UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 11, 2010

OREXIGEN THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 875-8600

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

During the week of January 11, 2010, representatives of Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company” or “Orexigen”) will be attending meetings with investors, analysts and others at the JP Morgan Healthcare conference in San Francisco, California, and will be presenting at the conference on January 13, 2010. During these meetings and the presentation, the Company will present the slides attached as Exhibits 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which is incorporated herein by reference. A replay of the presentation will be available on Orexigen’s website at www.orexigen.com for approximately 14 days following the presentation.

The information in this item of this report, including Exhibits 99.1, is being furnished pursuant to 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 item of this report.

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By filing this Current Report on Form 8-K and furnishing this information, the Company makes no admission as to the materiality of any information in this report. The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K is intended to be considered in the context of the Company’s filings with the SEC and other public announcements that the Company makes, by press release or otherwise, from time to time. The Company undertakes no duty or obligation to publicly update or revise the information contained in this report, 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.

Orexigen cautions you that statements included in this report and the attached exhibits that are not a description of historical facts are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding the efficacy and safety of Contrave^® and Empatic™, the potential for, and timing of, an NDA submission for Contrave and Empatic, the commercial and therapeutic potential of Contrave and Empatic, and the potential to obtain regulatory approval for, and effectively treat obesity with, Contrave and Empatic. The inclusion of forward-looking statements should not be regarded as a representation by Orexigen that any of its plans will be achieved. Actual results may differ from those set forth in this report due to the risk and uncertainties inherent in Orexigen’s business, including, without limitation: additional analyses of data from the Contrave Phase 3 trials and any other clinical trials of Contrave or Empatic may produce negative or inconclusive results, or may be inconsistent with previously announced results or previously conducted clinical trials; the FDA may not agree with the Company’s interpretation of efficacy and safety results; earlier clinical trials may not be predictive of future results; Contrave or Empatic may not receive regulatory approval on a timely basis or at all, and the FDA may require Orexigen to complete additional clinical, non-clinical or other requirements prior to the submission or the approval of an NDA for either product candidate; the potential for adverse safety findings relating to Contrave or Empatic to delay or prevent regulatory approval or commercialization, or result in product liability claims, including serious adverse events that are not characterized by clinical investigators as possibly related to Contrave or Empatic and adverse events associated with the individual components of Contrave or Empatic; the third parties on whom Orexigen relies to assist with the development programs for Contrave or Empatic, including clinical investigators, contract laboratories, clinical research organizations and manufacturing organizations, may not successfully carry out their contractual duties or obligations or meet expected deadlines, and the quality or accuracy of the data or materials generated by such third parties may be of insufficient quality to include in the Company’s regulatory submissions; the ability of Orexigen and its licensors to obtain, maintain and successfully enforce adequate patent and other intellectual property protection of its product candidates; the Company may be unable to enter into a collaboration or partnership relating to Contrave or Empatic for promotion to broader markets on attractive terms or at all; and other risks described in the Company’s filings with the SEC. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement and the Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update this report to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof. This caution is made under the safe harbor provisions of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

(d) Exhibits.

SIGNATURES

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

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