**Exhibit 10.13**

December 31, 2008 

Eliseo Oreste Salinas, MD, MSc 

***Re:    First Amendment to the Letter Agreement***

Dear Dr. Salinas: 

This letter (this “First Amendment”) will amend that certain letter agreement dated February 28, 2008, between Adolor Corporation (the“Company”) and you (the “Letter Agreement”), a copy of the Letter Agreement is appended to this letter as Exhibit A. 

In order that anydeferred compensation to which you may become entitled under the Agreement not be subject to tax under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (“Section 409A”), the Company has agreed to amend the Agreement as set forth below.Accordingly, this First Amendment will amend the Agreement as follows (any capitalized terms which are not defined herein shall have the meaning provided in the Agreement): 

1.      A new Section shall be added to the Agreement, which shall read in its entirety as follows: 

“Compliance With Law.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if (i) youbecome entitled to receive payments or benefits under this Agreement as a result of your separation from service, (ii) you are a ‘specified employee’ within the meaning of Section 409A and the regulations issued thereunder forthe period in which the payment or benefits would otherwise commence, and (iii) such payment or benefit would be subject to tax under Section 409A(a)(1)(B) if the payment or benefit is paid within six months of your separation fromservice, then such payment or benefit required under this Agreement shall be delayed for a period of six (6) months after your separation from service, as required by Section 409A. The accumulated postponed amount shall be paid in a lumpsum payment within ten (10) days after the end of the six (6) month period. If you die during the postponement period prior to payment of the postponed amount, the amounts withheld on account of Section 409A shall be paid to yourpersonal representative within sixty (60) days after the date of death. The determination of ‘specified employees’ shall be made by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company in accordance withSection 409A and the regulations issued thereunder. 

Your Agreement is intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A, and shall in allrespects be administered in accordance with Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything in the Agreement to the contrary, distributions may only be made under the Agreement upon an event and in a manner permitted by Section 409A or anapplicable exemption. All payments to be made upon your termination of employment under this Agreement may only be made upon a ‘separation from service’ under Section 409A. For purposes of Section 409A, the right to a series ofpayments under this Agreement shall be treated as a right to a series of separate payments.” 

2.      Except asexpressly modified hereby, the Letter Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. 

***[Signature page follows]***

Please indicate your agreement with the terms and conditions of this First Amendment by signing one copy of this letterand returning it to my attention. 

Very truly yours, 

 

/s/ MICHAEL R. DOUGHERTY
Michael R. DoughertyPresident & Chief Executive Officer
**ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:**

 
By: 
/s/ ELISEO ORESTE SALINAS
 Eliseo Oreste Salinas, MD, MSc