Wells Fargo analyst David Maris said TV-45070 has not been a focus for Teva (TEVA) investors, but he still views the news that the company and partner Xenon Pharmaceuticals' (XENE) Phase 2 trial in post-herpetic neuralgia missed its primary endpoint as a "modest disappointment" given the need for Teva's pipeline to offset the tough generic market and the eventual competition for Copaxone. Maris keeps a Market Perform rating on Teva.

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."