UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.







Date of Report: October   14, 2008

(Date of earliest event reported)




Theravance, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)





Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction 
of incorporation)


000-30319

(Commission File Number)


94-3265960

(IRS Employer 
Identification Number)






901 Gateway Boulevard, South San Francisco, CA

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

94080

(Zip Code)




650-808-6000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)




Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report)








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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure



The information in Items 7.01 and 9.01 (including Exhibit 99.1) of this Current Report is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in Items 7.01 and 9.01 (including Exhibit 99.1) of this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.



On October 14, 2008, Theravance, Inc. issued a press release regarding its new drug application for telavancin, Theravance's bactericidal, once-daily injectable antibiotic proposed to treat complicated skin and skin structure infections (cSSSI) caused by Gram-positive bacteria. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.



Item 8.01. Other Events



On October 14, 2008, the Federal Register reflected that the new drug application for telavancin for the proposed treatment of cSSSI caused by Gram-positive bacteria, has been assigned a review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Anti-Infective Drug Advisory Committee at 8:00 a.m. EST on November 19th, 2008.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits


(d) Exhibits





             99.1       Press Release of Theravance, Inc. dated October   14, 2008



SIGNATURE

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be
              signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.








Dated: October   14, 2008



THERAVANCE, INC.

By:  /s/ Rick E Winningham                      

     Rick E Winningham

     Chief Executive Officer







Exhibit Index



Exhibit No.
Description


99.1
Press Release of Theravance, Inc. dated October   14, 2008