SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

(Rule 13d-102)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT

TO RULES 13d-1(b) (c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED

PURSUANT TO 13d-2(b)

(Amendment No. 1)*

NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

62936P103

(CUSIP Number)

March 6, 2008

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:


		o Rule 13d-1(b) ý Rule 13d-1(c) o Rule 13d-1(d)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).



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1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON: Biotechnology Value Fund, L.P. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):

2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*	(a) ý
		(b) o


3	SEC USE ONLY


4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Delaware

SOLE VOTING POWER

NUMBER OF

BENEFICIALLY

SHARED VOTING POWER

OWNED

1,121,215

EACH

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH:

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

1,121,215

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

1,121,215

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

2.4%

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

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1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON: Biotechnology Value Fund II, L.P. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):

2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*				(a) ý
					(b) o


3	SEC USE ONLY


4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Delaware
			5	SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF				0
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY			6	SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED				770,000
BY
EACH			7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING				0
PERSON
WITH:			8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
				770,000

9		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
		770,000

10		CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*				o


11		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
		1.7%

12		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
		PN

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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON:
BVF Investments, L.L.C.
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

(a) ý

(b) o

SEC USE ONLY

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Delaware

SOLE VOTING POWER

NUMBER OF

BENEFICIALLY

SHARED VOTING POWER

OWNED

2,717,000

EACH

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH:

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

2,717,000



9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	2,717,000

10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*	o


11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
	5.9%

12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
	OO



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1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON: Investment 10, L.L.C. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):

2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*	(a) ý
		(b) o


3	SEC USE ONLY


4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Illinois


		5	SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF			0
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY		6	SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED			330,000
BY
EACH		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING			0
PERSON
WITH:		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			330,000

9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	330,000

10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*			o


11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
	0.7%

12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
	OO



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1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON: BVF Partners L.P. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):

2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*			(a) ý
				(b) o


3	SEC USE ONLY


4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Delaware


		5	SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF			0
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY		6	SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED			4,938,215
BY
EACH		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING			0
PERSON
WITH:		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			4,938,215

9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	4,938,215

10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*			o


11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
	10.6%

12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
	PN

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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON:
BVF Inc.
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

(a) ý

(b) o

SEC USE ONLY

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Delaware

SOLE VOTING POWER

NUMBER OF

BENEFICIALLY

SHARED VOTING POWER

OWNED

4,938,215

EACH

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH:

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

4,938,215

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

4,938,215

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

10.6%

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

IA, CO



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ITEM 1(a). NAME OF ISSUER:

NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“NPS”)

ITEM 1(b). ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:

550 Hills Drive

Bedmnister, NJ 07921

ITEM 2(a). NAME OF PERSON FILING:

This Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13G is being filed on behalf of the following persons (the "Reporting Persons"):


	(i)		Biotechnology Value Fund, L.P. ("BVF")
	(ii)		Biotechnology Value Fund II, L.P. ("BVF2")
	(iii)		BVF Investments, L.L.C. ("Investments")
	(iv)		Investment 10, L.L.C. ("ILL10")
	(v)		BVF Partners L.P. ("Partners")
	(vi)		BVF Inc. ("BVF Inc.")

ITEM 2(b). ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE:

The principal business office of the Reporting Persons comprising the group filing this Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13G is located at 900 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1100, Chicago, Illinois, 60611.

ITEM 2(c). CITIZENSHIP:


		BVF:	a Delaware limited partnership
		BVF2:	a Delaware limited partnership
		Investments:	a Delaware limited liability company
		ILL10:	an Illinois limited liability company
		Partners:	a Delaware limited partnership
		BVF Inc.:	a Delaware corporation

ITEM 2(d). TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:

This Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13G is being filed with respect to the common stock, par value $0.001 per share ("Common Stock"), of NPS. The Reporting Persons' percentage ownership of Common Stock is based on 46,469,043 shares of Common Stock being outstanding.

As of March 10, 2008, BVF beneficially owned 1,121,215 shares of Common Stock, BVF2 beneficially owned 770,000 shares of Common Stock, Investments beneficially owned 2,717,000 shares of Common Stock and ILL10 beneficially owned 330,000 shares of Common Stock. Beneficial ownership by Partners and BVF Inc. includes 4,938,215 shares of Common Stock.

ITEM 2(e). CUSIP Number:

62936P103



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ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c) CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS: One of the following

Not applicable as this Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13G is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c).

ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP:

The information in items 1 and 5 through 11 on the cover pages (pp. 2 - 7) on this Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13G is hereby incorporated by reference.

ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS:

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the Reporting Persons have ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities check the following.

ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON:

Pursuant to the operating agreement of Investments, Partners is authorized, among other things, to invest the funds of Ziff Asset Management, L.P., the majority member of Investments, in shares of the Common Stock beneficially owned by Investments and to vote and exercise dispositive power over those shares of the Common Stock. Partners and BVF Inc. share voting and dispositive power over shares of the Common Stock beneficially owned by BVF, BVF2, Investments and those owned by ILL10, on whose behalf Partners acts as an investment manager and, accordingly, Partners and BVF Inc. have beneficial ownership of all of the shares of the Common Stock owned by such parties.

ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY:

Not applicable.

ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF A GROUP:

Not applicable.

ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP:

Not applicable.



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ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.


Dated:		March 11, 2008



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