King Pharmaceuticals 10-Q 2008 Q2 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with this quarterly report onForm 10-Q of King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. I, Brian A. Markison, Chief Executive Officer of King Pharmaceuticals, Inc., certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1. The report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in this report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

/s/  BRIAN A. MARKISON

Brian A. Markison

President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: August 7, 2008