AGREEMENT OF JOINT FILING

Exhibit 99.1

AGREEMENT OF JOINT FILING

Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned hereby consent to the joint filing on their behalf of a single Schedule 13D and any amendments thereto, with respect to the beneficial ownership by each of the undersigned of shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Paramount Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation.

Dated: October 29, 2007

	NORTH STAR PARTNERS, L.P.
	By:	NS Advisors, LLC General Partner
	By:	/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
		▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇, Managing Member

	NORTH STAR PARTNERS II, L.P.
	By:	NS Advisors, LLC General Partner
	By:	/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
		▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇, Managing Member

	NSP HOLDINGS, LLC
	By:	NS Advisors, LLC Sole Manager
	By:	/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
		▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇, Managing Member

	CIRCLE T EXPLORER MASTER LIMITED
	By:	NS Advisors, LLC Portfolio Manager
	By:	/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
		▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇, Managing Member

	NS ADVISORS, LLC
	By:	/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
		▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇, Managing Member

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▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇, Individually