Item  7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT 99.1
EXHIBIT 99.2

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
     Theodore R. Schroeder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Cadence”), and other executive officers will be presenting the information attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K commencing February 4, 2008 at various investor and analyst meetings, including at the Merrill Lynch Global Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology & Medical Device Conference in New York on February 5, 2008.
     The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the presentation slides attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and it shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
     By filing this Current Report on Form 8-K and furnishing this information, Cadence makes no admission as to the materiality of any information in this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information contained in the presentation slides is summary information that is intended to be considered in the context of Cadence’s filings with the SEC and other public announcements that Cadence makes, by press release or otherwise, from time to time. Cadence undertakes no duty or obligation to publicly update or revise the information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K, although it may do so from time to time as its management believes is appropriate. Any such updating may be made through the filing of other reports or documents with the SEC, through press releases or through other public disclosure.
Item 8.01.   Other Events.
     Cadence hereby updates its “Risk Factors” which have been provided in prior filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A copy of these risk factors is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.
     (d) Exhibits.
         
Exhibit    
Number   Description of Exhibit
       
 
  99.1    
Company Slides — dated February 4, 2008
  99.2    
Risk Factors

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