ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC

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Our products are subject to ongoing regulatory requirements that could cause us significant expense and delay or limit our ability to generate sales revenues.

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Expanded access or compassionate use programs could subject us to additional risks.

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We may require additional financing in the future to fund our operations. If we cannot raise additional financing in the future, we may be unable to fund our business plan and our future research, development, commercial and manufacturing efforts.

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We or the third parties upon whom we depend may be adversely affected by catastrophic events, such as earthquakes, fires, or other natural disasters and our business continuity and disaster recovery plans may not adequately protect us from a serious disaster.

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We have two products that are approved for commercialization in the U.S.: NUPLAZID and DAYBUE. The successful commercialization of such products is subject to many risks, and there is no guarantee that we will be able to maintain or increase sales of such products. Our business, financial condition and results of operations may be materially adversely affected and the price of our common stock may decline because of many factors, some of which are outside our control, including, but not limited to, the following:

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the scope and terms of the FDA’s approval of our products, including the inclusion of a boxed warning for NUPLAZID or other warnings and precautions for our products;

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any new clinical data, post-approval studies or real world results, including in jurisdictions other than the U.S., could result in the FDA making changes to the product label or withdrawal from the market, and could impact regulatory approvals for other indications in the U.S. or other jurisdictions, if any, any of which could result in significant expense and delay or limit our ability to generate sales revenues;

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our products are becoming available to a larger number of patients and patients’ experiences and results with our products may not be consistent with, or may be more negative when compared to, the experiences and results of those treated in our clinical trials;

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successful expansion and development of our commercial team and sales forces; and

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DAYBUE was approved in 2023 in the U.S. by the FDA, and in October 2024 in Canada by Health Canada, for the treatment of Rett syndrome in adult and pediatric patients two years of age and older. In January 2025, we submitted a marketing authorization application for the approval of trofinetide for the treatment of Rett syndrome in the EU. If we do not receive marketing approval for trofinetide in the EU or other jurisdictions outside of North America, including Japan, we will never be able to commercialize trofinetide in such jurisdictions. Even if we do receive additional regulatory approvals, we may not be successful in commercializing those opportunities.

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Legislators, policymakers and healthcare insurance funds in the EU and the United Kingdom may continue to propose and implement cost-containing measures to keep healthcare costs down, particularly due to the financial strain that the COVID-19 pandemic placed on national healthcare systems of European countries. These measures could include limitations on the prices we would be able to charge for product candidates that we may successfully develop and for which we may obtain regulatory approval or the level of reimbursement available for these products from governmental authorities or third-party payors. Consequently, a downward trend in prices of medicinal products in some countries could contribute to similar downward trends elsewhere.

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In most international markets, where the government is the primary payor, manufacturers must operate in an environment of government-directed cost-containment programs – designs such as price controls, international reference pricing, mandatory discounts and rebates, regulatory hurdles and restrictions on physician-level prescribing. In these markets, healthcare services and determination of a product’s pricing and reimbursement are impacted by government control. For example, the EU provides options for EU Member States to restrict the range of medicinal products for which their national health insurance systems provide reimbursement and to control the prices of medicinal products for human use. An EU Member State may approve a specific price for the medicinal product, it may refuse to reimburse a product at the price set by the manufacturer or it may instead adopt a system of direct or indirect controls on the profitability of the company placing the medicinal product on the market. Many EU Member States also periodically review their reimbursement procedures for medicinal products, which could have an adverse impact on reimbursement status. Moreover, in order to obtain reimbursement for our products in some European countries, including some EU Member States, we may be required to compile additional data comparing the cost-effectiveness of our products to other available therapies in a Health Technology Assessment (HTA).

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An HTA of medicinal products is becoming an increasingly common part of the pricing and reimbursement procedures in some EU Member States, including those representing the larger markets. The HTA process is the procedure to assess therapeutic, economic and societal impact of a given medicinal product in the national healthcare systems of the individual country. The outcome of an HTA will often influence the pricing and reimbursement status granted to these medicinal products by the competent authorities of individual EU Member States. The extent to which pricing and reimbursement decisions are influenced by the HTA of the specific medicinal product currently varies between EU Member States. In December 2021, Regulation No 2021/2282 on HTA, was adopted in the EU. This regulation, which entered into application on January 12, 2025 and has a phased implementation, is intended to boost cooperation among EU Member States in assessing health technologies, including new medicinal products, and providing the basis for cooperation at EU level for joint clinical assessments in these areas. This regulation permits EU Member States to use common HTA tools, methodologies, and procedures across the EU, working together in four main areas, including joint clinical assessment of the innovative health technologies with the most potential impact for patients, joint scientific consultations whereby developers can seek advice from HTA authorities, identification of emerging health technologies to identify promising technologies early, and continuing voluntary cooperation in other areas. Individual EU Member States continue to be responsible for assessing non-clinical (e.g., economic, social, ethical) aspects of health technologies, and making decisions on pricing and reimbursement.

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Our products are subject to ongoing regulatory requirements that could cause us significant expense and delay or limit our ability to generate sales revenues.*

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material fines or other types of penalties; or

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Drug development is a long, expensive and unpredictable process with a high risk of failure, and there is no guarantee that our products or product candidates will be successful in ongoing or future clinical trials or obtain regulatory approval.

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Drug development is a long, expensive and unpredictable process. Even if we do successfully complete clinical trials, those results are not necessarily predictive of results of additional trials that may be needed before a marketing application may be submitted to regulatory authorities. If we are unable to develop, or obtain marketing approval for, or, if approved, successfully commercialize our product candidates, we may not be able to generate sufficient revenue and our business operations and financial performance may be materially and adversely affected.

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Expanded access or compassionate use programs could subject us to additional risks.

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We currently provide and may provide in the future access to unapproved products or product candidates outside of clinical trials through expanded access or compassionate use programs (sometimes referred to as right to try programs). These patients generally have life-threatening illnesses for which there are no alternative therapies or they have exhausted all other available therapies. There are a number of risks that we may face as a result of our expanded access or compassionate use programs. For example, the risk for serious adverse events in certain of these patient populations is high, which, if those adverse events are determined (or perceived) to be drug-related, could have a negative impact on the safety profile of our products and product candidates and cause significant delays, result in an inability to successfully commercialize our products and materially harm our business.

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In certain jurisdictions, we may be required to provide our products for free if we participate in expanded access or compassionate use programs in certain jurisdictions. In other jurisdictions we may be required to return some or all of the revenue we may generate through our expanded access or compassionate use programs if the appropriate foreign regulatory authority ultimately does not approve our products or product candidates for marketing in the jurisdiction of our expanded access or compassionate use programs. If this were to occur, it could materially and adversely affect our business operations and financial performance.

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We may require additional financing in the future to fund our operations. If we cannot raise additional financing in the future, we may be unable to fund our business plan and our future research, development, commercial and manufacturing efforts.*

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the progress in, and the costs of, our ongoing and planned development activities for pimavanserin, post-marketing studies for DAYBUE to be conducted over the next several years, and ongoing and planned commercial activities for our products;

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the costs of our development activities for our product candidates;

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We or the third parties upon whom we depend may be adversely affected by catastrophic events, such as earthquakes, fires or other natural disasters and our business continuity and disaster recovery plans may not adequately protect us from a serious disaster.

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We have incurred, and expect to continue to incur, significant costs as a result of laws, regulations and standards relating to various aspects of our business, including corporate governance, work force initiatives and other matters, and failure to comply with such laws, regulations and standards could adversely affect our business.*

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The current administration is pursuing policies to reduce regulations and expenditures across government including at HHS, the FDA, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and related agencies. These actions, presently directed by executive orders or memoranda from the Office of Management and Budget, may propose policy changes that create additional uncertainty for our business. These actions include, for example, directives to reduce agency workforce, program cuts, rescinding a Biden administration executive order tasking the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to consider new payment and healthcare models to limit drug spending and eliminating the Biden administration’s executive order that directed HHS to establish an AI task force and developing a strategic plan, directing HHS to lower prescription drug costs for Medicare through a variety of initiatives, including by improving upon the IRA, and directing certain federal agencies to enforce existing law regarding hospital and price plan transparency and by standardizing prices across hospitals and health plans. Additionally, in its June 2024 decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the longstanding Chevron doctrine, under which courts were required to give deference to regulatory agencies’ reasonable interpretations of ambiguous federal statutes. The Loper Bright decision could result in additional legal challenges to current regulations and guidance issued by federal agencies applicable to our operations, including those issued by the FDA. Congress may introduce and ultimately pass health care related legislation that could impact the drug approval process and make changes to the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program created under the IRA.

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Outside the U.S., interactions between pharmaceutical companies and health care professionals are also governed by strict laws, such as national anti-bribery laws of European countries, national sunshine rules, regulations, industry self-regulation codes of conduct and physicians’ codes of professional conduct. Failure to comply with these requirements could result in reputational risk, public reprimands, administrative penalties, fines or imprisonment, any of which could adversely affect our ability to operate our business and our results of operations.

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We intend to comply with the requirements and restrictions of the FDA, Health Canada and other comparable foreign regulatory authorities, governmental authorities and regulatory bodies in the jurisdictions that approve our products or product candidates with respect to our promotion of our products, but such authorities may nevertheless make us the target of an investigation or prosecution based on our marketing and promotional practices. As a result, we may be subject to criminal and civil liability for the promotion of off-label uses. In addition, our management’s attention could be diverted to handle any such alleged violations, all of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and reputation.

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In the EU, the advertising and promotion of medicinal products are subject to both EU and EU Member States’ laws governing promotion of medicinal products, interactions with physicians and other healthcare professionals, misleading and comparative advertising and unfair commercial practices. General requirements for advertising and promotion of medicinal products, such as direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription medicinal products, are established in EU law. However, the details are governed by regulations in individual EU Member States and can differ from one country to another. If the EU or an applicable EU Member State were to determine that we violated an applicable law or regulation, we could be subject to lawsuits, regulatory actions, penalties and other adverse consequences that would have an adverse effect on our revenue, business, financial prospects, and reputation.

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Any of the previously identified or similar threats could cause, and in some cases have in the past caused, a security incident or other interruption that could result in unauthorized, unlawful, or accidental acquisition, modification, destruction, loss, alteration, encryption, disclosure of, or access to our sensitive information or our information technology systems, or those of the third parties with whom we work. A security incident or other interruption could disrupt our ability (and that of third parties with whom we work) to provide our products.

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Our amended and restated bylaws provide that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware is the exclusive forum for certain disputes between us and our stockholders, which could limit our stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers or employees.*

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Our amended and restated bylaws provide that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware will be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any of our directors, officers or employees to our company or our stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim against our company or any director, officer or other employee arising pursuant to any provision of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or our amended and restated certificate of incorporation or bylaws, (iv) any action to interpret, apply, enforce or determine the validity of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation or bylaws; (v) any action as to which the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware confers jurisdiction on the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware; and (vi) any action asserting a claim against our company governed by the internal affairs doctrine. This choice of forum provision does not apply to suits brought to enforce a duty or liability created by the Securities Act.

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This choice of forum provision may limit a stockholder’s ability to bring certain claims in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us or any of our directors, officers, other employees or stockholders, which may discourage lawsuits with respect to such claims, although our stockholders will not be deemed to have waived our compliance with federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder. If a court were to find this choice of forum provision to be inapplicable or unenforceable in an action, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such action in other jurisdictions, which could adversely affect our business and financial condition.

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The terms of the FDA’s approval of NUPLAZID for the treatment of hallucinations and delusions associated with PDP may limit its commercial potential; both NUPLAZID and DAYBUE are subject to ongoing regulatory requirements.

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If we are unable to effectively train and equip our sales forces, our ability to successfully commercialize NUPLAZID and DAYBUE will be harmed.

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If we fail to generate capital, or otherwise obtain the capital necessary to fund our operations, we will be unable to successfully continue the commercialization of NUPLAZID and the development and commercialization of DAYBUE or successfully develop and commercialize our product candidates, if approved.

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In March 2023 and October 2024, we announced FDA and Health Canada approval, respectively, of DAYBUE for the treatment of Rett syndrome in adult and pediatric patients two years of age and older, and DAYBUE became available for prescription in the United States in April 2023. NUPLAZID has been approved in the U.S. since April 2016 for the treatment of hallucinations and delusions associated with PDP.

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The terms of the FDA’s approval of NUPLAZID for the treatment of hallucinations and delusions associated with PDP may limit its commercial potential; both NUPLAZID and DAYBUE are subject to ongoing regulatory requirements.*

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The scope and terms of the FDA’s approval of NUPLAZID may limit our ability to commercialize NUPLAZID and, therefore, our ability to generate substantial sales revenues. The FDA has approved NUPLAZID only for the treatment of hallucinations and delusions associated with PDP, with or without dementia. The label for NUPLAZID also contains a “boxed” warning that elderly patients with dementia-related psychosis (DRP) treated with antipsychotic drugs are at an increased risk of death, and that NUPLAZID is not approved for the treatment of patients with dementia who experience psychosis unless their hallucinations and delusions are related to Parkinson’s Disease. The “boxed ” warning may discourage physicians from prescribing NUPLAZID to patients diagnosed with PDP, including those with dementia.

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As we continue to commercialize NUPLAZID and DAYBUE, each product is becoming available to a larger number of patients, and we do not know whether the results of NUPLAZID and DAYBUE use in such larger number of patients will be consistent with the results from our clinical studies.*

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As we continue to commercialize NUPLAZID and DAYBUE, each product is becoming available to a larger number of patients. We do not know whether the results, when a larger number of patients are exposed to NUPLAZID and DAYBUE, including results related to safety and efficacy, will be consistent with the results from the clinical studies of NUPLAZID and DAYBUE that served as the basis for their approval. New data relating to NUPLAZID and DAYBUE, including from adverse event reports and applicable post-marketing studies in the U.S., and from other ongoing clinical studies, may result in changes to the product label and may adversely affect sales, or result in withdrawal of NUPLAZID or DAYBUE from the market. The FDA and regulatory authorities in other jurisdictions may also consider the new data in reviewing DAYBUE marketing applications for indications other than Rett syndrome and/or in other jurisdictions, or impose additional post‑approval requirements. If any of these actions were to occur, it could result in significant expense and delay or limit our ability to generate sales revenues.

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We employ our own internal specialty sales forces to commercialize NUPLAZID and DAYBUE as part of our commercialization strategy in the U.S. If we receive marketing approval for trofinetide in any other indication, we may need to increase our U.S. sales force significantly, and also potentially expand our commercial, medical affairs and general and administrative support functions to support commercialization for that indication. In addition, in July 2023, we entered into an expanded license agreement with Neuren under which we have the exclusive worldwide rights to develop and commercialize trofinetide for Rett syndrome. If we obtain marketing approval outside the U.S. using those worldwide rights, we will need to establish one or more sales forces in the additional countries and expand operations to support any new market. Further, we will be competing with other pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to recruit, hire, train and retain such personnel. These efforts will be expensive and time consuming, and we cannot be certain that we will be able to successfully expand, refine and further develop our sales forces and related functional teams.

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While trofinetide was approved in 2023 in the U.S. by the FDA, and in October 2024 in Canada by Health Canada, for the treatment of Rett syndrome in adult and pediatric patients two years of age and older, it has not been approved by the FDA or Health Canada for any other indications, and it has not been approved in any other jurisdiction for this indication or in any other jurisdiction for any other indication. In order to market trofinetide for other indications or in other jurisdictions, we must obtain regulatory approval for each of those indications and in each of the applicable jurisdictions, and we may never be able to obtain such approval. Approval of DAYBUE by the FDA or Health Canada for the treatment of Rett syndrome does not ensure that DAYBUE will be approved by the FDA or Health Canada for any other indication. For example, although pimavanserin was approved in 2016 in the U.S. by the FDA for the treatment of hallucinations and delusions associated with PDP, it has not been approved by the FDA since then for any other indications.

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The research, testing, manufacturing, packaging, labeling, approval, sale, import, export, marketing, and distribution of pharmaceutical product candidates are subject to extensive regulation by the FDA and other regulatory authorities in the U.S. and other countries, whose regulations differ from country to country. We will be required to comply with different regulations and policies of the jurisdictions where we seek approval for our product candidates, and we have not yet identified all of the requirements that we will need to satisfy to submit DAYBUE for approval for other indications or in other jurisdictions. This will require additional time, expertise and expense, including the potential need to conduct additional studies or development work for other jurisdictions beyond the work that we have conducted to support our existing approvals for DAYBUE. If we do not receive FDA or Health Canada marketing approval for DAYBUE for any other indication, we will never be able to commercialize DAYBUE for any other indication in the U.S. or Canada. If we do not receive marketing approval for DAYBUE in other jurisdictions, we will never be able to commercialize DAYBUE in other jurisdictions. Even if we do receive additional regulatory approvals, we may not be successful in commercializing those opportunities.

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If we are unable to effectively train and equip our sales forces, our ability to successfully commercialize NUPLAZID and DAYBUE will be harmed.*

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We are and will continue to be required to expend significant time and resources to train our sales forces to be credible, persuasive, and compliant with applicable laws in marketing NUPLAZID and DAYBUE to physicians and healthcare providers, and for NUPLAZID, long-term care facilities and other healthcare providers, as appropriate. In addition, we must ensure that consistent and appropriate messages about NUPLAZID and DAYBUE are being delivered to our potential customers by our sales forces. If we are unable to effectively train our sales forces and equip them with current, effective materials, including medical and sales literature to help them inform and educate potential customers about the benefits of NUPLAZID and DAYBUE, and their proper administration, our efforts to successfully commercialize NUPLAZID and DAYBUE, could be put in jeopardy, which would negatively impact our ability to generate product revenues.

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We are solely responsible for the development and commercialization of pimavanserin and trofinetide.*

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We have full responsibility for the pimavanserin and trofinetide programs throughout the world. We expect our research and development costs for continued development of trofinetide to be substantial. We are currently undertaking ongoing development work for trofinetide. In the event of approval for additional indications or in jurisdictions outside North America, we would need to add significant resources, in order to further commercialize trofinetide, and to conduct the necessary sales and marketing activities, and to conduct further development activities.

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With respect to NUPLAZID, our current strategy is to continue to commercialize NUPLAZID for the treatment of hallucinations and delusions associated with PDP in the U.S. using our specialty sales force that are focused on promoting NUPLAZID to physicians who treat PDP patients, including neurologists, psychiatrists and long-term care physicians. With respect to DAYBUE, our current strategy is to continue to commercialize DAYBUE for the treatment of Rett syndrome in North America and other jurisdictions in which DAYBUE may be approved, if any, using our specialty sales force focused on promoting DAYBUE to physicians who treat Rett syndrome patients, including those at Centers of Excellence, high-volume institutions and in the community setting. In selected markets outside the U.S. in which DAYBUE may be approved, if any, we may choose to commercialize DAYBUE independently or by establishing one or more strategic alliances. Without future additional resources or collaboration partners in selected markets outside of the U.S. for DAYBUE, we might not be able to realize the full value of DAYBUE.

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Even though DAYBUE is approved for the treatment of Rett syndrome in adult and pediatric patients two years of age and older, a failure in a subsequent trofinetide study for another indication or any additional studies, or a failure in our post-marketing studies could harm our ability to successfully market DAYBUE for the treatment of Rett syndrome in adult and pediatric patients two years of age and older or could lead to it being withdrawn from the market.

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Although pimavanserin was approved in 2016 in the U.S. by the FDA for the treatment of hallucinations and delusions associated with PDP, it has not been approved by the FDA since then for any other indications. If we are unable to develop trofinetide for other indications or in other jurisdictions, we may not be able to maximize the potential of trofinetide and that could have a material adverse effect on our future revenues and our success as a company.

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In connection with clinical trials, we face risks that:

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the results may not meet the level of statistical significance required by the FDA or other regulatory agencies.

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If we do not successfully complete preclinical and clinical development, we will be unable to market and sell products derived from our product candidates and to generate product revenues. Even if we do successfully complete clinical trials, those results are not necessarily predictive of results of additional trials that may be needed before an NDA may be submitted to the FDA. Of the large number of drugs in development, only a small percentage result in the submission of an NDA to the FDA and even fewer are approved for commercialization.

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If we receive approval of NUPLAZID or DAYBUE in additional indications or in additional jurisdictions, we may need to continue to increase the size of our organization. We may encounter difficulties with managing our growth, which could adversely affect our results of operations.*

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As of September 30, 2024, we employed approximately 620 employees. Our current infrastructure may be inadequate to support our development and commercialization efforts and expected growth. Future growth will impose significant added responsibilities on members of management, including the need to identify, recruit, and integrate additional employees and retain existing employees, and may take time away from running other aspects of our business, including development and commercialization of our products and product candidates, if approved.

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Our future financial performance and our ability to commercialize NUPLAZID, DAYBUE and any product candidates that receive regulatory approval and to compete effectively will depend, in part, on our ability to manage any future growth effectively. In particular, we will need to support the training and ongoing activities of our sales forces. To that end, we must be able to:

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manage our development efforts effectively;

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integrate additional management, administrative and manufacturing personnel;

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develop our marketing and sales organization; and

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maintain sufficient administrative, accounting and management information systems and controls.

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We may not be able to accomplish these tasks or successfully manage our operations and, accordingly, may not achieve our research, development, and commercialization goals. Our failure to accomplish any of these goals could harm our business, results of operations, financial condition and prospects.

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In addition, if we fail to successfully commercialize and further develop NUPLAZID, DAYBUE or our product candidates, if approved, there is a greater likelihood that we will fail to successfully develop a pipeline of other product candidates, and our business and prospects would therefore be harmed.

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If we fail to generate capital, or otherwise obtain the capital necessary to fund our operations, we will be unable to successfully continue the commercialization of NUPLAZID and the development and commercialization of DAYBUE or successfully develop and commercialize our product candidates, if approved.*

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the progress in, and the costs of, our ongoing and planned development activities for our early-stage pipeline programs and our product candidates;

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the success of our commercialization of NUPLAZID in the U.S. for the treatment of hallucinations and delusions associated with PDP and DAYBUE in North America for the treatment of Rett syndrome;

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Earthquake or fire damage to our facilities could delay our research and development efforts and adversely affect our business.

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Our headquarters and research and development facilities in San Diego are located in a seismic zone, and we face the possibility of one or more earthquakes, which could be disruptive to our operations and result in delays in our research and development efforts. In addition, while our facilities have not been adversely impacted by local wildfires, there is the possibility of future fires in the area. In the event of an earthquake or fire, if our facilities or the equipment in our facilities is significantly damaged or destroyed for any reason, we may not be able to rebuild or relocate our facilities or replace any damaged equipment in a timely manner and our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. We do not have insurance for damages resulting from earthquakes. While we do have fire insurance for our property and equipment located in San Diego, any damage sustained in a fire could cause a delay in our research and development efforts and our results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

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the success of our commercialization of NUPLAZID in the U.S. for the treatment of hallucinations and delusions associated with PDP and DAYBUE in North AMerica for the treatment of Rett syndrome;

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General Risk Factors

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Adverse securities and credit market conditions may significantly affect our ability to raise capital.

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Risks Related to Our Products and Product Candidates

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physicians may not prescribe our products and patients may be unwilling to use our products, due to a number of factors, including if coverage is not provided, coverage changes in the future, reimbursement is inadequate to cover a significant portion of the cost, negative or changing perceptions of each product’s clinical profile and clinical benefits or due to the prevalence and severity of any adverse side effects;

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the experiences of those adopting our products earlier could have significant impact on future adoption of our products by other physicians, patients and caregivers, either favorably or unfavorably, based on clinical benefits and side effects experienced;

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In the event we are unable to maintain and, if needed, expand, our network of third-party specialty distributors and specialty pharmacies, our ability to continue commercializing our products would be limited, and our products may not be profitable.

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If we fail to develop, acquire or in-license other product candidates or products, our business and prospects would be limited. Even if we obtain rights to other product candidates or products, we will incur a variety of costs and may never realize the anticipated benefits.

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the success of our commercialization of our products;

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Changes in tax laws or regulations that are applied adversely to us or our customers may have a material adverse effect on our business, cash flow, financial condition or results of operations.

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Our ability to use net operating loss carryforwards and certain other tax attributes to offset future taxable income or taxes may be limited.

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Tax authorities could reallocate our taxable income among our subsidiaries, which could increase our overall tax liability.

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Ourbusiness involves the use of hazardous materials, and we and our third-party manufacturers and suppliers must comply with environmental, health and safety laws and regulations, which can be expensive and restrict how we do, or interrupt our, business.

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The FDA, Health Canada, the European Commission, competent authorities of individual EU Member States and other comparable foreign regulatory authorities and industry self-regulatory bodies strictly regulate the marketing and promotional claims that are made about drug and biologic products. In particular, a company may not promote “off-label” uses for its drug products. An off-label use is the use of a product for an indication, patient population, or manner that is not described in the product’s approved labeling and that differs from those approved by the applicable regulatory authorities. Physicians and other persons qualified to prescribe medicinal products, on the other hand, may, in certain jurisdictions including the U.S., prescribe products for off-label uses. Although the FDA and certain comparable foreign regulatory authorities do not generally regulate a physician’s or other person qualified to prescribe’s choice of drug treatment made in the such person’s independent medical judgment, they do restrict promotional communications from pharmaceutical companies or their sales force with respect to off-label uses of products for which marketing clearance has not been issued. A company that is found to have promoted off-label use of its product may be subject to significant liability, including civil and criminal sanctions.

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the success of our commercialization of our products;

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Our collaborations may be subject to conflicts or disputes, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

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Of the large number of product candidates in development, only a small percentage result in the submission of an NDA to the FDA or comparable regulatory filing to regulatory authorities in other jurisdictions, and even fewer are approved for marketing. We cannot assure you that, even if clinical trials are completed, either we or our collaborators will submit applications for required authorizations to manufacture and/or market potential products or that any such application will be reviewed and approved by the appropriate regulatory authorities in a timely manner, if at all. Even if we or our collaborators successfully complete the clinical trials of product candidates and apply for such required authorizations, the product candidates, such as pimavanserin and trofinetide, may fail for other reasons, including the possibility that the product candidates will:

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We currently depend, and in the future will continue to depend, on third parties to manufacture NUPLAZID, DAYBUE and any product candidates. If these manufacturers fail to provide us or our collaborators with adequate supplies of clinical trial materials and commercial product or fail to comply with the requirements of regulatory authorities, we may be unable to develop or commercialize NUPLAZID, DAYBUE or any product candidates, if approved.*

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Our ability to compete may decline if we do not adequately protect our proprietary rights.

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A dispute concerning the infringement or misappropriation of our proprietary rights or the proprietary rights of others could be time-consuming and costly, and an unfavorable outcome could harm our business.

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Healthcare reform measures may negatively impact our ability to sell NUPLAZID, DAYBUE or our product candidates, if approved, profitably.*

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If our competitors develop and market products that are more effective than NUPLAZID, DAYBUE or our product candidates, if approved, they may reduce or eliminate our commercial opportunity.*

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Our stock price historically has been, and is likely to remain, highly volatile.*

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Historically, turmoil and volatility in the financial markets (including recent volatility as a result of geopolitical and macroeconomic developments, as well as any related political or economic responses and counter-responses or otherwise by various global actors or the general effect on the global economy and supply chain) have adversely affected the market capitalizations of many biotechnology companies, and generally made equity and debt financing more difficult to obtain. These events, coupled with other factors, may limit our access to financing in the future. This could have a material adverse effect on our ability to access funding on acceptable terms, or at all, and our stock price may suffer further as a result.