders whose Registrable Securities are included
in such Registration Statement) confirmation that the Registration Statement has
been declared effective by the Commission in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
B.

         (d) Piggy-Back Registrations. If at any time when there is not an
effective Registration Statement covering all of the Registrable Securities, the
Company shall determine to prepare and file with the Commission a registration
statement relating to an offering for its own account or the account of others
under the Securities Act of any of its equity securities, other than on Form S-4
or Form S-8 (each as promulgated under the Securities Act) or its then
equivalents relating to equity securities to be issued solely in connection with
any acquisition of any entity or business or equity securities issuable in
connection with stock option or other employee benefit plans, the Company shall
send to each Holder of Registrable Securities written notice of such
determination and, if within seven (7) Business Days after receipt of such
notice, any such Holder shall so request in writing (which request shall specify
the Registrable Securities intended to be disposed of by the Holder), the
Company will cause the registration under the Securities Act of all Registrable
Securities which the Company has been so requested to register by the Holder, to
the extent required to permit the disposition of the Registrable Securities so
to be registered, provided that if at any time after giving written notice of
its intention to register any securities and prior to the effective date of the
registration statement filed in connection with such registration, the Company
shall determine for any reason not to register or to delay

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registration of such securities, the Company may, at its election, give written
notice of such determination to such Holder and, thereupon, (i) in the case of a
determination not to register, shall be relieved of its obligation to register
any Registrable Securities in connection with such registration (but not from
its obligation to pay expenses in accordance with Section 4 hereof), and (ii) in
the case of a determination to delay registering, shall be permitted to delay
registering any Registrable Securities being registered pursuant to this Section
7(d) for the same period as the delay in registering such other securities. The
Company shall include in such registration statement all or any part of such
Registrable Securities such Holder requests to be registered; provided, however,
that the Company shall not be required to register any Registrable Securities
pursuant to this Section 7(d) that are eligible for sale pursuant to Rule 144(k)
of the Securities Act. In the case of an underwritten public offering, if the
managing underwriter(s) or underwriter(s) should reasonably object to the
inclusion of the Registrable Securities in such registration statement, then if
the Company after consultation with the managing underwriter should reasonably
determine that the inclusion of such Registrable Securities, would materially
adversely affect the offering contemplated in such registration statement, and
based on such determination recommends inclusion in such registration statement
of fewer or none of the Registrable Securities of the Holders, then (x) the
number of Registrable Securities of the Holders included in such registration
statement shall be reduced pro-rata among such Holders (based upon the number of
Registrable Securities requested to be included in the registration), if the
Company after consultation with the underwriter(s) recommends the inclusion of
fewer Registrable Securities, or (y) none of the Registrable Securities of the
Holders shall be included in such registration statement, if the Company after
consultation with the underwriter(s) recommends the inclusion of none of such
Registrable Securities; provided, however, that if securities are being offered
for the account of other persons or entities as well as the Company, such
reduction shall not represent a greater fraction of the number of Registrable
Securities intended to be offered by the Holders than the fraction of similar
reductions imposed on such other persons or entities (other than the Company).

         (e) Failure to File Registration Statement and Other Events. The
Company and the Holders agree that the Holders will suffer damages if the
Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the forty-fifth (45th) day
following the Closing Date and maintained in the manner contemplated herein
during the Effectiveness Period. The Company and the Holders further agree that
it would not be feasible to ascertain the extent of such damages with precision.
Accordingly, if (i) the Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the
forty-fifth (45th) day following the Closing Date, or (ii) the Company fails to
file with the Commission a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule
12d1-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act within five (5) Business Days of the
date that the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier)
by the Commission that a Registration Statement will not be "reviewed," or not
subject to further review, or (iii) the Registration Statement is filed with and
declared effective by the Commission but thereafter ceases to be effective as to
all Registrable Securities at any time prior to the expiration of the
Effectiveness Period, without being succeeded immediately by a subsequent
Registration Statement filed with the Commission, except as otherwise permitted
by this Agreement, including pursuant to Section 3(n), or (iv) trading in the
Common Stock shall be suspended or if the Common Stock is delisted from Nasdaq
or any other securities exchange, quotation system, market or

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over-the-counter bulletin board on which Registrable Securities are required
hereunder to be listed (each an "Exchange"), without immediately being listed on
any other Exchange, for any reason for more than one (1) Business Day, other
than pursuant to Section 3(n), or (v) the conversion rights of the Holders are
suspended for any reason without the consent of the particular Holder other than
as set forth in the Certificate of Designation, or (vi) the Company has breached
Section 3(n) of this Agreement (any such failure or breach being referred to as
an "Event"), the Company shall pay in cash as liquidated damages for such
failure and not as a penalty to each Holder an amount equal to two percent (2%)
of such Holder's pro rata share of the purchase price paid by all Holders for
Preferred Stock purchased and then outstanding pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement for the initial thirty (30) day period until the applicable Event has
been cured or until the Preferred Stock has been redeemed (whichever is
earlier), which shall be pro rated for such periods less than thirty (30) days
and two percent (2%) of such Holder's pro rata share of the purchase price paid
by all Holders for Preferred Stock purchased and then outstanding pursuant to
the Purchase Agreement for each subsequent thirty (30) day period until the
applicable Event has been cured which shall be pro rated for such periods less
than thirty days (the "Periodic Amount"). Payments to be made pursuant to this
Section 7(e) shall be due and payable immediately upon demand in immediately
available cash funds. The parties agree that the Periodic Amount represents a
reasonable estimate on the part of the parties, as of the date of this
Agreement, of the amount of damages that may be incurred by the Holders if the
Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the forty-fifth (45th) day
following the Closing Date and maintained in the manner contemplated herein
during the Effectiveness Period or if any other Event as described herein has
occurred.

         (f)      Specific Enforcement, Consent to Jurisdiction.

                  (i) The Company and the Holders acknowledge and agree that
         irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions
         of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific
         terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the
         parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent or
         cure breaches of the provisions of this Agreement and to enforce
         specifically the terms and provisions hereof, this being in addition to
         any other remedy to which any of them may be entitled by law or equity.

                  (ii) Each of the Company and the Holders (i) hereby
         irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and
         federal courts located in New York City, New York for the purposes of
         any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this
         Agreement and (ii) hereby waives, and agrees not to assert in any such
         suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject
         to the jurisdiction of such court, that the suit, action or proceeding
         is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of the suit,
         action or proceeding is improper. Each of the Company and the Holders
         consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding
         by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address in effect for
         notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall
         constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof.
         Nothing in this Section 7(f) shall affect or limit any right to serve
         process in any other manner permitted by law.

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         (g) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement, including
the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, modified or supplemented,
and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be
given, unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Company and the
Holders of 75% of the Registrable Securities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a
waiver or consent to depart from the provisions hereof with respect to a matter
that relates exclusively to the rights of Holders and that does not directly or
indirectly affect the rights of other Holders may be given by Holders of the
Registrable Securities to which such waiver or consent relates; provided,
however, that the provisions of this sentence may not be amended, modified, or
supplemented except in accordance with the provisions of the immediately
preceding sentence.

         (h) Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries
required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
deemed given and effective on the earlier of (i) the date of transmission, if
such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile
telephone number specified for notice prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on
a Business Day, (ii) the next Business Day after the date of transmission, if
such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number
specified in this Section on a day that is not a Business Day or later than 5:00
p.m., New York City time, on any date and earlier than 11:59 p.m., New York City
time, on such date, (iii) the Business Day following the date of mailing, if
sent by nationally recognized overnight courier service such as Federal Express
or (iv) actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given.
The addresses for such communications shall be with respect to each Holder at
its address set forth under its name on Schedule 1 attached hereto, or with
respect to the Company, addressed to:

                             NexMed, Inc.
                             350 Corporate Boulevard
                             Robbinsville, NJ  08691
                             Attention:  Chief Financial Officer
                             Facsimile No.:  609-208-1622

or to such other address or addresses or facsimile number or numbers as any such
party may most recently have designated in writing to the other parties hereto
by such notice. Copies of notices to the Company shall be sent to Katten Muchin
Zavis Rosenman, 575 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022, Attn: Robert Kohl, Esq.,
Facsimile No. (212) 940-8776. Copies of notices to any Holder shall be sent to
the addresses, if any, listed on Schedule 1 attached hereto.

         (i) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns
and shall inure to the benefit of each Holder and its successors and assigns;
provided, that the Company may not assign this Agreement or any of its rights or
obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Holder; and
provided, further, that each Holder may assign its rights hereunder in the
manner and to the Persons as permitted under the Purchase Agreement.

         (j) Assignment of Registration Rights. The rights of each Holder
hereunder,

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including the right to have the Company register for resale Registrable
Securities in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, shall be
automatically assignable by each Holder to any transferee of such Holder of all
or a portion of the Preferred Stock, the Warrants or the Registrable Securities
if: (i) the Holder agrees in writing with the transferee or assignee to assign
such rights, and a copy of such agreement is furnished to the Company within a
reasonable time after such assignment, (ii) the Company is, within a reasonable
time after such transfer or assignment, furnished with written notice of (a) the
name and address of such transferee or assignee, and (b) the securities with
respect to which such registration rights are being transferred or assigned,
(iii) following such transfer or assignment the further disposition of such
securities by the transferee or assignees is restricted under the Securities Act
and applicable state securities laws, (iv) at or before the time the Company
receives the written notice contemplated by clause (ii) of this Section 7(j),
the transferee or assignee agrees in writing with the Company to be bound by all
of the provisions of this Agreement, and (v) such transfer shall have been made
in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Purchase Agreement. The
rights to assignment shall apply to the Holders (and to subsequent) successors
and assigns.

         The Company may require, as a condition of allowing such assignment in
connection with a transfer of Preferred Stock, Warrants or Registrable
Securities (i) that the Holder or transferee of all or a portion of the
Preferred Stock, the Warrants or the Registrable Securities as the case may be,
furnish to the Company a written opinion of counsel that is reasonably
acceptable to the Company to the effect that such transfer may be made without
registration under the Securities Act, (ii) that the Holder or transferee
execute and deliver to the Company an investment letter in form and substance
acceptable to the Company and (iii) that the transferee be an "accredited
investor" as defined in Rule 501(a) promulgated under the Securities Act.

         (k) Counterparts; Facsimile. This Agreement may be executed in any
number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an
original and, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
Agreement. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile
transmission, such signature shall create a valid binding obligation of the
party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) the same with
the same force and effect as if such facsimile signature were the original
thereof.

         (l) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to principles
of conflicts of law thereof.

         (m) Cumulative Remedies. The remedies provided herein are cumulative
and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.

         (n) Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of
this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
illegal, void or unenforceable in any respect, the remainder of the terms,
provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full
force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and
the parties hereto shall use their reasonable efforts to find and employ an

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alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that
contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby
stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have
executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without
including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or
unenforceable.

         (o) Headings. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not
constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect
any of the provisions hereof.

         (p) Registrable Securities Held by the Company and its Affiliates.
Whenever the consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of
Registrable Securities is required hereunder, Registrable Securities held by the
Company or its Affiliates (other than any Holder or transferees or successors or
assigns thereof if such Holder is deemed to be an Affiliate solely by reason of
its holdings of such Registrable Securities) shall not be counted in determining
whether such consent or approval was given by the Holders of such required
percentage.

                            [signature page follows]

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Investor Rights
Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized persons as of the
date first indicated above.

COMPANY:

NEXMED, INC.


By: /s/ Vivian H. Liu
    -----------------
Name: Vivian H. Liu
Title: Vice President


PURCHASERS:

SDS MERCHANT FUND, LP
By:      SDS CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC


         By: /s/ Scott E. Derby
             ------------------
         Name:    Scott E. Derby
         Title:   General Counsel


NORTH SOUND LEGACY INSTITUTIONAL FUND LLC
By:      NORTH SOUND CAPITAL LLC


         By: /s/ Andrew Wilder
             -----------------
         Name:    Andrew Wilder
         Title:   Chief Financial Officer

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NORTH SOUND LEGACY INTERNATIONAL LTD.
By:      NORTH SOUND CAPITAL LLC


         By: /s/ Andrew Wilder
             -----------------
         Name:    Andrew Wilder
         Title:   Chief Financial Officer

BAYSTAR CAPITAL II, LP
By:      BAYSTAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC


         By: /s/ Steven M. Lamar
             -------------------
         Name:    Steven M. Lamar
         Title:   Managing Member


THE TAIL WIND FUND LTD.
By:      TAIL WIND ADVISORY AND MANAGEMENT LTD.,
         as investment manager


         By: /s/ David A. Crook
             ------------------
         Name:    David A. Crook
         Title:   Chief Executive Officer


SOLOMON STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC.


By: /s/ Andrew P. MacKellar
    -----------------------
Name:    Andrew P. MacKellar
Title:   Director

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MIDSUMMER INVESTMENT, LTD.
By:      MIDSUMMER CAPITAL, LLC,
         as investment advisor


         By: /s/ Scott Kaufman
             -----------------
         Name:    Scott Kaufman
         Title:   Managing Director


THE LEONARD AND DENA OPPENHEIM REVOCABLE TRUST


By: /s/ Leonard A. Oppenheim
    ------------------------
Name:    Leonard A. Oppenheim
Title:   Trustee


CHARLES DUCK, JR., IRA ROLLOVER ACCOUNT
NUMBER 2976-7384


By: /s/ Charles Duck, Jr.
    ---------------------
Name:    Charles Duck, Jr.
Title:   Owner


CHRISTOPHER H. BERG REVOCABLE TRUST


By: /s/ Chris Berg
    --------------
Name:    Chris Berg
Title:   Trustee


SYSOREX INTERNATIONAL INC.


By: /s/ A. Salam Qureish
    --------------------
Name:    A Salam Qureish
Title:   President

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CLARION CAPITAL CORPORATION


By: /s/ Morton A. Cohen
    -------------------
Name:    Morton A. Cohen
Title:   Chairman



CLARION PARTNERS, LP


By: /s/ Morton A. Cohen
    -------------------
Name:    Morton A. Cohen
Title:   General Partner



CLARION OFFSHORE FUND, LTD.


By: /s/ Morton A. Cohen
    -------------------
Name:    Morton A. Cohen
Title:   Investment Manager


PROVIDENT MASTER FUND, LTD.


By: /s/ Irvin R. Kessler
    --------------------
Name:    Irvin R. Kessler
Title:   Director



CHULA PARTNERS, LP


By: /s/ Warren Berman
    -----------------
Name:    Warren Berman
Title:

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/s/ Robert C. Ciricillo
-----------------------
Robert C. Ciricillo



/s/ Larry Zalk
--------------
Larry Zalk


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SCHEDULE 1

                                   PURCHASERS

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         Name and Address                           Copy of Notice to:
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SDS Merchant Fund, LP

Address:                                     Wiggin & Dana LLP
                                             400 Atlantic Street
c/o SDS Capital Partners, LLC                Stamford, CT 06901
53 Forest Avenue, 2nd Floor                  Telephone: (203) 363-7630
Old Greenwich, CT 06870                      Facsimile:  (203) 363-7676
Attn: Scott E. Derby                         Attn: Michael Grundei, Esq.
Tel:  (203) 967-5850
Fax:  (203) 967-5851
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North Sound Legacy Institutional
  Fund LLC

Address:                                     Wiggin & Dana LLP
                                             400 Atlantic Street
c/o North Sound Capital LLC                  Stamford, CT 06901
53 Forest Avenue, Suite 202                  Telephone: (203) 363-7630
Old Greenwich, CT 06870                      Facsimile:  (203) 363-7676
Attn:  Andrew Wilder                         Attn: Michael Grundei, Esq.
Tel:  (203) 967-5700
Fax:  (203) 967-5701
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North Sound Legacy International Ltd.

Address:                                     Wiggin & Dana LLP
                                             400 Atlantic Street
c/o North Sound Capital LLC                  Stamford, CT 06901
53 Forest Avenue, Suite 202                  Telephone: (203) 363-7630
Old Greenwich, CT 06870                      Facsimile:  (203) 363-7676
Attn:  Andrew Wilder                         Attn: Michael Grundei, Esq.
Tel:  (203) 967-5700
Fax:  (203) 967-5701
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         Name and Address                           Copy of Notice to:
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BayStar Capital II, LP
                                             Wiggin & Dana LLP
Address:                                     400 Atlantic Street
                                             Stamford, CT 06901
c/o BayStar Capital Management, LLC          Telephone: (203) 363-7630
53 Forest Avenue, Suite 203                  Facsimile:  (203) 363-7676
Old Greenwich, CT 06870                      Attn: Michael Grundei, Esq.
Attn:  Steve Derby
Tel: (203) 967-5875
Fax:  (203) 967-5851
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The Tail Wind Fund Ltd.

Address:
                                             Peter J. Weisman, P.C.
c/o Tail Wind Advisory and                   110 East 59th Street, 18th Floor
  Management Ltd.                            New York, NY 10022
Attn:  David Crook                           Telephone: 212-418-4972
1st Floor, No. 1 Regent Street               Facsimile: 212-317-8855
London, SW1Y 4NS UK
Telephone:  44-207-468-7660
Facsimile:  44-207-468-7657
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Solomon Strategic Holdings, Inc.

Address:

Solomon Strategic Holdings, Inc.             Peter J. Weisman, P.C.
c/o Andrew P. MacKellar (Director)           110 East 59th Street, 18th Floor
Greenlands                                   New York, NY 10022
The Red Gap                                  Telephone: 212-418-4972
Castletown                                   Facsimile: 212-317-8855
IM9 1HB
British Isles
Telephone:  011 (44) 1624 824171
Facsimile:  011 (44) 1624 824191
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Midsummer Investment, Ltd.

Address:                                     Rob Charron, Esq.
                                             Feldman Weinstein LLP
c/o Midsummer Capital, LLC                   420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 2620
485 Madison Avenue, 23rd Floor               New York, NY 10170
New York, New York 10022                     Tel: (212) 997-4242
Telephone: 212-584-2140                      Fax: (212) 931-8704
Facsimile: 212-584-2142
Attn: Scott Kaufman
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         Name and Address                           Copy of Notice to:
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The Leonard and Dena Oppenheim
  Revocable Trust

Address:

2000 155th Street
Fairfield, IA 52556
Attn: Len Oppenheim, TTEE
Tel: (641) 472-1449
Fax: (641) 472-0583
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Robert C. Ciricillo

Address:

335 East 51st Street, # 11A
New York, NY 10022
Attn: Robert C. Ciricillo
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Charles Duck, Jr., IRA Rollover
  Account Number 2976-7384

Address:

c/o Charles Scwab & Co., Inc.
7 Parkside Way
Greenbrae, Ca 94904
Attn: Charles Duck, Jr.
Cell: 415-860-3757
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Christopher H. Berg Revocable Trust

Address:

150 Dudley Avenue
Piedmont, CA 94611
Attn: Chris Berg, TTEE
Tel: (510) 547-5176
Fax: (510) 547-0223
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Sysorex International Inc.

Address:

335 East Middlefield Road
Mountain View, CA 94043
Attn: Salam Qureishi
Tel: (650) 967-2211
Fax: (650) 967-9371
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         Name and Address                           Copy of Notice to:
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Larry Zalk

Address:

51 Falmouth St.
Short Hills, NJ 07078
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Clarion Capital Corporation

Address:

1801 East Ninth Street, # 1120
Cleveland, OH 44114
Attn: Tom Niehaus
Tel: (216) 687-8948
Fax: (216) 694-3545
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Clarion Partners, LP

Address:

1801 East Ninth Street, # 1120
Cleveland, OH 44114
Attn: Tom Niehaus
Tel: (216) 687-8948
Fax: (216) 694-3545
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Clarion Offshore Fund, Ltd.

Address:

1801 East Ninth Street, # 1120
Cleveland, OH 44114
Attn: Tom Niehaus
Tel: (216) 687-8948
Fax: (216) 694-3545
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Provident Master Fund, Ltd.

Address:

894 Grove Lane East,  #280
Wayzata, MN 55391
Attn: Patrick Schwinghammer
Tel: (952) 345-5232
Fax: (952) 345-5230
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         Name and Address                           Copy of Notice to:
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Chula Partners, LP

Address:

504 North Fourth Street,
Suite 102
Fairfield, IA 52556
Attn: Warren Berman
Tel: (641) 472-4887
Fax: (641) 472-6929
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                                    EXHIBIT A

                              PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

         We are registering the shares of common stock on behalf of the selling
security holders. Sales of shares may be made by selling security holders,
including their respective donees, transferees, pledgees or other
successors-in-interest directly to purchasers or to or through underwriters,
broker-dealers or through agents. Sales may be made from time to time on the
Nasdaq National Market, any other exchange upon which our shares may trade in
the future, in the over-the-counter market or otherwise, at market prices
prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to market prices, or at
negotiated or fixed prices. The shares may be sold by one or more of, or a
combination of, the following:

-        a block trade in which the broker-dealer so engaged will attempt to
         sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the
         block as principal to facilitate the transaction (including crosses in
         which the same broker acts as agent for both sides of the transaction);

-        purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by such
         broker-dealer, including resales for its account, pursuant to this
         prospectus;

-        ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker
         solicits purchases;

-        through options, swaps or derivatives;

-        in privately negotiated transactions;

-        in making short sales or in transactions to cover short sales; and

-        put or call option transactions relating to the shares.

         The selling security holders may effect these transactions by selling
shares directly to purchasers or to or through broker-dealers, which may act as
agents or principals. These broker-dealers may receive compensation in the form
of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling security holders
and/or the purchasers of shares for whom such broker-dealers may act as agents
or to whom they sell as principals, or both (which compensation as to a
particular broker-dealer might be in excess of customary commissions). The
selling security holders have advised us that they have not entered into any
agreements, understandings or arrangements with any underwriters or
broker-dealers regarding the sale of their securities.

         The selling security holders may enter into hedging transactions with
broker-dealers or other financial institutions. In connection with those
transactions, the broker-dealers or other financial institutions may engage in
short sales of the shares or of securities convertible into or exchangeable for
the shares in the course of hedging positions they assume with the

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selling security holders. The selling security holders may also enter into
options or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial
institutions which require the delivery of shares offered by this prospectus to
those broker-dealers or other financial institutions. The broker-dealer or other
financial institution may then resell the shares pursuant to this prospectus (as
amended or supplemented, if required by applicable law, to reflect those
transactions).

         The selling security holders and any broker-dealers that act in
connection with the sale of shares may be deemed to be "underwriters" within the
meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act of 1933, and any commissions
received by broker-dealers or any profit on the resale of the shares sold by
them while acting as principals may be deemed to be underwriting discounts or
commissions under the Securities Act. The selling security holders may agree to
indemnify any agent, dealer or broker-dealer that participates in transactions
involving sales of the shares against liabilities, including liabilities arising
under the Securities Act. We have agreed to indemnify each of the selling
security holders and each selling security holder has agreed, severally and not
jointly, to indemnify us against some liabilities in connection with the
offering of the shares, including liabilities arising under the Securities Act.

         The selling security holders will be subject to the prospectus delivery
requirements of the Securities Act. We have informed the selling security
holders that the anti-manipulative provisions of Regulation M promulgated under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 may apply to their sales in the market.

         Selling security holders also may resell all or a portion of the shares
in open market transactions in reliance upon Rule 144 under the Securities Act,
provided they meet the criteria and conform to the requirements of Rule 144.

         Upon being notified by a selling security holder that a material
arrangement has been entered into with a broker-dealer for the sale of shares
through a block trade, special offering, exchange distribution or secondary
distribution or a purchase by a broker or dealer, we will file a supplement to
this prospectus, if required pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act,
disclosing:

-        the name of each such selling security holder and of the participating
         broker-dealer(s);

-        the number of shares involved;

-        the initial price at which the shares were sold;

-        the commissions paid or discounts or concessions allowed to the
         broker-dealer(s), where applicable;

-        that such broker-dealer(s) did not conduct any investigation to verify
         the information set out or incorporated by reference in this
         prospectus; and

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-        other facts material to the transactions.

         In addition, if required under applicable law or the rules or
regulations of the Commission, we will file a supplement to this prospectus when
a selling security holder notifies us that a donee or pledgee intends to sell
more than 500 shares of common stock.

         We are paying all expenses and fees in connection with the registration
of the shares. The selling security holders will bear all brokerage or
underwriting discounts or commissions paid to broker-dealers in connection with
the sale of the shares.

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                                    EXHIBIT B

                         FORM OF NOTICE OF EFFECTIVENESS

                            OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT


[Name and Address of Transfer Agent]

Re:  NexMed, Inc.

Dear [______]:

         We are counsel to NexMed, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"),
and have represented the Company in connection with that certain Preferred Stock
and Warrant Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") dated as of
__________________, 2003 by and among the Company and the buyers named therein
(collectively, the "Holders") pursuant to which the Company issued to the
Holders its Series B 8% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001
per share, (the "Preferred Stock") convertible into shares of the Company's
common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock"), and warrants to
purchase shares of the Common Stock (the "Warrants"). Pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement, the Company has also entered into an Investor Rights Agreement with
the Holders (the "Investor Rights Agreement") pursuant to which the Company
agreed, among other things, to register the shares of Common Stock issuable upon
conversion of the Preferred Stock and exercise of the Warrants, under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"). In connection with the
Company's obligations under the Investor Rights Agreement, on ____________ ___,
2003, the Company filed a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No.
333-_____________) (the "Registration Statement") with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC") relating to the Registrable Securities which
names each of the Holders as a selling securityholder thereunder.

         In connection with the foregoing, we advise you that a member of the
SEC's staff has advised us by telephone that the SEC has entered an order
declaring the Registration Statement effective under the 1933 Act at [ENTER TIME
OF EFFECTIVENESS] on [ENTER DATE OF EFFECTIVENESS] and we have no knowledge,
after telephonic inquiry of a member of the SEC's staff, that any stop order
suspending its effectiveness has been issued or that any proceedings for that
purpose are pending before, or threatened by, the SEC and the Registrable
Securities are available for resale under the 1933 Act pursuant to the
Registration Statement.

Very truly yours,

By:__________________________________
cc:  [LIST NAMES OF HOLDERS]

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