March 3, 2011 General News

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals to Announce Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2010 Financial Results on March 10, 2011

ACADIA to Host Conference Call and Webcast on Thursday, March 10, 2011, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time

SAN DIEGO, Mar 03, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: ACAD), a biopharmaceutical company utilizing innovative technology to fuel drug discovery and clinical development of novel treatments for central nervous system disorders, today announced that it will report its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2010 on Thursday, March 10, 2011, after the U.S. financial markets close. ACADIA’s management will host a conference call and webcast on Thursday, March 10, 2011, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss ACADIA’s financial results and development programs.

The conference call may be accessed by dialing 866-362-4829 for participants in the U.S. or Canada and 617-597-5346 for international callers (reference passcode 20611821). A telephone replay of the conference call may be accessed through March 24, 2011 by dialing 888-286-8010 for callers in the U.S. or Canada and 617-801-6888 for international callers (reference passcode 49867763). The conference call also will be webcast live on ACADIA’s website, http://www.acadia-pharm.com, under the investors section and will be archived there until March 24, 2011.

About ACADIA Pharmaceuticals

ACADIA is a biopharmaceutical company utilizing innovative technology to fuel drug discovery and clinical development of novel treatments for central nervous system disorders. ACADIA has a portfolio of four product candidates including pimavanserin, which is in Phase III clinical development as a treatment for Parkinson’s disease psychosis. ACADIA also has a product candidate in Phase II for chronic pain and a product candidate in Phase I for glaucoma, both in collaboration with Allergan, as well as a product candidate in IND-track development for schizophrenia in collaboration with Meiji Seika Kaisha. All of the product candidates in ACADIA’s pipeline emanate from discoveries made using its proprietary drug discovery platform. ACADIA maintains a website at http://www.acadia-pharm.comto which ACADIA regularly posts copies of its press releases as well as additional information and through which interested parties can subscribe to receive e-mail alerts.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release that are not strictly historical in nature are forward-looking statements. These statements include but are not limited to statements related to the progress and timing of ACADIA’s drug discovery and development programs either alone or with a partner, including clinical trials, and the benefits to be derived from ACADIA’s product candidates, in each case including pimavanserin. These statements are only predictions based on current information and expectations and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual events or results may differ materially from those projected in any of such statements due to various factors, including the risks and uncertainties inherent in drug discovery, development and commercialization, and collaborations with others, and the fact that past results of clinical trials may not be indicative of future trial results, as well as risks relating to our funding requirements and our ability to manage costs. For a discussion of these and other factors, please refer to ACADIA’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 as well as other subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. This caution is made under the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement and ACADIA undertakes no obligation to revise or update this press release to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof.

SOURCE: ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Thomas H. Aasen, Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Business Officer
(858) 558-2871

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