UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC  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 5, 2013

 

 

THERAVANCE, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation)

 

000-30319

(Commission File Number)

 

94-3265960

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 

901 Gateway Boulevard
South San Francisco, California 94080
(650) 808-6000

(Addresses, including zip code, and telephone numbers, including area code, of principal executive offices)

 

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

 

On March 5, 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notified GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) that the March 7, 2013 Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs Advisory Committee (PADAC) meeting has been postponed due to forecasted adverse weather conditions.  The FDA is working to reschedule the meeting in a timely manner.  The new drug application (NDA) 204275, for fluticasone furoate and vilanterol dry powder inhaler (proposed trade name BREO ELLIPTA™), sponsored by GSK, for the long-term maintenance treatment of airflow obstruction and for reducing exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, was scheduled to be discussed at the PADAC meeting.  Fluticasone furoate and vilanterol, an investigational once-daily inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting beta2 agonist (LABA) combination treatment, is in development under the LABA collaboration between GSK and Theravance, Inc.

 

An FDA announcement can be found at: http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/Calendar/ucm332202.htm

 

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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.

 

 

 

THERAVANCE, INC.

 

 

 

 

Date: March 5, 2013

By:

/s/ Michael W. Aguiar

 

 

Michael W. Aguiar

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

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