Oppenheimer analyst Jay Olson notes that Teva's (TEVA) Austedo could become a competitor to Neurocrine's (NBIX) Ingrezza with a PDUFA date for the tardive dyskinesia indication on August 30, 2017. However, the analyst sees Ingrezza as well positioned and reiterates an Outperform rating and $70 price target on Neurocrine's shares. A key factor to follow beyond the short trials will be real-life performance considering the number needed to treat to observe a 50% AIMS improvement was 5 for Austedo and 4 for Ingrezza, he contends.

Vanda Pharmaceuticals "announced that the Supreme Court denied Vanda's petition for a writ of certiorari in its HETLIOZ(R) Abbreviated New Drug Application litigation against Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Apotex Inc. and Apotex Corp." CEO Mihael H. Polymeropoulos stated: "We are disappointed that the Supreme Court has decided not to hear our case and clarify the lower court standard for obviousness in patent law. However, we are pleased that our case has drawn attention to an area of law that has broad and significant implications in life sciences innovation."