SAN MATEO, Calif., Nov. 14, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NeurogesX, Inc. (Nasdaq:NGSX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel pain management therapies, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the Company’s supplemental new drug application (sNDA) for Qutenza® (capsaicin) 8% for the management of neuropathic pain associated with HIV-associated peripheral neuropathy (HIV-PN). The FDA has granted Qutenza a priority six month review classification, assigning a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) action date of March 7, 2012.