Medicines (MDCO) 10-Q 2004 Q1 Quarterly report

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EXHIBIT 32.1

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

        In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of The Medicines Company (the "Company") for the period ended March 31, 2004 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Clive A. Meanwell, M.D., Executive Chairman of the Company, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted 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 the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: May 10, 2004
By:
/s/  CLIVE A. MEANWELL      Clive A. Meanwell, M.D.
Executive Chairman

        A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to The Medicines Company and will be retained by The Medicines Company and furnished to the SEC or its staff upon request

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EXHIBIT 32.1