UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event Reported): October 27, 2015
THERAVANCE, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware |
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000-30319 |
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94-3265960 |
951 Gateway Boulevard
South San Francisco, California 94080
(650) 238-9600
(Addresses, including zip code, and telephone numbers, including area code, of principal executive offices)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On October 27, 2015, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced the launch of Anoro® (umeclidinium/vilanterol) in Italy which follows marketing authorization from the European Commission granted in 2014. In Italy, Anoro® Ellipta® is indicated as a once-daily maintenance bronchodilator treatment to relieve symptoms in adult patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Anoro® Ellipta® is a combination of two bronchodilators, umeclidinium (UMEC), a long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA) and vilanterol (VI), a long-acting beta2 agonist (LABA), in a single dry powder inhaler, the Ellipta®. The approved dose of UMEC/VI is 55/22mcg. UMEC/VI has been developed under the 2002 LABA collaboration agreement between Glaxo Group Limited and Theravance, Inc.