CARY, N.C., Aug. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Heron Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: HRTX) ("Heron" or the "Company"), a commercial-stage biotechnology company, today announced that its Board of Directors (the "Board") has adopted a Section 382 rights plan (the "Rights Plan") designed to protect the availability and significant potential value of the Company's net operating loss carryforwards ("NOLs") and other tax attributes, which may be used to offset future taxable income. The Board unanimously approved the adop ...