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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549





Form 10-Q





(Mark One)



|x | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
|- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2009

or



| ̈ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
|- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Commission File Number: 000-29959





Pain Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



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|Delaware                                                       |  | 91-1911336                             
|(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |  | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

2211 Bridgepointe Parkway

Suite 500

San Mateo, CA 94404

(650) 624-8200

(Address,
including zip code, of registrants principal executive offices and

telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90
days.    Yes  x    No   ̈

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of
Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes   ̈    No   ̈

Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a small reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting
company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer   ̈        Accelerated filer  x        Non-accelerated filer   ̈        Smaller reporting Company   ̈

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes   ̈    No  x

Indicate the number of shares
outstanding of each of the issuers classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.



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|Common Stock, $0.001 par value |  | 42,112,231                         
|                               |  | Shares Outstanding at April 6, 2009









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PAIN THERAPEUTICS, INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS



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|PART I.    |  | FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                                                 |  |         
|           |  |                                                                                      
|Item 1.    |  | Financial Statements                                                                  |  |         
|           |  |                                                                                      
|           |  | Condensed Balance Sheets  March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008                       |  | 3       
|           |  |                                                                                      
|           |  | Condensed Statements of Operations  Three Months Ended March 31, 2009 and 2008       |  | 4       
|           |  |                                                                                      
|           |  | Condensed Statements of Cash Flows  Three Months Ended March 31, 2009 and 2008       |  | 5       
|           |  |                                                                                      
|           |  | Notes to Condensed Financial Statements                                               |  | 6       
|           |  |                                                                                      
|Item 2.    |  | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |  | 11      
|           |  |                                                                                      
|Item 3.    |  | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk                            |  | 20      
|           |  |                                                                                      
|Item 4.    |  | Controls and Procedures                                                               |  | 20      
|           |  |                                                                                      
|PART II.   |  | OTHER INFORMATION                                                                     |  |         
|           |  |                                                                                      
|Item 1.    |  | Legal Proceedings                                                                     |  | 22      
|           |  |                                                                                      
|Item 1A.   |  | Risk Factors                                                                          |  | 22      
|           |  |                                                                                      
|Item 2.    |  | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds                           |  | 40      
|           |  |                                                                                      
|Item 3.    |  | Defaults Upon Senior Securities                                                       |  | 41      
|           |  |                                                                                      
|Item 4.    |  | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders                                   |  | 41      
|           |  |                                                                                      
|Item 5.    |  | Other Information                                                                     |  | 41      
|           |  |                                                                                      
|Item 6.    |  | Exhibits                                                                              |  | 42      
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|Signatures |  |                                                                                       |  | 43      



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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION



|Item 1. | Financial Statements
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PAIN THERAPEUTICS, INC.

Condensed Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)



|                                                   |  |               |          |   |                     |   |          |  
|-------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------- | -------- | - | ------------------- | - | -------- | -
|                                                   |  | March 31,2009 |          |   | December 31,2008(1) |  
|ASSETS                                             |  |               |          |   |                     |   |          |  
|Current assets                                     |  |               |          |   |                     |   |          |  
|Cash and cash equivalents                          |  | $             | 172,790  |   |                     | $ | 153,158  |  
|Marketable securities                              |  |               | 12,784   |   |                     |   | 36,937   |  
|Other current assets                               |  |               | 2,031    |   |                     |   | 541      |  
|                                                   |  |               |          |   |                     |   |          |  
|Total current assets                               |  |               | 187,605  |   |                     |   | 190,636  |  
|Property and equipment, net                        |  |               | 708      |   |                     |   | 774      |  
|Other assets                                       |  |               | 1,420    |   |                     |   | 2,026    |  
|                                                   |  |               |          |   |                     |   |          |  
|Total assets                                       |  | $             | 189,733  |   |                     | $ | 193,436  |  
|                                                   |  |               |          |   |                     |   |          |  
|LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY               |  |               |          |   |                     |   |          |  
|Current liabilities                                |  |               |          |   |                     |   |          |  
|Accounts payable                                   |  | $             | 1,685    |   |                     | $ | 2,216    |  
|Accrued development expense                        |  |               | 902      |   |                     |   | 1,029    |  
|Deferred program fee revenue - current portion     |  |               | 14,348   |   |                     |   | 14,348   |  
|Accrued compensation and benefits                  |  |               | 2,180    |   |                     |   | 1,690    |  
|Other accrued liabilities                          |  |               | 462      |   |                     |   | 831      |  
|                                                   |  |               |          |   |                     |   |          |  
|Total current liabilities                          |  |               | 19,577   |   |                     |   | 20,114   |  
|Non-current liabilities                            |  |               |          |   |                     |   |          |  
|Deferred program fee revenue - non-current portion |  |               | 64,567   |   |                     |   | 68,154   |  
|Other liabilities                                  |  |               | 1,413    |   |                     |   | 882      |  
|                                                   |  |               |          |   |                     |   |          |  
|Total liabilities                                  |  |               | 85,557   |   |                     |   | 89,150   |  
|Commitments and contingencies                      |  |               |          |   |                     |   |          |  
|Stockholders equity                               |  |               |          |   |                     |   |          |  
|Preferred stock                                    |  |               |         |   |                     |   |         |  
|Common stock                                       |  |               | 42       |   |                     |   | 42       |  
|Additional paid-in-capital                         |  |               | 219,865  |   |                     |   | 218,021  |  
|Accumulated other comprehensive income             |  |               | 195      |   |                     |   | 325      |  
|Accumulated deficit                                |  |               | (115,926 | ) |                     |   | (114,102 | )
|                                                   |  |               |          |   |                     |   |          |  
|Total stockholders equity                         |  |               | 104,176  |   |                     |   | 104,286  |  
|                                                   |  |               |          |   |                     |   |          |  
|Total liabilities and stockholders equity         |  | $             | 189,733  |   |                     | $ | 193,436  |  
|                                                   |  |               |          |   |                     |   |          |  



|(1) | Derived from the Companys audited financial statements as of December 31, 2008, included in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
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See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.



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PAIN THERAPEUTICS, INC.

Condensed Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)



|                                                                      |  |                              |        |   |      |   |       
|--------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------------------- | ------ | - | ---- | - | ------
|                                                                      |  | Three Months Ended March 31,
|                                                                      |  | 2009                         |        |   | 2008
|Revenue                                                               |  |                              |        |   |      |   |       
|Collaboration revenue                                                 |  | $                            | 3,248  |   |      | $ | 11,052
|Program fee revenue                                                   |  |                              | 3,587  |   |      |   | 3,587 
|                                                                      |  |                              |        |   |      |   |       
|Total revenue                                                         |  |                              | 6,835  |   |      |   | 14,639
|Operating expenses                                                    |  |                              |        |   |      |   |       
|Research and development                                              |  |                              | 7,636  |   |      |   | 12,484
|General and administrative                                            |  |                              | 1,731  |   |      |   | 1,819 
|                                                                      |  |                              |        |   |      |   |       
|Total operating expenses                                              |  |                              | 9,367  |   |      |   | 14,303
|                                                                      |  |                              |        |   |      |   |       
|Operating income (loss)                                               |  |                              | (2,532 | ) |      |   | 336   
|Interest income                                                       |  |                              | 387    |   |      |   | 2,234 
|                                                                      |  |                              |        |   |      |   |       
|Income (loss) before benefit from income taxes                        |  |                              | (2,145 | ) |      |   | 2,570 
|Benefit from income taxes                                             |  |                              | (321   | ) |      |   |      
|                                                                      |  |                              |        |   |      |   |       
|Net income (loss)                                                     |  | $                            | (1,824 | ) |      | $ | 2,570 
|                                                                      |  |                              |        |   |      |   |       
|Net income (loss) per share                                           |  |                              |        |   |      |   |       
|Basic                                                                 |  | $                            | (0.04  | ) |      | $ | 0.06  
|                                                                      |  |                              |        |   |      |   |       
|Diluted                                                               |  | $                            | (0.04  | ) |      | $ | 0.06  
|                                                                      |  |                              |        |   |      |   |       
|Weighted-average shares used in computing net income (loss) per share |  |                              |        |   |      |   |       
|Basic                                                                 |  |                              | 42,090 |   |      |   | 43,848
|                                                                      |  |                              |        |   |      |   |       
|Diluted                                                               |  |                              | 42,090 |   |      |   | 45,388
|                                                                      |  |                              |        |   |      |   |       

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PAIN THERAPEUTICS, INC.

Condensed Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)



|                                                                                                   |  |                              |         |   |      |   |         |  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------------------- | ------- | - | ---- | - | ------- | -
|                                                                                                   |  | Three Months Ended March 31, |        
|                                                                                                   |  | 2009                         |         |   | 2008 |  
|Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities:                                             |  |                              |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Net income (loss)                                                                                  |  | $                            | (1,824  | ) |      | $ | 2,570   |  
|Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: |  |                              |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Non-cash stock based compensation                                                                  |  |                              | 1,619   |   |      |   | 1,527   |  
|Non-cash tax benefit from carry-back                                                               |  |                              | (321    | ) |      |   |        |  
|Depreciation and amortization                                                                      |  |                              | 66      |   |      |   | 117     |  
|Non-cash net interest income                                                                       |  |                              | 649     |   |      |   | 942     |  
|Changes in operating assets and liabilities:                                                       |  |                              |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Deferred program fee revenue                                                                       |  |                              | (3,587  | ) |      |   | (3,587  | )
|Other current assets                                                                               |  |                              | 171     |   |      |   | (8      | )
|Accounts payable                                                                                   |  |                              | (531    | ) |      |   | (662    | )
|Accrued development expense                                                                        |  |                              | (127    | ) |      |   | 156     |  
|Other accrued liabilities                                                                          |  |                              | (369    | ) |      |   | 42      |  
|Accrued compensation and benefits                                                                  |  |                              | 490     |   |      |   | 513     |  
|Other liabilities                                                                                  |  |                              | (17     | ) |      |   |        |  
|                                                                                                   |  |                              |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities                                                |  |                              | (3,781  | ) |      |   | 1,610   |  
|                                                                                                   |  |                              |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Cash flows provided by investing activities:                                                       |  |                              |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Sales of marketable securities                                                                     |  |                              | 2,024   |   |      |   | 37,766  |  
|Maturities of marketable securities                                                                |  |                              | 21,350  |   |      |   | 20,872  |  
|                                                                                                   |  |                              |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Net cash provided by investing activities                                                          |  |                              | 23,374  |   |      |   | 58,638  |  
|                                                                                                   |  |                              |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities:                                             |  |                              |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Proceeds from issuance of common stock                                                             |  |                              | 39      |   |      |   | 765     |  
|Purchase of stock pursuant to the stock repurchase plan                                            |  |                              |        |   |      |   | (16,773 | )
|                                                                                                   |  |                              |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities                                                |  |                              | 39      |   |      |   | (16,008 | )
|                                                                                                   |  |                              |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Net increase in cash and cash equivalents                                                          |  |                              | 19,632  |   |      |   | 44,240  |  
|Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period                                               |  |                              | 153,158 |   |      |   | 86,567  |  
|                                                                                                   |  |                              |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period                                                     |  | $                            | 172,790 |   |      | $ | 130,807 |  
|                                                                                                   |  |                              |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Supplemental cash flow information:                                                                |  |                              |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Cash paid for income taxes                                                                         |  | $                            | 334     |   |      | $ |        |  
|                                                                                                   |  |                              |         |   |      |   |         |  

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PAIN THERAPEUTICS, INC.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Note 1. General

Pain Therapeutics, Inc. is a
biopharmaceutical company that develops novel drugs. We and King Pharmaceuticals, Inc, or King, are developing Remoxy. We have three other drug candidates in clinical programs, including PTI-202, PTI-721 and a novel radio-labeled monoclonal antibody
to treat metastatic melanoma. We are also working on a new treatment for patients with hemophilia.

Although we were profitable in 2008
based on payments from King and interest income, in the course of our development activities, we have sustained cumulative operating losses. There are no assurances that additional financing will be available on favorable terms, or at all.

We have prepared the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements of Pain Therapeutics, Inc. in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and pursuant to the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, the financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by
generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In our opinion, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three
months ended March 31, 2009 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the year ending December 31, 2009.

Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires that
management make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenue earned and expenses
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Revenue Recognition and Deferred Program Fee Revenue

Revenue is recognized when there is persuasive evidence that an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the price is fixed and determinable, and
collection is reasonably assured.

We and King have a strategic alliance to develop and commercialize Remoxy and up to three other
abuse-resistant opioid painkillers. In connection with the strategic alliance, we recognize program fee revenue, collaboration revenue and milestone revenue. Program fee revenue is derived from the upfront payment from King and is recognized ratably
over our estimate of the development period of four drug candidates expected to be developed under the strategic alliance with King. We currently estimate the development period for all four expected drug candidates to extend through September 2014.
We review the estimated development period on a quarterly basis and change it if appropriate based upon our latest expectations. Deferred program fee revenue represents the amount of the upfront payment that has not yet been recognized as revenue.

Collaboration revenues from reimbursement of development expenses are generally recognized when King has completed its review of the
expenses invoiced to them.

King is obligated to pay us milestone payments contingent upon the achievement of certain substantive events in
the clinical development of Remoxy and the other abuse-resistant opioid painkillers under the strategic alliance. We recognize milestone payments from King as revenue when we achieve the underlying developmental milestone as the milestone payments
are not dependent upon any other future activities or achievement of any other future milestones and the achievement of each of the developmental milestones were substantively at risk and contingent at the effective date of the collaboration.
Substantial effort is involved in achieving each of the developmental milestones. These milestones represent the culmination of discrete earnings processes and the amount of each milestone payment is reasonable in relation with the level of effort
associated with the achievement of the milestone. Each milestone payment is non-refundable and non-creditable when made. The ongoing research and development services being provided to King under the collaboration are priced at fair value based upon
the reimbursement of expenses incurred pursuant to the collaboration with King.

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Concentration of Credit Risk

We consider all highly liquid financial instruments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash
equivalents consist of cash maintained at one financial institution and in money market funds. We believe the financial risks associated with these instruments are minimal. We have not experienced material losses from our investments in these
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Marketable Securities and Fair Value Measurements

Our marketable securities are held as available-for-sale pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 115,
Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities. We classify these investments as current assets and carry them at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses are recorded as a separate component of stockholders equity
as accumulated other comprehensive income. We recognize all realized gains and losses on our available-for-sale securities in interest income in the accompanying statement of operations. Our marketable securities are maintained at one financial
institution and are governed by our investment policy as approved by our Board of Directors.

To date we have not recorded any impairment
charges on marketable securities related to other-than-temporary declines in market value. We would recognize an impairment charge when the decline in the estimated fair value of a marketable security below the amortized cost is determined to be
other-than-temporary. We consider various factors in determining whether to recognize an impairment charge, including the duration of time and the severity to which the fair value has been less than our amortized cost, any adverse changes in the
investees financial condition and our intent and ability to hold the marketable security for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in market value.

We measure our cash equivalents and marketable securities at fair value on a recurring basis and have significant observable inputs where there are
identical or comparable assets in the market to use in establishing our fair value measurements. We use significant observable inputs that include but are not limited to benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes and issuer spreads.
Generally, the types of instruments we invest in are not traded on a market such as the NASDAQ Global Market. We consider these inputs to be Level 2 as defined by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value
Measurements, or SFAS 157. We do not have any investments that would require inputs considered to be Level 3 as defined by SFAS 157. We use the bid price to establish fair value.

Stock-based Compensation

We recognize expense in the income statement for the fair value of
all share-based payments to employees and directors, including grants of employee stock options and other share based awards. For stock options, we use the Black-Scholes option valuation model and the single-option award approach and straight-line
attribution method. Using this approach, the compensation cost is amortized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period of each respective stock option, generally four years. We estimate forfeitures and adjust this estimate periodically based
on the extent to which future actual forfeitures differ, or are expected to differ, from such estimates.

We have granted share-based
awards that vest upon achievement of certain performance criteria, or Performance Awards. The value of these awards is the product of the number of shares of our common stock to be issued under the award multiplied by the fair market value of a
share of our common stock on the date of grant. These awards include future performance conditions. We estimate an implicit service period for achieving these performance conditions. Performance Awards vest and common stock is issued on achieving
performance conditions. We recognize stock-based compensation expense for Performance Awards when we conclude that achieving a performance condition is probable. We periodically review and update as appropriate our estimates of the implicit service
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Net Income (Loss) per Share

Basic net income (loss) per share is computed on the basis of the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the reporting period. Diluted net income per share is computed on the basis of the
weighted-average number of common shares outstanding plus dilutive potential common shares outstanding using the treasury-stock method. Potential dilutive common shares consist of outstanding stock options, restricted stock units and warrants.

The numerators and denominators in the calculation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per share were as follows (in thousands except
per share data):



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|                                                                            |  | Three Months Ended March 31,
|                                                                            |  | 2009                         |        |   | 2008
|Numerators:                                                                 |  |                              |        |   |      |   |       
|Net income (loss)                                                           |  | $                            | (1,824 | ) |      | $ | 2,570 
|Denominator                                                                 |  |                              |        |   |      |   |       
|Weighted average shares used to compute basic net income (loss) per share   |  |                              | 42,090 |   |      |   | 43,848
|Effect of dilutive securities:                                              |  |                              |        |   |      |   |       
|Dilution from employee stock plans                                          |  |                              |       |   |      |   | 1,407 
|Dilution from warrants                                                      |  |                              |       |   |      |   | 133   
|                                                                            |  |                              |        |   |      |   |       
|Potential dilutive common shares                                            |  |                              |       |   |      |   | 1,540 
|                                                                            |  |                              |        |   |      |   |       
|Weighted average shares used to compute diluted net income (loss) per share |  |                              | 42,090 |   |      |   | 45,388
|                                                                            |  |                              |        |   |      |   |       
|Net income (loss) per share:                                                |  |                              |        |   |      |   |       
|Basic                                                                       |  | $                            | (0.04  | ) |      | $ | 0.06  
|                                                                            |  |                              |        |   |      |   |       
|Diluted                                                                     |  | $                            | (0.04  | ) |      | $ | 0.06  
|                                                                            |  |                              |        |   |      |   |       

All options to purchase common shares were excluded from the denominator in the calculation of
diluted loss per share for the three months ended March 31, 2009. Options to purchase 4.2 million common shares were excluded from the denominator in the calculation of diluted net income per share for the three months ended March 31,
2008, as the option exercise price was greater than the average market price per share and the effect would be anti-dilutive.

Income Taxes

We make estimates and judgments in determining the need for a provision for income taxes, including the estimation of our taxable income or
loss for each full fiscal year. We have accumulated significant deferred tax assets. Deferred income taxes reflect the tax effects of net operating loss and tax credit carryovers and temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and
liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon future earnings, if any. We are uncertain of the timing and amount of any future earnings. Accordingly,
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as of March 31, 2009, we offset the net deferred tax assets with a valuation allowance. We may in the future determine that more of our deferred tax
assets will likely be realized, in which case we will reduce our valuation allowance in the quarter in which such determination is made. If the valuation allowance is reduced, we may recognize a benefit from income taxes in our statement of
operations in that period. We classify interest recognized pursuant to FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes as interest expense, when appropriate.

Note 3. Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Comprehensive
income (loss) is the sum of net income (loss) and other comprehensive income (loss), as follows (in thousands):



|                                  |  |                              |        |   |      |   |      
|--------------------------------- |  | ---------------------------- | ------ | - | ---- | - | -----
|                                  |  | Three Months Ended March 31,
|                                  |  | 2009                         |        |   | 2008
|Net income (loss)                 |  | $                            | (1,824 | ) |      | $ | 2,570
|Other comprehensive income (loss) |  |                              | (130   | ) |      |   | 321  
|                                  |  |                              |        |   |      |   |      
|Comprehensive income (loss)       |  | $                            | (1,954 | ) |      | $ | 2,891
|                                  |  |                              |        |   |      |   |      

Other comprehensive income (loss) consists of net unrealized holding gains and losses on available-for-sale
securities.

Note 4. Stock-Based Compensation

Our non-cash stock-based compensation expense is as follows (in thousands):



|                           |  |                              |       |      |   |      
|-------------------------- |  | ---------------------------- | ----- | ---- | - | -----
|                           |  | Three Months Ended March 31,
|                           |  | 2009                         |       | 2008
|Research and development   |  | $                            | 1,090 |      | $ | 980  
|General and administrative |  |                              | 529   |      |   | 546  
|                           |  |                              |       |      |   |      
|                           |  | $                            | 1,619 |      | $ | 1,526
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Note 5. Income Taxes

We have projected a tax loss for the full year 2009 and therefore we recorded a tax benefit of $0.3 million in the three months ended March 31, 2009 as we expect to elect to carryback our projected tax loss
against our taxable income for 2008. This election should result in a tax refund in 2010. Interest expense and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits were immaterial for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008.



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|Item 2. | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
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This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and accompanying notes included elsewhere in this report.
Operating results are not necessarily indicative of results that may occur in future periods.

This document contains forward-looking
statements that are based upon current expectations, within the meaning of the Private Securities Reform Act of 1995. We intend that such statements be protected by the safe harbor created thereby. Forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties and our actual results and the timing of events may differ significantly from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. Examples of such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to statements concerning:



| |  |  | the timing of the proposed meeting between King Pharmaceuticals, Inc., or King, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, with respect to the New Drug
Application, or NDA for Remoxy;
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| |  |  | potential submission of additional non-clinical data with respect to the Remoxy NDA;
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| |  |  | collaboration, milestone and royalty revenue that may be received from King and other payments we may receive from our strategic alliances;
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| |  |  | the duration of the development period for all four expected drug candidates under our collaboration with King;
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| |  |  | potential sources of clinical and commercial supply of Remoxy and its components;
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| |  |  | expansion of our product line, including the formulation of additional dosage forms of Remoxy;
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| |  |  | expected amounts of, or fluctuations in, collaboration revenue and payments;
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| |  |  | future operating losses and anticipated operating and capital expenditures;
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| |  |  | uses of proceeds from our securities offerings;
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| |  |  | the potential benefits of our drug candidates;
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| |  |  | the sufficiency of materials required for the clinical development of our drug candidates;
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| |  |  | the utility of protection of our intellectual property;
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| |  |  | expected future sources of revenue and capital;
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| |  |  | potential competitors or competitive products;
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| |  |  | future market acceptance of our drug candidates;
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| |  |  | fluctuations in our expenses and operating results;
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| |  |  | future expectations regarding trade secrets, technological innovations, licensing agreements and outsourcing of certain business functions;
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| |  |  | anticipated hiring and development of our internal systems and infrastructure;
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| |  |  | potential non-realization of deferred tax assets; and
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| |  |  | the sufficiency of our current resources to fund our operations over the next twelve months.
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Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those risks and
uncertainties relating to:



| |  |  | difficulties or delays in regulatory approval, production, commercialization, development, testing and clinical trials (including patient enrollment) of our drug
candidates;
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| |  |  | the successful development of drug candidates pursuant to our collaboration agreements, including our collaboration agreement with King, and the continuation of
such agreements;
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| |  |  | unexpected adverse side effects or inadequate therapeutic efficacy of our drug candidates that could slow or prevent product approval (including the risk that
results of clinical trials may not indicate that our drug candidates are safe and effective) or market acceptance of such products, if approved;
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| |  |  | the uncertainty of patent protection for our intellectual property or trade secrets;
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| |  |  | potential infringement of the intellectual property rights or trade secrets of third parties;
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| |  |  | pursuing in-license and acquisition opportunities;
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| |  |  | hiring and retaining personnel; and
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| |  |  | our financial position and our ability to obtain additional financing if necessary.
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In addition, such statements are subject to the risks and uncertainties discussed in the Risk Factors section and elsewhere in this document.

Overview

We are a biopharmaceutical
company that develops novel drugs. In December 2008, we received from the FDA a Complete Response Letter for the NDA for Remoxy in which the FDA determined that the NDA was not approved. The FDA indicated additional non-clinical data will be
required to support the approval of Remoxy. The FDA has not requested or recommended additional clinical efficacy studies prior to approval. Primary responsibility for the regulatory approval of REMOXY was recently assumed by King under our
strategic alliance. King assumed all future regulatory and other activities for Remoxy and we continue to conduct development activities for three other product candidates under our strategic alliance with King. There are no changes to any economic
terms of our strategic alliance to develop and commercialize REMOXY and three other abuse-resistant pain medications. Upon approval of REMOXY, we will receive a $15.0 million cash milestone payment from King. King is obligated to pay us a 20%
royalty on net sales of drugs developed in connection with the strategic alliance, except as to the first $1.0 billion in cumulative net sales of such drugs, for which the royalty is set at 15%. We believe King plans to meet with the FDA in mid-2009
regarding the NDA for Remoxy. We believe this FDA meeting will provide King and us with a more reliable context in which to make projections about Remoxy.

We also have the following investigational drug candidates in clinical programs:



| |  |  | PTI-202 and PTI-721, which are proprietary, abuse-resistant forms of opioid drugs.
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| |  |  | A novel radio-labeled monoclonal antibody drug candidate to treat metastatic melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer.
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We and King are engaged in a strategic alliance to develop and commercialize Remoxy, PTI-202, PTI-721 and another abuse-resistant opioid painkiller.

All of our collaboration, contract and milestone revenues are recognized pursuant to our strategic alliance with King. King made an upfront cash payment
of $150.0 million to us in 2005. King has made milestone payments to us of $25.0 million related to clinical and regulatory milestones under the strategic alliance. We could also receive from King up to $125.0 million in additional milestone
payments in the course of clinical development of the abuse-resistant opioid painkillers under the strategic alliance. Subject to certain limitations, King is also obligated to fund development expenses incurred by us pursuant to the collaboration
agreement. King is obligated to fund the commercialization expenses of, and has the exclusive right to market and sell, drugs developed in connection with the strategic alliance. King is obligated to pay us a 20% royalty on net sales of drugs
developed in connection with the strategic alliance, except as to the first $1.0 billion in cumulative net sales of such drugs, for which the royalty is set at 15%.

Although we were profitable in 2008 based on payments received from King and interest income, we have yet to generate any revenues from product sales. Through March 31, 2009, we have recorded an accumulated
deficit of approximately $115.9 million. These losses have resulted principally from costs incurred in connection with research and development activities, salaries and other personnel-related costs and general corporate expenses. Research and
development activities include costs of preclinical and clinical trials as well as clinical supplies associated with our drug candidates. Salaries and other personnel-related costs include non-cash stock-based compensation associated with options
and other equity awards granted to employees and non-employees. Our operating results may fluctuate substantially from period to period as a result of the timing and enrollment rates of clinical trials for our drug candidates and our need for
clinical supplies.

We expect to continue to use significant cash resources in our operations for the next several years and expect that
our cash requirements for operating activities and capital expenditures may increase substantially in the future as we:



| |  |  | continue to conduct preclinical and clinical trials for our drug candidates;
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| |  |  | seek regulatory approvals for our drug candidates;
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| |  |  | develop, formulate, manufacture and commercialize our drug candidates;
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| |  |  | implement additional internal systems and develop new infrastructure;
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| |  |  | acquire or in-license additional products or technologies, or expand the use of our technology;
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| |  |  | maintain, defend and expand the scope of our intellectual property; and
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Product revenue will depend on the ability to receive regulatory approvals for, and successfully market,
our drug candidates. If development efforts result in regulatory approval and successful commercialization of drug candidates, we will generate revenue from direct sales of our drugs and, for those of our drugs that are licensed to collaborators,
from the receipt of license fees and royalties from sales of licensed products. We conduct our research and development programs through a combination of internal and collaborative programs. We rely on arrangements with universities, our
collaborators, contract research organizations and clinical research sites for a significant portion of our product development efforts.

The following table summarizes expenses by category for all of our research and development efforts (in thousands):



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|                      |  | 2009                         |       | 2008
|Compensation          |  | $                            | 3,176 |      | $ | 3,047 
|Contractor fees(1)    |  |                              | 3,134 |      |   | 6,945 
|Supplies(2)           |  |                              | 506   |      |   | 1,336 
|Other common costs(3) |  |                              | 820   |      |   | 1,156 
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|                      |  | $                            | 7,636 |      | $ | 12,484
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|(1) | Contractor fees generally include expenses for preclinical studies and clinical trials.
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|(2) | Supplies generally include costs for formulation and manufacturing activities.
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|(3) | Other common costs generally include the allocation of common costs such as facilities.
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Our technology has been applied across certain of our portfolio of drug candidates. Data, know-how, personnel, clinical results, research results and other matters related to the research and development of any one of
our drug candidates may also relate to, and further the development of, our other drug candidates. For example, we expect that results of non-clinical studies, such as pharmacokinetics, toxicology and other studies, regarding certain components of
our drug candidate Remoxy to be applicable to the other potential drug candidates that may arise out of our collaboration with King since all such potential drug candidates are expected to utilize such components. As a result, costs allocated to a
specific drug candidate may not necessarily reflect the actual costs surrounding research and development of that drug candidate due to cross application of the foregoing. We are also developing a novel antibody drug candidate to treat metastatic
melanoma. Research and development expenses related to this technology include approximately $0.8 million and $0.7 million in the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, primarily in contractor fees and compensation. Research
and development expenses related to hemophilia and other product candidates include approximately $1.6 million and $1.1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, primarily in contractor fees and compensation.

Estimating the dates of completion of clinical development, and the costs to complete development, of our drug candidates would be highly
speculative, subjective and potentially misleading. Pharmaceutical products take a significant amount of time to research, develop and commercialize. The clinical trial portion of the development of a new drug alone usually spans several years. We
expect to reassess our future research and development plans based on our review of data we receive from our current research and development activities. The cost and pace of our future research and development activities are linked and subject to
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Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of our financial statements in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets,
liabilities, revenues, expenses and interest income in our financial statements and accompanying notes. We evaluate our estimates on an ongoing basis, including those estimates related to agreements, research collaborations and investments. We base
our estimates on historical experience and various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not
readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. The following items in our financial statements require significant estimates and judgments:



| |  |  | Expenses for clinical trials.We incur expenses for clinical trials from the planning phase through patient enrollment to reporting of the underlying data.
We estimate expenses incurred for clinical trials that are in process based on patient enrollment and based on clinical data collection and management. Costs that are associated with patient enrollment are recognized as each patient in the clinical
trial completes enrollment. Estimated clinical trial costs related to enrollment can vary based on numerous factors, including expected number of patients in trials, the number of patients that do not complete participation in a trial, and when a
patient drops out of a trial. Information about patient enrollment can become available significantly after we report our expenses for clinical trials, in which case we would change our estimate of the remaining cost of a trial. Costs that are based
on clinical data collection and management are recognized based on estimates of unbilled goods and services received. In the event of early termination of a clinical trial, we would accrue an amount based on estimates of the remaining non-cancelable
obligations associated with winding down the clinical trial.
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| |  |  | Stock-based compensation. We recognize expense in the income statement for the fair value of all share-based payments to employees and directors, including
grants of employee stock options and other share based awards. For stock options, we use the Black-Scholes option valuation model and the single-option award approach and straight-line attribution method. Using this approach, the compensation cost
is amortized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period of each respective stock option, generally four years. We estimate forfeitures and adjust this estimate periodically based on the extent to which future actual forfeitures differ, or are
expected to differ, from such estimates.
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We have granted share-based awards that vest upon achievement of certain
performance criteria, or Performance Awards. The value of these awards is the product of the number of shares of our common stock to be issued under the award multiplied by the fair market value of a share of our common stock on the date of grant.
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achieving performance conditions. We recognize stock-based compensation expense for Performance Awards when we conclude that achieving a performance
condition is probable. We periodically review and update as appropriate our estimates of the implicit service periods and the likelihood of achieving the performance conditions.



| |  |  | Revenue recognition and deferred program fee revenue. We recognize program fee revenue, collaboration revenue and milestone revenue in connection with our
strategic alliance with King. Program fee revenue is derived from the upfront payment from King received in December 2005 and is recognized ratably over our estimate of the development period of four drug candidates expected to be developed under
the strategic alliance with King. We currently estimate the development period for all four expected drug candidates to extend through September 2014. We review the estimated development period on a quarterly basis and change it if appropriate based
upon our latest expectations. Collaboration revenues from reimbursement of development expenses are generally recognized when King has completed its review of the expenses invoiced to them. King is obligated to pay us milestone payments contingent
upon the achievement of certain substantive events in the development of Remoxy and the other abuse-resistant opioid painkillers under the strategic alliance. We recognize milestone payments from King as revenue when we achieve the underlying
developmental milestone as the milestone payments are not dependent upon any other future activities or achievement of any other future milestones and the achievement of each of the developmental milestones were substantively at risk and contingent
at the effective date of the collaboration. Substantial effort is involved in achieving each of the developmental milestones. These milestones represent the culmination of discrete earnings processes and the amount of each milestone payment is
reasonable in relation with the level of effort associated with the achievement of the milestone. Each milestone payment is non-refundable and non-creditable when made. The ongoing research and development services being provided to King under the
collaboration are priced at fair value based upon the reimbursement of expenses incurred pursuant to the collaboration with King.
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| |  |  | Taxes. We make estimates and judgments in determining the need for a provision for income taxes, including the estimation of our taxable income or loss for
each full fiscal year. We have accumulated significant deferred tax assets. Deferred income taxes reflect the tax effects of net operating loss and tax credit carryovers and temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and
liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon future earnings, if any. We are uncertain of the timing and amount of any future earnings. Accordingly,
except for $1.3 million of net deferred tax assets recognized on our balance sheet included in other assets as of March 31, 2009, we offset the net deferred tax assets with a valuation allowance. We may in the future determine that more of our
deferred tax assets will likely be realized, in which case we will reduce our valuation allowance in the quarter in which such determination is made. If the valuation allowance is reduced, we may recognize a benefit from income taxes in our
statement of operations in that period.
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Results of Operations

Three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008

Revenue - Collaboration revenue

Collaboration revenues were $3.2 million and $11.1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. These revenues related to
reimbursement of our development expenses incurred pursuant to the King strategic alliance. Collaboration revenues were lower in the first quarter of 2009 as compared to the first quarter of 2008 primarily because the reimbursable expenses we
incurred pursuant to the strategic alliance with King were lower in the first quarter of 2009 as compared to the first quarter of 2008. We incurred expenses of $1.4 million in the first quarter of 2009 for which we expect King to complete their
review and to reimburse us in the second quarter of 2009.

We expect the amount and timing of collaboration revenue to fluctuate in
relation to the amount and timing of the underlying research and development expenses, as well as the timing of completion of Kings review of submitted expenses.

Revenue  Program fee revenue

King paid us a $150.0 million upfront fee in connection with the
closing of our strategic alliance with them in December 2005. Program fee revenues recognized from this upfront fee were $3.6 for both of the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008. We expect to recognize the remainder of the program fee
ratably over our estimate of the development period under the strategic alliance with King. We currently estimate the development period for all four expected drug candidates to extend through September 2014.

Research and Development Expense

Research and
development expense consists primarily of costs of drug development work associated with our drug candidates, including:



| |  |  | preclinical testing,
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| |  |  | clinical trials,
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| |  |  | clinical supplies and related formulation and design costs, and
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| |  |  | salaries and other personnel-related expenses.
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Research and development expense decreased to $7.6 million from $12.5 million in the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The decrease was primarily due to decreases in clinical and other
development activities for Remoxy, partially offset by increased activities in metastatic melanoma, hemophilia and other projects. Research and development expenses included non-cash stock-based compensation expense of $1.1 million and $1.0 million
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We expect research and development expenses to fluctuate over the next several years as we continue our
development efforts. In particular, with King assuming most development activities for Remoxy, we expect our related reimbursable expenses for Remoxy will be lower in the future. We expect our development efforts to result in our drug candidates
progressing through various stages of clinical trials, including current and potential clinical trials for our other abuse-resistant drug candidates, as well as further clinical development of our product candidates in metastatic melanoma and
hemophilia. King is obligated to reimburse development expenses for our abuse-resistant drug candidates pursuant to our strategic alliance. Our research and development expenses may fluctuate from period to period due to the timing and scope of our
development activities and the results of clinical trials and preclinical studies.

General and Administrative Expense

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of compensation and other general corporate expenses. General and administrative expenses decreased
to $1.7 million from $1.8 million in the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The decrease was primarily due to decreases in professional fees and operating expenses. General and administrative expenses included non-cash
stock-based compensation expense of $0.5 million for both the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008. We expect general and administrative expenses to increase over the next several years in connection with support of pre-commercialization
and commercialization activities for our drug candidates. The increase may fluctuate from period to period due to the timing and scope of these activities and the results of clinical trials and preclinical studies.

Interest Income

Interest income decreased to $0.4
million from $2.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, primarily due to decreases in prevailing interest rates on investments in marketable securities and, to a lesser extent, decreased average balances of
marketable securities. We expect our interest income to decrease in the future as we use cash to fund our operations.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Since inception, we have financed our operations primarily through public and private stock offerings, payments received under our
strategic alliance with King, and interest earned on our investments. We intend to continue to use our capital resources to fund research and development activities, capital expenditures, working capital requirements and other general corporate
purposes. As of March 31, 2009, cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities were $185.6 million.

Net cash used in operating
activities was $3.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009 compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $1.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008. The change was primarily due to decreased activity
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Net cash provided by investing activities was $23.4 million in the three months ended March 31, 2009
and $58.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008. Cash from investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and March 31, 2008 consisted of sales and maturities of marketable securities. We did not use any
cash for purchases of property, equipment and leasehold improvements during the three months ended March 31, 2009 or 2008. We expect to continue to invest in our infrastructure to support our operations.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $39,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2009 and net cash used by financing activities was $16.0
million in the three months ended March 31, 2008. In the three months ended March 31, 2008, we repurchased stock under a stock buyback plan that was completed in the three months ended June 30, 2008. Other cash from financing
activities in both 2009 and 2008 consisted of proceeds received from the issuance of our common stock pursuant to stock option exercises.

We had $43.5 million of total deferred tax assets at December 31, 2008. Realization of these deferred tax assets is dependent on future earnings, if any. We are uncertain about the timing and amount of any future earnings. We have
concluded that it is more likely than not that such deferred tax assets will not be realized. Accordingly, except for $1.3 million of deferred tax assets included in other assets as of March 31, 2009, we offset the deferred tax asset with a
valuation allowance. There is a high degree of uncertainty regarding the timing of future cash outflows associated with our FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, or Interpretation 48. Our net
Interpretation 48 liability at March 31, 2009 does not result in a material contractual obligation.

We currently lease approximately
41,200 square feet of general office space pursuant to non-cancelable operating leases that will expire in 2010 and 2012. Future minimum lease payments are as follows as of December 31, 2008 (in thousands):



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|                              |  | 2009 |     | 2010 |   | 2011 |  | 2012 |     | Total
|Future minimum lease payments |  | $    | 743 |      | $ | 713  |  | $    | 570 |       | $ | 339 |  | $ | 2,365
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We have license agreements that require us to make milestone payments upon the successful
achievement of milestones, including clinical milestones. Our license agreements also require us to pay certain royalties to our licensors if we succeed in fully commercializing products under these license agreements. All of these potential future
payments are cancelable as of March 31, 2009. Our formulation agreement with Durect Corporation obligates us to make certain milestone payments upon achieving clinical milestones and regulatory milestones. King is obligated to reimburse us for
any of our milestone payments and royalty payments to Durect Corporation.

We have an accumulated deficit of $115.9 million at
March 31, 2009. We expect our cash requirements to be significant in the future. The amount and timing of our future cash requirements will depend on regulatory and market acceptance of our drug candidates and the resources we devote to
researching and developing, formulating, manufacturing, commercializing and supporting our products. We believe that our current resources should be sufficient to fund our operations for at least the next 12 months. We may seek additional future
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Off-balance Sheet Arrangements

As of March 31, 2009, we did not have any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities, which would
have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes. In addition, we do not engage in trading activities involving non-exchange traded contracts. Therefore, we are
not materially exposed to financing, liquidity, market or credit risk that could arise if we had engaged in these relationships. We do not have relationships or transactions with persons or entities that derive benefits from their non-independent
relationship with us or our related parties.



|Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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The primary objective of our cash investment activities is to preserve principal while at the same time maximizing the income we receive from our investments without significantly increasing risk. Some of the
securities that we invest in may be subject to market risk. This means that a change in prevailing interest rates may cause the principal amount of the investment to fluctuate. For example, if we hold a security that was issued with a fixed interest
rate at the then-prevailing rate and the interest rate later rises, the principal amount of our investment will probably decline. A hypothetical 50 basis point increase in interest rates reduces the fair value of our available-for-sale securities at
March 31, 2009 by approximately $0.1 million. To minimize this risk, we intend to maintain our portfolio of cash equivalents and marketable securities in a variety of securities, including commercial paper, government and non-government debt
securities and/or money market funds that invest in such securities. We have no holdings of derivative financial or commodity instruments.

As of March 31, 2009, our investments consisted of investments in government and corporate notes and obligations, or in money market accounts and checking funds with variable market rates of interest. We believe our credit risk is
immaterial. We measure our cash equivalents and marketable securities at fair value on a recurring basis and have significant observable inputs where there are identical or comparable assets in the market to use in establishing our fair value
measurements. We use significant observable inputs that include but are not limited to benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, and issuer spreads. Generally, the types of instruments we invest in are not traded on a market such as
the NASDAQ Global Market. We consider these data to be Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy defined by SFAS 157. We use the bid price to establish fair value.



|Item 4. | Controls and Procedures
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Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures.Our management evaluated, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the
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Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information we are required to disclose in reports
that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, rules and forms and that such information is
accumulated and communicated to management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

Changes in internal
control over financial reporting.There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
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PART II  OTHER INFORMATION



|Item 1. | Legal Proceedings
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None.



|Item 1A. | Risk Factors
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Our future operating results may
vary substantially from anticipated results due to a number of factors, many of which are beyond our control. The following discussion highlights some of these factors and the possible impact of these factors on future results of operations. You
should carefully consider these factors before making an investment decision. If any of the following factors actually occur, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be harmed. In that case, the price of our common stock
could decline, and you could experience losses on your investment in our common stock.

Clinical and Regulatory Risks

If we fail to obtain the necessary regulatory approvals, or if such approval is limited, we will not be allowed to commercialize our drug candidates, and we will not
generate product revenues.

Satisfaction of all regulatory requirements typically takes many years, is dependent upon the type, complexity and novelty
of the drug candidate, and requires the expenditure of substantial resources for research and development. In December 2008, we received a Complete Response Letter from the FDA for the NDA for Remoxy. The FDA indicated additional non-clinical data
will be required to support the approval of Remoxy. Primary responsibility for the regulatory approval of REMOXY was recently shifted to King. King assumes all future regulatory and other activities for Remoxy. We believe King plans to meet with the
FDA in mid-2009 regarding the NDA for Remoxy. We believe this FDA meeting will provide King and us with a more reliable context in which to make projections about Remoxy. If the FDA were to require additional data, providing such data may
significantly delay the potential approval of Remoxy.

Our research and clinical approaches may not lead to drugs that the FDA considers
safe for humans and effective for indicated uses we are studying. The FDA may require us to conduct additional non-clinical studies, in which case we would have to expend additional time and resources and would likely delay the date of potentially
receiving regulatory approval. The approval process may also be delayed by changes in government regulation, future legislation or administrative action or changes in FDA policy that occur prior to or during our regulatory review. Delays in
obtaining regulatory approvals would:



| |  |  | delay commercialization of, and product revenues from, our drug candidates; and
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Even if we comply with all FDA regulatory requirements, we may never obtain regulatory approval for any
of our drug candidates. If we fail to obtain regulatory approval for any of our drug candidates we will have fewer commercial products, if any, and corresponding lower product revenues, if any. Even if we receive regulatory approval of our drug
candidates, such approval may involve limitations on the indications and conditions of use or marketing claims we may make for our products. Further, later discovery of previously unknown problems or adverse events could result in additional
regulatory restrictions, including withdrawal of products. The FDA may also require us to commit to perform lengthy Phase IV post-approval clinical trials, for which we would have to expend additional resources, which could have an adverse effect on
our operating results and financial condition.

In jurisdictions outside the United States, we must receive marketing authorizations from
the appropriate regulatory authorities before we can commercialize our drugs. Regulatory approval processes outside the United States generally include all of the aforementioned requirements and risks associated with FDA approval.

If we are unable to design, conduct and complete clinical trials successfully, we will not be able to obtain regulatory approval for our drug candidates.

In order to obtain FDA approval for any of our drug candidates, we must submit to the FDA an NDA that demonstrates with substantive
evidence that the drug candidate is both safe and effective in humans for its intended use. This demonstration requires significant research and animal tests, which are referred to as preclinical studies, as well as human tests, which are referred
to as clinical trials.

Results from our Phase I clinical programs may not support moving a drug candidate to Phase II or Phase III
clinical trials. Our Phase III clinical trials may not demonstrate the safety or efficacy of our drug candidates. Success in preclinical studies and early clinical trials does not ensure that later clinical trials will be successful. Results of
later clinical trials may not replicate the results of prior clinical trials and preclinical studies. Even if the results of our Phase III clinical trials are positive, we may have to commit substantial time and additional resources to conducting
further preclinical studies and clinical trials before we can obtain FDA approval for any of our drug candidates.

Clinical trials are very
expensive and difficult to design and implement, in part because they are subject to rigorous requirements. The clinical trial process also consumes a significant amount of time. Furthermore, if participating patients in clinical trials suffer
drug-related adverse reactions during the course of such clinical trials, or if we or the FDA believe that participating patients are being exposed to unacceptable health risks, we will have to suspend or terminate our clinical trials. Failure can
occur at any stage of the clinical trials, and we could encounter problems that cause us to abandon or repeat clinical trials.

Our
clinical trials with Remoxy and our potential future clinical trials for other drug candidates for treatment of pain measure clinical symptoms, such as pain and physical dependence. These symptoms are not biologically measurable. The success of
Remoxy and our other abuse resistant drug candidates in clinical trials depends on reaching statistically significant changes in patients symptoms based on clinician-rated scales. Due in part to a lack of consensus on standardized processes
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We have no history of developing drug candidates for oncology or hemophilia. We do not know whether any
of our planned clinical trials in metastatic melanoma or hemophilia will result in marketable drugs.

In addition, completion of clinical
trials can be delayed by numerous factors, including:



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Any of these delays could significantly impact the timing, approval and commercialization of our drug candidates and could significantly increase our overall costs of drug development.

Even if our clinical trials are completed as planned, their results may not support our expectations or intended marketing claims. The clinical trials
process may fail to demonstrate that our drug candidates are safe and effective for indicated uses. Such failure would cause us to abandon a drug candidate and could delay development of other drug candidates.

Clinical trial designs that were discussed with authorities prior to their commencement may subsequently be considered insufficient for approval at the time of
application for regulatory approval.

We discuss with and obtain guidance from regulatory authorities on certain of our clinical
development activities. With the exception of our Special Protocol Assessment, or SPA, such as the one we completed with the FDA with respect to our Phase III clinical trial for Remoxy, these discussions are not binding obligations on the part of
regulatory authorities.

Regulatory authorities may revise previous guidance or decide to ignore previous guidance at any time during the
course of our clinical activities or after the completion of our clinical trials. Even with successful clinical safety and efficacy data, including such data from a clinical trial conducted pursuant to an SPA, we may be required to conduct
additional, expensive clinical trials to obtain regulatory approval.

Developments by competitors may establish standards of care that affect our
ability to conduct our clinical trials as planned.

We have conducted clinical trials of our drug candidates comparing our drug
candidates to both placebo and other approved drugs. Changes in standards related to clinical trial design could affect our ability to design and conduct clinical trials as planned. For example, regulatory authorities may not allow us to compare our
drug candidates to placebo in a particular clinical indication where approved products are available. In that case, both the cost and the amount of time required to conduct a clinical trial could increase.



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The DEA limits the availability of the active ingredients in certain of our current drug candidates and, as a result,
our quotas may not be sufficient to complete clinical trials, or to meet commercial demand or may result in clinical delays.

The U.S.
Drug Enforcement Administration, or DEA, regulates chemical compounds as Schedule I, II, III, IV or V substances, with Schedule I substances considered to present the highest risk of substance abuse and Schedule V substances the lowest risk. Certain
active ingredients in our current drug candidates, such as oxycodone, are listed by the DEA as Schedule II under the Controlled Substances Act of 1970. Consequently, their manufacture, research, shipment, storage, sale and use are subject to a high
degree of oversight and regulation. For example, all Schedule II drug prescriptions must be signed by a physician, physically presented to a pharmacist and may not be refilled without a new prescription. Furthermore, the amount of Schedule II
substances we can obtain for clinical trials and commercial distribution is limited by the DEA and our quota may not be sufficient to complete clinical trials or meet commercial demand. There is a risk that DEA regulations may interfere with the
supply of the drugs used in our clinical trials, and, in the future, our ability to produce and distribute our products in the volume needed to meet commercial demand.

Conducting clinical trials of our drug candidates or potential commercial sales of a drug candidate may expose us to expensive product liability claims and we may not be able to maintain product liability insurance
on reasonable terms or at all.

The risk of product liability is inherent in the testing of pharmaceutical products. If we cannot
successfully defend ourselves against product liability claims, we may incur substantial liabilities or be required to limit or terminate testing of one or more of our drug candidates. Our inability to obtain sufficient product liability insurance
at an acceptable cost to protect against potential product liability claims could prevent or inhibit the commercialization of our drug candidates. We currently carry clinical trial insurance but do not carry product liability insurance. If we
successfully commercialize one or more of our drug candidates, we may face product liability claims, regardless of FDA approval for commercial manufacturing and sale. We may not be able to obtain such insurance at a reasonable cost, if at all. Even
if our agreements with any current or future corporate collaborators entitle us to indemnification against product liability losses, such indemnification may not be available or adequate should any claim arise.

If we receive regulatory approval for our drug candidates, we and our collaborators will also be subject to ongoing FDA obligations and continued regulatory review,
such as continued safety reporting requirements, and we and our collaborators may also be subject to additional FDA post-marketing obligations or new regulations, all of which may result in significant expense and limit our ability to commercialize
our potential drugs.

Any regulatory approvals that we receive for our drug candidates may also be subject to limitations on the
indicated uses for which the drug may be marketed or contain requirements for potentially costly post-marketing follow-up studies. In addition, if the FDA approves any of our drug candidates, the labeling, packaging, adverse event reporting,
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The subsequent discovery of previously unknown problems with the drug, including but not limited to adverse events of unanticipated severity or frequency, or
the discovery that adverse events previously observed in preclinical research or clinical trials that were believed to be minor actually constitute much more serious problems, may result in restrictions on the marketing of the drug, and could
include withdrawal of the drug from the market.

The FDAs policies may change and additional government regulations may be enacted
that could prevent or delay regulatory approval of our drug candidates. For example, in March 2009, the FDA met with the sponsors of opioid drug products in a private meeting in order to discuss Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies for opioid
drugs. These discussions may result in changes to or additional government regulations with respect to our opioid drug candidates. We cannot predict the likelihood, nature or extent of adverse government regulation that may arise from future
legislation or administrative action, either in the United States or abroad. If we are not able to maintain regulatory compliance, we may be subject to fines, suspension or withdrawal of regulatory approvals, product recalls, seizure of products,
operating restrictions and criminal prosecution. Any of these events could prevent us from marketing our drugs and our business could suffer.

Risks
Relating to Commercialization

If physicians and patients do not accept and use our drugs, we will not achieve sufficient product revenues and
our business will suffer.

Even if the FDA approves our drugs, physicians and patients may not accept and use them. Acceptance and use
of our drugs will depend on a number of factors including:



| |  |  | perceptions by members of the healthcare community, including physicians, about the safety and effectiveness of our drugs, and, in particular, the effectiveness of
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| |  |  | availability of reimbursement for our products from government or healthcare payers;
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Because we expect to rely on sales generated by our current lead drug candidates for substantially all of our revenues for the foreseeable future, the
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If King is not successful in developing and commercializing Remoxy and in commercializing other abuse resistant opioid
drugs, our revenues and our business will suffer.

In connection with the shift of regulatory responsibility for approval of Remoxy to
King, our ability to earn royalties from sales of Remoxy depends on Kings abilities to obtain regulatory approval for and commercialize Remoxy. Additionally, our ability to earn royalties from sales of Remoxy and other abuse-resistant drugs
subject to our strategic alliance with King will depend on Kings abilities to maintain regulatory approval and achieve market acceptance of such drugs once commercialized. King may elect to independently develop drugs that could compete with
ours or fail to commit sufficient resources to the development, marketing and distribution of Remoxy and other abuse-resistant drugs developed under our strategic alliance. King may not proceed with the commercialization of Remoxy and other
abuse-resistant drugs developed under our strategic alliance with the same degree of urgency as we would because of other priorities they face. If King is not successful in developing or commercializing Remoxy for a variety of reasons, including but
not limited to competition from other pharmaceutical companies, or if King fails to perform as we expect, our potential for revenue from drugs developed in connection with our strategic alliance with King, if any, could be dramatically reduced and
our business would suffer.

If we are unable to develop our own sales, marketing and distribution capabilities, or if we are not successful in
contracting with third parties for these services on favorable terms, or at all, our product revenues could be disappointing.

We
currently have no sales, marketing or distribution capabilities. Except with regard to products developed under our strategic alliance with King, in order to commercialize our products, if any are approved by the FDA, we will either have to develop
such capabilities internally or collaborate with third parties who can perform these services for us. If we decide to commercialize any of our drugs ourselves, we may not be able to hire the necessary experienced personnel and build sales, marketing
and distribution operations which are capable of successfully launching new drugs and generating sufficient product revenues. In addition, establishing such operations will take time and involve significant expense.

If we decide to enter into new co-promotion or other licensing arrangements with third parties, we may be unable to locate acceptable collaborators
because the number of potential collaborators is limited and because of competition from others for similar alliances with potential collaborators. Even if we are able to identify one or more acceptable new collaborators, we may not be able to enter
into any collaborative arrangements on favorable terms, or at all.

In addition, due to the nature of the market for our drug candidates,
it may be necessary for us to license all or substantially all of our drug candidates not covered by our strategic alliance with King to a single collaborator, thereby eliminating our opportunity to commercialize these other products independently.
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In addition, any revenues we receive would depend upon our collaborators efforts which may not be
adequate due to lack of attention or resource commitments, management turnover, change of strategic focus, business combinations or other factors outside of our control. Depending upon the terms of our collaboration, the remedies we have against an
under-performing collaborator may be limited. If we were to terminate the relationship, it may be difficult or impossible to find a replacement collaborator on acceptable terms, or at all.

If we cannot compete successfully for market share against other drug companies, we may not achieve sufficient product revenues and our business will suffer.

The market for our drug candidates is characterized by intense competition and rapid technological advances. If our drug candidates
receive FDA approval, they will compete with a number of existing and future drugs and therapies developed, manufactured and marketed by others. Existing or future competing products may provide greater therapeutic convenience or clinical or other
benefits for a specific indication than our products, or may offer comparable performance at a lower cost. If our products are unable to capture and maintain market share, we may not achieve sufficient product revenues and our business will suffer.

We and our collaborators will compete for market share against fully integrated pharmaceutical companies or other companies that are
collaborating with larger pharmaceutical companies, academic institutions, government agencies and other public and private research organizations. Many of these competitors have drugs already approved or drug candidates in development that will or
may compete against our approved drug candidates. In addition, many of these competitors, either alone or together with their collaborative partners, operate larger research and development programs and have substantially greater financial resources
than we do, as well as significantly greater experience in:



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Our ability to generate product revenues will be diminished if we fail to obtain acceptable prices or an adequate level of reimbursement for our products from healthcare payers.

Our ability to commercialize our drugs, alone or with collaborators, will depend in part on the extent to which reimbursement will be available from:



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Significant uncertainty exists as to the reimbursement status of newly approved healthcare products. Healthcare payers, including Medicare, health maintenance organizations and managed care organizations, are challenging the prices charged
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reimbursement practices. We currently have not generated pharmacoeconomic data on any of our drug candidates. Government and other healthcare payers
increasingly are attempting to contain healthcare costs by limiting both coverage and the level of reimbursement for drugs, and by refusing, in some cases, to provide coverage for uses of approved products for disease indications for which the FDA
has or has not granted labeling approval. Adequate third-party insurance coverage may not be available to patients for any products we discover and develop, alone or with collaborators. If government and other healthcare payers do not provide
adequate coverage and reimbursement levels for our products, market acceptance of our drug candidates could be limited.

Government agencies may
establish and promulgate usage guidelines that could limit the use of our drug candidates.

Government agencies, professional and
medical societies, and other groups may establish usage guidelines that apply to our drug candidates. These guidelines could address such matters as usage and dose, among other factors. Application of such guidelines could limit the clinical use or
commercial appeal of our drug candidates.

Risks Relating to our Collaboration Agreements

If King or other outside collaborators fail to devote sufficient time and resources to our drug development programs, or if their performance is substandard, our
regulatory submissions and our product introductions may be delayed.

Pursuant to our strategic alliance with King, we jointly manage and prepare Phase
III clinical trials and NDA submissions in the United States for Remoxy and other abuse-resistant drug candidates with King. We rely on King to devote time and resources to the development, manufacturing and commercialization of Remoxy and other
abuse-resistant drug candidates. King may develop or acquire drugs or drug candidates that compete for resources with our drug candidates that are subject to this strategic alliance. For instance, King has acquired a drug candidate for the acute
pain market and has acquired another company that has abuse resistant technologies and two NDAs in place with the FDA for abuse resistant opioids. There can be no assurance that Kings other drug candidates will not become competitive with our
drug candidates being developed under the collaboration with King. If King limits its time and resources devoted to the strategic alliance or fails to fund the continued development of Remoxy, PTI-202, PTI-721, or other abuse-resistant opioid drug
candidates as required by our agreement with King, or otherwise fails to perform as we expect, we may not achieve clinical and regulatory milestones and regulatory submissions and related product introductions may be delayed or prevented, and
revenues that we would receive from these activities will be less than expected. In addition, if King fails to perform as required under our collaboration agreement, their failure may jeopardize our rights under our license with Durect.

We depend on independent investigators and collaborators, such as universities and medical institutions, to conduct our clinical trials under
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pursue them as diligently as we would if we were undertaking such activities ourselves. If these investigators or collaborators fail to devote sufficient
time and resources to our drug development programs, or if their performance is substandard, the approval of our regulatory submissions and our introductions of new drugs will be delayed or prevented.

Our collaborators may also have relationships with other commercial entities, some of which may compete with us. If outside collaborators assist our
competitors to our detriment, the approval of our regulatory submissions will be delayed and the sales from our products, if any are commercialized, will be less than expected.

If we fail to maintain our collaboration agreements and licenses for Remoxy and other abuse-resistant drugs, we may have to reduce or delay our drug candidate development.

Our plan for developing, manufacturing and commercializing Remoxy and other abuse-resistant drugs currently requires us to successfully maintain our
strategic alliance with King to advance our programs and provide funding to support our expenditures on Remoxy and other drug candidates and to maintain our license from Durect. If we are not able to maintain our existing strategic alliance with
King or if King doesnt provide the required funding under the strategic alliance, we may have to limit the size or scope of, or delay or abandon the development of other abuse-resistant drug candidates or undertake and fund development of
these drug candidates ourselves and if we are unable to maintain our license with Durect for one or more potential products we may lose the rights to utilize Durects technology for such potential products. If we elect to fund drug development
efforts with respect to Remoxy and other abuse-resistant drug candidates on our own, we may need to obtain additional capital, which may not be available on acceptable terms, or at all.

We may not succeed at in-licensing drug candidates or technologies to expand our product pipeline.

We may not successfully in-license drug candidates or technologies to expand our product pipeline. The number of such candidates or technologies is limited. Competition among large pharmaceutical companies and biopharmaceutical companies
for promising drug candidates or technologies is intense because such companies generally desire to expand their product pipelines through in-licensing. If we fail to carry out such in-licensing and expand our product pipeline, our potential future
revenues may suffer.

Our collaborative agreements may not succeed or may give rise to disputes over intellectual property, disputes concerning the
scope of collaboration activities or other issues.

Our strategy to focus on drug development requires us to enter into collaborative
agreements with third parties, such as our strategic alliance with King and our license agreement with Durect. Such agreements are generally complex and contain provisions that could give rise to legal disputes, including potential disputes
concerning ownership of intellectual property under collaborations or disputes concerning the scope of collaboration activities. Such disputes can delay or prevent the development of potential new drug products, or can lead to lengthy, expensive
litigation or arbitration. Other factors relating to collaborative agreements may adversely affect the success of our drug candidates, including:



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Risks Relating to our Intellectual Property

Our ability to commercialize our drug candidates will depend on our ability to sell such products without infringing the patent or proprietary rights of third parties. If we are sued for infringing the intellectual
property rights of third parties, such litigation will be costly and time consuming and an unfavorable outcome would have a significant adverse effect on our business.

Our ability to commercialize our drug candidates will depend on our ability to sell such products without infringing the patents or other proprietary
rights of third parties. Intellectual property rights in the areas of controlled-release oxycodone, antibodies, gene integration and more generally, in oncology, neurology, radiopharmaceutical technologies and gene therapy are complicated and are
continuously evolving. Holders of patent rights in these areas may allege that the commercialization of Remoxy or our other drug candidates infringes such patent rights. While we believe that we would have valid defenses to any claim of
infringement, there can be no assurance that these or other third party patents will not limit our ability to commercialize Remoxy or our other drug candidates.

In addition, because patent applications are published 18 months after their filing, and because applications can take several years to issue, there may be currently pending third-party patent applications that
are unknown to us, which may later result in issued patents. If a third-party claims that we infringe on its patents or other proprietary rights, we could face a number of issues that could seriously harm our competitive position, including:



| |  |  | infringement claims that, with or without merit, can be costly and time consuming to litigate, can delay the regulatory approval process and can divert
managements attention from our core business strategy;
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| |  |  | substantial damages for past infringement which we may have to pay if a court determines that our products or technologies infringe upon a competitors patent
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| |  |  | a court order prohibiting us from commercializing our products or technologies unless the holder licenses the patent or other proprietary rights to us, which such
holder is not required to do;
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| |  |  | redesigning our process so that it does not infringe the third-party intellectual property rights, which may not be possible, or which may require substantial time
and expense including delays in bringing our own products to market. Such actions could harm our competitive position and our ability to generate revenue and could result in increased costs.
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If we are unable to protect our intellectual property our competitors could develop and market products with similar features that may reduce demand for our drug
candidates.

Our success, competitive position and potential future revenues will depend in part on our ability to protect our
intellectual property. If we or our collaborators fail to file, prosecute, obtain or maintain certain patents, our competitors could market products that contain features and clinical benefits similar to those of our products, and demand for our
products could decline as a result.

We and our collaborators have filed patent applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to
further protect our technologies. If these patent applications do not result in issued patents, the duration or scope of our patent rights may be limited and our future revenues could be lower as a result.

We may be involved in challenges to our intellectual property. An adverse outcome of a challenge to our intellectual property could result in loss of
claims of patents or other intellectual property rights that pertain to certain drugs we currently have under development and could have a material adverse impact on our future revenues.

We intend to file additional patent applications relating to our technology, products and processes. We may direct our collaborators to file additional
patent applications relating to the licensed technology or we may do so ourselves. However, our competitors may challenge, invalidate or circumvent any of our current or future patents. These patents may also fail to provide us with meaningful
competitive advantages.

We may become involved in expensive litigation or other legal proceedings related to our existing intellectual property rights,
including patents.

We expect that we will rely upon patents, trade secrets, know-how, continuing technological innovations and
licensing opportunities to develop and maintain our competitive position. Others may independently develop substantially equivalent proprietary information or be issued patents that may prevent the sale of our products or know-how or require us to
license such information and pay significant fees or royalties in order to produce our products.

Our technology could infringe upon claims
of patents owned by others. If we were found to be infringing on a patent held by another, we might have to seek a license to use the patented technology. In that case, we might not be able to obtain such a license on terms acceptable to us, or at
all. If a legal action were to be brought against us or our licensors, we could incur substantial defense costs, and any such action might not be resolved in our favor. If such a dispute were to be resolved against us, we could have to pay the other
party large sums of money and our use of our technology and the testing, manufacture, marketing or sale of one or more of our proposed products could be restricted or prohibited.



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Risks Relating to our Business and Strategy

Competition for qualified personnel in the pharmaceutical industry is intense, and if we are not successful in attracting and retaining qualified personnel, we could experience delays in completing necessary
clinical trials, in the regulatory approval process or in formulating, manufacturing, marketing and selling our potential products.

We
will need to hire additional qualified personnel with expertise in clinical research, preclinical testing, government regulation, formulation and manufacturing and sales and marketing. We compete for qualified individuals with numerous
biopharmaceutical companies, universities and other research institutions. Competition for such individuals, particularly in the San Francisco Bay area, is intense, and our search for such personnel may not be successful. Attracting and retaining
qualified personnel is critical to our success.

If third-party manufacturers of our drug candidates fail to devote sufficient time and resources to our
concerns, or if their performance is substandard, our clinical trials and product introductions may be delayed and our costs may be higher than expected.

We have no manufacturing facilities and have limited experience in drug product development and commercial manufacturing. We lack the resources and expertise to formulate, manufacture or test the technical performance
of our drug candidates. We currently rely on a limited number of experienced personnel and a small number of contract manufacturers and other vendors to formulate, test, supply, store and distribute drug supplies for our clinical trials. Our
reliance on a limited number of vendors exposes us to the following risks, any of which could delay our clinical trials, and, consequently, FDA approval of our drug candidates and commercialization of our products, result in higher costs, or deprive
us of potential product revenues:



| |  |  | Contract commercial manufacturers, their sub-contractors or other third parties we rely on, may encounter difficulties in achieving the volume of production needed
to satisfy clinical needs or commercial demand, may experience technical issues that impact quality or compliance with applicable and strictly enforced regulations governing the manufacture of pharmaceutical products, and may experience shortages of
qualified personnel to adequately staff production operations.
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| |  |  | Our contract manufacturers could default on their agreements with us to provide clinical supplies or meet our requirements for commercialization of our products.
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| |  |  | For certain of our drug candidates, the use of alternate manufacturers may be difficult because the number of potential manufacturers that have the necessary
governmental licenses to produce narcotic products is limited. Additionally, the FDA and the DEA must approve any alternative manufacturer of our products before we may use the alternative manufacturer to produce our supplies.
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| |  |  | It may be difficult or impossible for us to find a replacement manufacturer on acceptable terms quickly, or at all. Our contract manufacturers and vendors may not
perform as agreed or may not remain in the contract manufacturing business for the time required to successfully produce, store and distribute our products.
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| |  |  | If any contract manufacturer makes improvements in the manufacturing process for our products, we may not own, or may have to share, the intellectual property
rights to such innovation.
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We expanded our research and development activities to include development of potential drug candidates
for indications other than pain, and we may not be able to successfully develop or commercialize these potential new drug candidates.

We have expanded our research and development activities to include development of potential drug candidates for indications other than pain, such as metastatic melanoma and hemophilia. We are conducting a Phase I clinical trial of our drug
candidate in metastatic melanoma. We have no history of developing metastatic melanoma or hemophilia drug candidates or manufacturing radiopharmaceuticals. We do not know whether any of our planned clinical trials in metastatic melanoma or
hemophilia will result in marketable products. We do not anticipate that any drug candidates in these areas will reach the market for at least several years, if at all.

Our employees and consultants are generally subject to confidentiality or other agreements with their former employers and they may inadvertently or otherwise violate those agreements.

Many of our employees and consultants were previously employed at universities or biotechnology or pharmaceutical companies. While we require our
employees and consultants to honor any agreements they may have entered into prior to working with us, we may be subject to claims that we inadvertently or otherwise used or disclosed trade secrets or other confidential information belonging to
former employers. Failure to defend such claims could result in loss of valuable rights or personnel, which in turn could harm or prevent commercialization of our drug candidates. Successful defense against such claims can be expensive and might
distract us from executing our strategies.

Law enforcement concerns over diversion of opioids and social issues around abuse of opioids may make the
regulatory approval process and commercialization of our drug candidates very difficult.

Media stories regarding the diversion of
opioids and other controlled substances are commonplace. Law enforcement agencies or regulatory agencies may apply policies that seek to limit the availability of opioids. Such efforts may adversely affect the regulatory approval and
commercialization of our drug candidates.

Developments by competitors may render our products or technologies obsolete or non-competitive.

Alternative technologies and products are being developed to improve or replace the use of opioids for pain management, several of
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generic form. Drug companies that sell generic opioid drugs represent substantial competition. Many of these organizations competing with us have
substantially greater capital resources, larger research and development staffs and facilities, greater experience in drug development and in obtaining regulatory approvals and greater manufacturing and marketing capabilities than we do. Our
competitors may market less expensive or more effective drugs that would compete with our drug candidates or reach market with competing drugs before we are able to reach market with our drug candidates. These organizations also compete with us to
attract qualified personnel and partners for acquisitions, joint ventures or other collaborations.

Business interruptions could limit our ability to
operate our business.

Our operations as well as those of our collaborators on which we depend are vulnerable to damage or interruption
from computer viruses, human error, natural disasters, electrical and telecommunication failures, international acts of terror and similar events. We have not established a formal disaster recovery plan and our back-up operations and our business
interruption insurance may not be adequate to compensate us for losses we may suffer. A significant business interruption could result in losses or damages incurred by us and require us to cease or curtail our operations.

Risks Relating to Manufacturing

We rely on third-party
commercial drug manufacturers for drug supply.

Approved third-party commercial drug manufacturers may subsequently be stopped from
producing, storing, shipping or testing our drug products due to their non-compliance with federal, state or local regulations. Drug manufacturers are subject to ongoing periodic unannounced inspection by the FDA, the DEA, and corresponding state
and foreign government agencies to ensure strict compliance with GMP and other government regulations and corresponding foreign standards. We do not have control over third-party manufacturers compliance with these regulations and standards.

In addition, even if we enter into long-term supply arrangements with third-party suppliers, we cannot control changes in strategy by
third-party suppliers that affect their ability or willingness to continue to supply our drug products on acceptable terms.

If our drug
supply for one of our drug candidates was interrupted, our operations could be negatively affected.

If we cannot formulate and scale-up a wide range of
dosage forms of Remoxy and other abuse-resistant drug candidates, we and King might determine that the commercial opportunity for Remoxy and other abuse resistant drug candidates in certain dosage forms is too limited to warrant further investment
in clinical testing and development.

We plan to formulate and scale-up a wide range of dosage forms of Remoxy and other
abuse-resistant drug candidates. We may not be able to successfully complete our formulation or scale-up activities or we may determine that the commercial opportunity for Remoxy and other abuse resistant drug candidates in certain dosage forms is
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investment. If we are unsuccessful in our formulation or scale-up activities with Remoxy and other abuse-resistant drug candidates, our future revenue from
milestones and royalties under our strategic alliance with King may be less than expected and our operations may suffer.

We and King rely solely on
Durect to provide us with certain components of Remoxy and other abuse-resistant drug candidates and will continue to rely on Durect to produce commercial supplies of these components.

We and King rely on Durect as the sole source provider of certain components of Remoxy and other abuse-resistant drug candidates, and will rely solely on
Durect to produce commercial supplies of these components. Durects failure to achieve and maintain satisfactory manufacturing standards could result in product recalls or withdrawals, delays or failures in product testing or delivery, cost
overruns or other problems that could materially harm our business. Durect may encounter manufacturing difficulties involving production yields, quality control and quality assurance. Durect is subject to ongoing periodic unannounced inspection by
the FDA and corresponding state and foreign agencies to ensure strict compliance with government regulations and corresponding foreign standards. We cannot control Durects compliance with these regulations and standards.

To date, Durect has not produced commercial-scale supply of these components. If we and King receive marketing approval for and commercially launch
Remoxy or other abuse resistant candidates, we anticipate that Durect will need to materially expand its manufacturing capacity. Durect may not be able to increase its manufacturing capacity for Remoxy and other abuse-resistant drug candidates in a
timely or economic manner, or at all. Moreover, significant scale up of manufacturing will require additional validation studies, which are subject to FDA review and approval. If Durect is unable to successfully increase the manufacturing capacity
for such components of Remoxy and other abuse-resistant drugs, at an acceptable cost or otherwise, and we are unable to establish alternative manufacturing capabilities, the commercial launch or continued commercialization after a commercial launch
of Remoxy and other abuse-resistant drugs may be delayed, prevented or impaired or there may be a shortage in supply, which would harm our future revenues and cause our business to suffer.

Risks Relating to our Financial Position and Need for Financing

Our operating history may make it difficult for you to evaluate our business to date and to assess its future viability.

Our operations from our inception to date have been limited to organizing and staffing our company, acquiring, developing and securing our technology, undertaking preclinical studies and clinical trials of our drug candidates and forming
collaborations. We have not yet demonstrated our ability to obtain regulatory approval, formulate and manufacture our drug candidates on a commercial scale or conduct sales and marketing activities. Consequently, any predictions you make about our
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We have a history of losses and expect to incur substantial losses and negative operating cash flows for the
foreseeable future.

Although we were profitable in 2006, 2007 and 2008 based on payments from King and interest income, we have yet to
generate any revenues from product sales. We had an accumulated deficit of $115.9 million as of March 31, 2009. Even if we succeed in developing and commercializing one or more of our drug candidates, we expect to continue to use significant
cash resources in our operations for the foreseeable future. We anticipate that our expenses will increase substantially in the foreseeable future as we:



| |  |  | continue to conduct preclinical studies and clinical trials for our drug candidates;
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| |  |  | seek regulatory approvals for our drug candidates;
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| |  |  | develop, formulate, manufacture and commercialize our drug candidates;
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| |  |  | implement additional internal systems and develop new infrastructure;
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| |  |  | acquire or in-license additional products or technologies, or expand the use of our technology;
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| |  |  | maintain, defend and expand the scope of our intellectual property; and
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| |  |  | hire additional personnel.
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We will
need to generate significant revenues to achieve and maintain profitability. If we cannot successfully develop, obtain regulatory approval for and commercialize our drug candidates, we will not be able to generate such revenues or achieve
profitability in the future. Our failure to achieve or maintain profitability would have a material adverse impact on the market price of our common stock.

If we cannot raise additional capital on acceptable terms, we may be unable to complete planned clinical trials of any or some of our drug candidates or to pursue attractive business opportunities.

We have funded all of our operations and capital expenditures with the proceeds from our public and private stock offerings, payments received under our
strategic alliance with King, and interest earned on our investments. We expect that our current cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities will be sufficient to meet our working capital and capital expenditure needs for at least the next
twelve months. However, we may elect to raise additional funds within such twelve-month period or need to raise additional funds thereafter and additional financing may not be available on favorable terms, if at all. Even if we succeed in selling
additional securities to raise funds, our existing stockholders ownership percentage would be reduced and new investors may demand rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of existing stockholders. If we raise additional capital
through debt financing, if available, such financings may involve covenants that restrict our business activities. If we raise additional capital through strategic alliance and license arrangements such as our strategic alliance with King, we may
have to trade our rights to our technology, intellectual property or drug candidates to others in such arrangements on terms that may not be favorable to us.

If we determine that we need to raise additional funds and we are not successful in doing so, we may be unable to complete the clinical development of some or all of our drug candidates or to seek or obtain FDA
approval of our drug candidates. We then could be forced to discontinue product development, enter into a relationship with an additional strategic partner earlier than currently intended, reduce sales and marketing efforts or forego attractive
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Risks Relating to an Investment in our Common Stock

Our stock price has been volatile and could experience a sudden decline in value.

Our common stock has experienced significant price and volume fluctuations and may continue to experience volatility in the future. You may not be able to sell your shares quickly or at the latest market price if
trading in our stock is not active or the volume is low. The following factors, in addition to other risk factors described in this section, may have a significant impact on the market price of our common stock:



| |  |  | results of or delays in efforts to seek regulatory approval for Remoxy, and in preclinical studies and clinical trials for our other drug candidates;
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| |  |  | the success of our collaboration agreements;
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| |  |  | publicity regarding actual or potential medical results relating to products under development by us or others;
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| |  |  | announcements of technological innovations or new commercial products by us or others;
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| |  |  | developments in patent or other proprietary rights by us or others;
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| |  |  | comments or opinions by securities analysts or major stockholders;
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| |  |  | future sales of our common stock by existing stockholders;
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| |  |  | regulatory developments or changes in regulatory guidance enacted by applicable governmental or other authorities;
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| |  |  | litigation or threats of litigation;
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| |  |  | economic and other external factors or other disaster or crises;
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| |  |  | the departure of any of our officers, directors or key employees;
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| |  |  | period-to-period fluctuations in financial results; and
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| |  |  | limited daily trading volume.
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Changing laws, regulations and standards relating to corporate governance and public disclosure, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, SEC regulations and the rules of The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC create uncertainty for public companies.
If we were unable to continue to comply with these requirements, we could be delisted from trading on the NASDAQ Global Market, or Nasdaq, and thereafter trading in our common stock, if any, may be conducted through the over-the-counter or other
market. As a consequence of such delisting, an investor would likely find it more difficult to dispose of, or to obtain quotations as to the price of, our common stock. Delisting of our common stock could also result in lower prices per share of our
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There may be naked short selling in our common stock, which may lead to extraordinary volatility in the
market price of our common stock, even in the absence of new fundamental information regarding our business.

Short selling is a form
of speculation that allows an investor to sell stock that they do not own. In order to short sell a stock, an investor normally borrows shares from a third party and agrees to return these shares at some future date. Naked short selling
occurs when a trader short sells a stock with no actual delivery of shares taking place to close the transaction. The legality of this practice is unclear. As of March 31, 2009, Nasdaq reported short interest of approximately 2.7 million
shares in our common stock. We believe this amount may represent a significant percentage of our outstanding common stock available to borrow. Such short interest may also include a significant amount of naked short selling. Widespread naked short
selling may increase volatility of our common stock and may have a significant, transient and highly negative impact on the market price of our common stock.

Anti-takeover provisions in our charter documents, our Stockholder Rights Plan and Delaware law may prevent or delay removal of incumbent management or a change of control.

Anti-takeover provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, our Stockholder Rights Plan and
Delaware law may have the effect of deterring or delaying attempts by our stockholders to remove or replace management, engage in proxy contests and effect changes in control. The provisions of our charter documents include:



| |  |  | a classified board so that only one of the three classes of directors on our board of directors is elected each year;
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| |  |  | elimination of cumulative voting in the election of directors;
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| |  |  | procedures for advance notification of stockholder nominations and proposals;
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| |  |  | the ability of our board of directors to amend our bylaws without stockholder approval; and
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| |  |  | the ability of our board of directors to issue up to 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock without stockholder approval upon the terms and conditions and with the
rights, privileges and preferences as our board of directors may determine.
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The rights issued pursuant to our
Stockholder Rights Plan will become exercisable, subject to certain exceptions, the tenth day after a person or group announces acquisition of 15% or more of our common stock or announces commencement of a tender or exchange offer the consummation
of which would result in ownership by the person or group of 15% or more of our common stock.

In addition, as a Delaware corporation, we
are subject to Delaware law, including Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. In general, Section 203 prohibits a Delaware corporation from engaging in any business combination with any interested stockholder for a period of
three years following the date that the stockholder became an interested stockholder unless certain specific requirements are met as set forth in Section 203.

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Volatility in the stock prices of other companies may contribute to volatility in our stock price.

The stock market in general, Nasdaq and the market for technology companies in particular, have experienced significant price and volume fluctuations
that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of those companies. Further, there has been particular volatility in the market prices of securities of early stage life sciences companies. These broad market and
industry factors may seriously harm the market price of our common stock, regardless of our operating performance. In the past, following periods of volatility in the market price of a companys securities, securities class action litigation
has often been instituted. A securities class action suit against us could result in substantial costs, potential liabilities and the diversion of managements attention and resources.

Our share ownership is concentrated, and our officers, directors and principal stockholders can exert significant control over matters requiring stockholder approval.

Due to their combined stock holdings, our officers, directors and principal stockholders (stockholders holding greater than 5% of our
common stock) acting collectively may have the ability to exercise significant influence over matters requiring stockholder approval including the election of directors and approval of significant corporate transactions. This concentration of
ownership may delay or prevent a change in control of the Company and may make some transactions more difficult or impossible to complete without the support of these stockholders.

Publicly available information regarding stockholders ownership may not be comprehensive because the SEC does not require certain large
stockholders to publicly disclose their stock ownership positions.

Our operating results may fluctuate from quarter to quarter and this fluctuation may
cause our stock price to decline.

Our quarterly operating results have fluctuated in the past and are likely to fluctuate in the
future. Factors contributing to these fluctuations include, among other items, the timing and amounts of collaboration revenue recognized from King, the timing and enrollment rates of clinical trials for our drug candidates, our need for clinical
supplies and the valuation of stock-based compensation. Thus, quarter-to-quarter comparisons of our operating results are not indicative of what we might expect in the future. As a result, in some future quarters our clinical, financial or operating
results may not meet the expectations of securities analysts and investors that could result in a decline in the price of our stock.

There may not be
an active, liquid trading market for our common stock.

There is no guarantee that an active trading market for our common stock will
be maintained on Nasdaq. Investors may not be able to sell their shares quickly or at the latest market price if trading in our stock is not active.



|Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
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|Item 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities
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None.



|Item 4. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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None.



|Item 5. | Other Information
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|Item 6. | Exhibits
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The following
exhibits have been filed with this report:



|               |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|-------------- |  | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|Exhibit Number |  | Description of Document                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|               | 
|3.1(1)         |  | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|               | 
|3.2(2)         |  | Amended and Restated Bylaws.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|               | 
|4.1(1)         |  | Specimen Common Stock Certificate.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|               | 
|4.2(3)         |  | Preferred Stock Rights Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2005 between Registrant and Mellon Investor Services LLC, including the Certificate of Designation, the form of Rights Certificate and
Summary of Rights attached thereto as Exhibits A, B and C, respectively.
|               | 
|4.3(4)         |  | Amendment to Preferred Stock Rights Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2006, between Registrant and Mellon Investor Services LLC.                                                                                                                                    
|               | 
|31.1           |  | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                                                                                                                                                                    
|               | 
|31.2           |  | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                                                                                                                                                                    
|               | 
|32.1           |  | Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.                                                                                



|(1) | Incorporated by reference from exhibits to our report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2005.
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|(2) | Incorporated by reference from exhibits to our report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2005.
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|(3) | Incorporated by reference from exhibits to our report on Form 8-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 3, 2005.
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|(4) | Incorporated by reference from exhibits to our report on Form 8-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 27, 2006.
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SIGNATURES

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 thereunto duly authorized.



Pain Therapeutics, Inc. (Registrant)/s/ REMI BARBIERRemi Barbier,Chairman of the Board of Directors,President and Chief Executive Officer/s/ PETER S. RODDYPeter S. Roddy,Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


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EXHIBIT INDEX



|               |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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|Exhibit Number |  | Description of Document                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|               | 
|3.1(1)         |  | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|               | 
|3.2(2)         |  | Amended and Restated Bylaws.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|               | 
|4.1(1)         |  | Specimen Common Stock Certificate.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|               | 
|4.2(3)         |  | Preferred Stock Rights Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2005 between Registrant and Mellon Investor Services LLC, including the Certificate of Designation, the form of Rights Certificate and
Summary of Rights attached thereto as Exhibits A, B and C, respectively.
|               | 
|4.3(4)         |  | Amendment to Preferred Stock Rights Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2006, between Registrant and Mellon Investor Services LLC.                                                                                                                                    
|               | 
|31.1           |  | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                                                                                                                                                                    
|               | 
|31.2           |  | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                                                                                                                                                                    
|               | 
|32.1           |  | Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.                                                                                



|(1) | Incorporated by reference from exhibits to our report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2005.
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|(2) | Incorporated by reference from exhibits to our report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2005.
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|(3) | Incorporated by reference from exhibits to our report on Form 8-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 3, 2005.
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|(4) | Incorporated by reference from exhibits to our report on Form 8-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 27, 2006.
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