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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

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                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     Date of Report (Date of the earliest event reported): November 27, 2001


                          NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

    DELAWARE                      0-28150                      33-0525145
(State or other            (Commission File Number)           (IRS Employer
 jurisdiction of                                          Identification Number)
 incorporation)

    10555 SCIENCE CENTER DRIVE, SAN DIEGO, CA                      92121
     (Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (858) 658-7600



                                       N/A
         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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     This Current Report on Form 8-K is filed by Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc., a
Delaware  corporation (the "Company"),  in connection with the matters described
herein.


ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS

         On November 27, 2001,  the Company  announced that it intends to file a
preliminary   prospectus   supplement  to  its  $200  million   universal  shelf
registration  statement with the Securities and Exchange  Commission relating to
the proposed  underwritten  public  offering of  3,250,000  shares of its common
stock. A copy of the Company's press release  announcing its intention to file a
preliminary prospectus  supplement,  dated November 27, 2001, is attached hereto
as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 7.  EXHIBITS

         (c)      Exhibits.   The following exhibits are filed herewith:


                 Exhibit
                 Number       Description of Exhibit
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                 99.1         Press Release, dated November 27, 2001.






                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities and Exchange Act of 1934,
the  registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Dated:   November 27, 2001                        /s/ Paul W. Hawran
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                                                  Paul W. Hawran
                                                  Executive Vice President and
                                                  Chief Financial Officer








                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT
NUMBER      DESCRIPTION
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  99.1      Press Release, dated November 27, 2001.