Barr Laboratories, Inc.






             _____________________________________

                      AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE
             _____________________________________






                   Dated as of March 1, 1996






          10.15% Senior Secured Notes due June 28, 2001


                      AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE

      AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE (this "Agreement"), dated as of  March
1,  1996,  among  BARR  LABORATORIES,  INC.  (together  with  its
successors  and assigns, the "Company"), a New York  corporation,
and  the  Persons identified as "Holders" on the signature  pages
hereof   that   have   delivered  an  executed   signature   page
(collectively, the "Holders").

                           RECITALS:

      A.    The Company entered into those certain separate  Note
Purchase   Agreements,  each  dated   as   of   June   28,   1991
(collectively, as in effect immediately prior to the date hereof,
the  "Existing  Note Purchase Agreement" and, as amended  hereby,
the  "Amended Note Purchase Agreement"), with each of Connecticut
General  Life Insurance Company, Life Insurance Company of  North
America,  CIGNA  Property  and  Casualty  Insurance  Company  and
American  Life  &  Casualty  Insurance Company  (individually,  a
"Purchaser"  and  collectively, the  "Purchasers"),  pursuant  to
which  the  Company  issued and sold to the  Purchasers  and  the
Purchasers  purchased  from the Company, Twenty  Million  Dollars
($20,000,000)  in  aggregate principal amount  of  the  Company's
Senior  Secured Notes due June 28, 2001 (collectively, as amended
from time to time, the "Notes").

     B.   The Company has requested that the holders of the Notes
agree  to,  among other things, amend certain provisions  of  the
Existing  Note  Purchase Agreement as further set  forth  herein,
which  requested amendment requires the consent of  the  Majority
Holders of the Notes.

      C.    Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement,  the Company and the Holders are willing to  agree  to
amend   the  Existing  Note  Purchase  Agreement  in  the  manner
specified on Exhibit A hereto and as more particularly set  forth
herein.

                           AGREEMENT:

      NOW THEREFORE, for valuable consideration, the receipt  and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the
Holders agree as follows:

1.        WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS.

      To  induce  the  Holders to enter into this Agreement,  the
Company  warrants and represents to the Holders that  as  of  the
Effective Date (as hereinafter defined):

     1         Authorization, Execution and Enforceability.

      The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement
and  the  performance of its obligations under the  Amended  Note
Purchase  Agreement  and the Security Documents  have  been  duly
authorized  by all necessary action on the 

part of  the  Company.
Each  of  the  Amended Note Purchase Agreement and  the  Security
Documents  constitutes  a  valid and binding  obligation  of  the
Company,  enforceable  in accordance with its  respective  terms,
except that the enforceability thereof may be:

          (a)       limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws
     affecting the enforceability of creditors' rights generally; and

          (b)       subject to the availability of equitable remedies.

     2         No Conflicts, etc.

      The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement
and  the performance by the Company of its obligations under  the
Amended Note Purchase Agreement and the Security Documents do not
conflict with, result in any breach in any of the provisions  of,
constitute a default under, violate or result in the creation  of
any Lien upon any Property of the Company or any Subsidiary under
the provisions of:

          (a)       any charter document, agreement with shareholders or
     bylaws of the Company or any Subsidiary;

          (b)       any agreement, instrument or conveyance by which the
     Company or any Subsidiary or any of their respective Properties
     may be bound or affected; or

          (c)       any statute, rule or regulation or any order, judgment
     or  award of any court, tribunal or arbitrator by which  the
     Company or any Subsidiary or any of their respective Properties
     may be bound or affected.

     3         Security Interests.

      The  Liens of the Holders in the Collateral (as defined  in
the  Trust Indenture) previously granted to the Security  Trustee
remain valid, enforceable and perfected as of the date hereof and
the  Collateral  is  subject  to no  other  Liens  not  otherwise
permitted  under  the  Amended Note Purchase  Agreement  and  the
Security Documents.

     4         Existence of Defaults.

      After  giving effect to the Amendment, no condition  exists
that would constitute a Default or an Event of Default under  the
Amended Note Purchase Agreement.

     5         Disclosure.

      Neither  this Agreement nor any written statement furnished
by the Company to the Holders in connection herewith contains any
untrue  statement  of a material fact or omits  a  material  fact
necessary to make the statements contained therein or herein  not
misleading.

          2.   AMENDMENT WITH RESPECT TO EXISTING NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT;
          AFFIRMATION.

     1         Amendment.

      The  Company  and,  subject  to  the  satisfaction  of  the
conditions  set  forth  in Section 3 hereof,  the  Holders,  each
hereby   consent  and  agree  that  the  Existing  Note  Purchase
Agreement is hereby amended in the manner specified in Exhibit  A
to this Agreement (such amendment provided for in such Exhibit is
herein referred to as the "Amendment").

     2         Affirmation of Obligations under Documents.

      The  Company  hereby acknowledges and affirms  all  of  its
obligations  under  the  terms  of  the  Amended  Note   Purchase
Agreement and the Security Documents.

     3         Scope of Amendment.

      Except  as  expressly  set  forth  in  this  Agreement,  no
provision  of the Existing Note Purchase Agreement, any  Security
Document or any other agreement, document or instrument shall  be
deemed  to  have  been amended hereby.  No Default  or  Event  of
Default,  or right, remedy, or power consequent thereon,  whether
as  provided in the Existing Note Purchase Agreement, the Amended
Note  Purchase Agreement, any Security Document or by law,  shall
be deemed to have been waived or affected hereby.

          3.   CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS OF AMENDMENT.

      This Amendment shall not become effective until all of  the
following conditions precedent shall have been satisfied in  full
(the  date of such satisfaction being herein referred to  as  the
"Effective Date"):

     1         Execution and Delivery of this Agreement.

      The Company and Holders constituting Majority Holders shall
have executed and delivered to each other an original counterpart
of this Agreement.

     2         No Defaults; Warranties and Representations True.

     After giving effect to the Amendment, no Default or Event of
Default  shall  exist and the warranties and representations  set
forth in Section 1 hereof shall be true and correct.

     3         Proceedings Satisfactory.

      All proceedings taken in connection with this Agreement and
all  documents  and papers relating thereto shall  be  reasonably
satisfactory  to  the Holders.  The Holders shall  have  received
copies  of  such  documents and papers  as  they  may  reasonably
request  in  connection  therewith, all  in  form  and  substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Holders.

     4         Expenses.

      The  Company shall have paid all costs and expenses of  the
Holders relating to this Agreement in accordance with Section 4.6
hereof.

4.     MISCELLANEOUS.

     1         Terms Defined.

      Terms  used  herein and not otherwise defined herein  shall
have  the  respective  meanings specified  in  the  Amended  Note
Purchase  Agreement.   A violation of this  Agreement  (including
without  limitation, a material misrepresentation of any warranty
or representation contained herein) shall constitute an "Event of
Default" thereunder.

     2         Governing Law.

      THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED, INTERPRETED AND ENFORCED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND GOVERNED BY, INTERNAL CONNECTICUT LAW.

     3         Duplicate Originals.

      Two  or more duplicate originals of this Agreement  may  be
signed by the parties, each of which shall be an original but all
of  which  together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
This  Agreement  may be executed in one or more counterparts  and
shall be effective when at least one counterpart shall have  been
executed by each party hereto, and each set of counterparts that,
collectively,   show  execution  by  each  party   hereto   shall
constitute one duplicate original.

     4         Waivers and Amendments.

      Neither  this Agreement nor any term hereof may be changed,
waived,  discharged or terminated orally, or  by  any  action  or
inaction,  but  only by an 

instrument in writing  signed  by  the
party  against which enforcement of the change, waiver, discharge
or termination is sought.

     5         Section Headings.

      The  titles  of the Sections hereof appear as a  matter  of
convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement  and
shall not affect the construction hereof.

     6         Costs and Expenses.

      On  the Effective Date, the Company shall pay all costs and
expenses  of  the Holders relating to this Agreement,  including,
but  not  limited  to,  the  statement for  reasonable  fees  and
disbursements of their special counsel presented to  the  Company
on  the  Effective Date.  The Company will also pay, upon receipt
thereof,  each  additional  statement  for  reasonable  fees  and
disbursements of the Holders' special counsel rendered after  the
Effective  Date  in connection with this Agreement,  the  Amended
Note Purchase Agreement or the Security Documents.

     7         Survival.

       All   warranties,   representations,  certifications   and
covenants  made by the Company in this Agreement and in  each  of
the  Security Documents or in any certificate or other instrument
delivered  pursuant  to this Agreement or  any  of  the  Security
Documents  shall be considered to have been relied  upon  by  the
Holders  and  shall survive the execution and  delivery  of  this
Agreement, regardless of any investigation made by or  on  behalf
of  the Holders.  All statements in any such certificate or other
instrument shall constitute warranties and representations of the
Company under this Agreement or such Security Document.

     8         Time of Essence.

      Time is and shall be of the essence in the satisfaction  of
all the conditions set forth in Section 3 of this Agreement.


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      IN  WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has  caused
this  Agreement to be executed on its behalf by a duly authorized
officer or agent thereof.

Company:                           BARR LABORATORIES, INC.




By /s/Paul M. Bisaro
                                        Name: Paul M Bisaro

                                        Title:Chief Financial Officer
                                              General Counsel and Secretary


Holder:                            CONNECTICUT GENERAL LIFE
                                   INSURANCE COMPANY *
                                   By CIGNA Investments, Inc.




By:/s/Stephen A. Osborne

                                        Name: Stephen A. Osborne

                                        Title: Managing Director



Holder:                            LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF
                                   NORTH AMERICA *
                                   By CIGNA Investments, Inc.




By:/s/Stephen A. Osborne

                                        Name: Stephen A. Osborne

                                        Title: Managing Director



Holder:                            CIGNA PROPERTY AND CASUALTY
                                   INSURANCE COMPANY *
                                   By CIGNA Investments, Inc.




By:/s/Stephen A. Osborne

                                        Name: Stephen A. Osborne

                                        Title: Managing Director

Holder:                              AMERICAN  LIFE  &   CASUALTY
INSURANCE
                                   COMPANY




By:/s/Gary F. Greaves

                                        Name: Gary F. Greaves

                                        Title: Vice President
                                                        
                                                          EXHIBIT A


         AMENDMENT TO EXISTING NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT


     5.        Section 10.  The definition of the term "Restricted
Investment" in Section 10 of the Existing Note Purchase Agreement
is  hereby amended by replacing clause (i) of such definition and
the  remainder  of  the  text  following  such  clause  with  the
following:

                          "    (i)  Investments listed on Annex 3
               to this Agreement;

                                (j)    Investments   of   up   to
               $6,000,000 in the equity of Fermic S.A. or one  of
               its  affiliates  (Fermic S.A.  or  such  affiliate
               being  the  owner  of a fermentation  facility  in
               Mexico); and

                                (k)    Investments  in  so-called
               market  auction securities rated Aa2 or higher  by
               Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or AA or higher by
               Standard  &  Poor's Corporation and which  have  a
               reset  date not more than three hundred sixty-five
               (365) days from the date of acquisition thereof.

                Investments  shall be valued  at  cost  less  any
          return  of  capital  through the  sale  or  liquidation
          thereof or other return of capital thereon, net of  the
          expenses  of any such sale or liquidation or  any  such
          return of capital."














                    Barr Laboratories, Inc.






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                      AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO
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                   Dated as of March 15, 1996






          10.15% Senior Secured Notes due June 28, 2001


                      AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO

      AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO (this "Agreement"), dated as of  March
15,  1996,  among  BARR  LABORATORIES, INC.  (together  with  its
successors  and assigns, the "Company"), a New York  corporation,
and  the  Persons identified as "Holders" on the  signature  page
hereof (collectively, the "Holders").

                           RECITALS:

      A.    The Company entered into those certain separate  Note
Purchase   Agreements,  each  dated   as   of   June   28,   1991
(collectively, as in effect immediately prior to the date hereof,
the  "Existing  Note Purchase Agreement" and, as amended  hereby,
the  "Amended Note Purchase Agreement"), with each of Connecticut
General  Life Insurance Company, Life Insurance Company of  North
America,  CIGNA  Property  and  Casualty  Insurance  Company  and
American  Life  &  Casualty  Insurance Company  (individually,  a
"Purchaser"  and  collectively, the  "Purchasers"),  pursuant  to
which  the  Company  issued and sold to the  Purchasers  and  the
Purchasers  purchased  from the Company, Twenty  Million  Dollars
($20,000,000)  in  aggregate principal amount  of  the  Company's
Senior  Secured Notes due June 28, 2001 (collectively, as amended
from time to time, the "Notes").

      B.    The Holders are the registered holders of one hundred
percent (100%) of the Notes outstanding on the date hereof.

      C.    The  Company  has requested that it be  permitted  to
prepay  in full all of the Notes held by American Life & Casualty
Insurance Company (the "Selling Noteholder"), such prepayment  to
be made on terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

      D.   The Company has requested that, in connection with the
proposed  prepayment  of all of the Notes  held  by  the  Selling
Noteholder,  and in order to permit such prepayment, the  Holders
agree to the amendment of certain provisions of the Existing Note
Purchase  Agreement, and waive the application of  certain  other
provisions  of  the  Existing  Note Purchase  Agreement,  all  as
further  set forth herein, which requested amendment  and  waiver
will require the consent all of the holders of the Notes.

      E.    Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement, the Company and the Holders are willing to permit  the
prepayment of all of the Notes held by the Selling Noteholder and
the irrevocable cancellation thereof, and in connection therewith
are willing to amend the Existing Note Purchase Agreement and  to
waive the application of certain provisions of the Existing  Note
Purchase Agreement, all as more particularly set forth herein.

                           AGREEMENT:

      NOW THEREFORE, for valuable consideration, the receipt  and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the
Holders agree as follows:

1.        WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS.

      To  induce  the  Holders to enter into this Agreement,  the
Company  warrants and represents to the Holders that  as  of  the
Effective Date (as hereinafter defined):

     1         The Notes.

      As  of  the Effective Date and immediately prior to  giving
effect to the payment of the Prepayment Amount (as determined  in
accordance  with  Exhibit  A)  to  the  Selling  Noteholder,  the
aggregate principal amount of the Notes outstanding is  equal  to
$20,000,000, and the aggregate principal amount of Notes held  by
the Selling Noteholder is equal to $2,000,000.

     2         Material Adverse Effect; Disclosure.

          (a)       Since June 30, 1995 there has been no change in the
     business, prospects, profits, Properties or condition (financial
     or otherwise) of the Company or any Subsidiary except changes in
     the ordinary course of business that, in the aggregate, have not
     had  a  material adverse effect on the business,  prospects,
     profits, Properties or condition (financial or otherwise) of the
     Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or the ability of
     the Company to perform any of its obligations set forth in the
     Amended Note Purchase Agreement and the Security Documents.

          (b)       Neither this Agreement nor any written statement
     furnished by the Company to the Holders in connection herewith
     contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits  a
     material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein
     or herein not misleading.  There is no fact that the Company has
     not disclosed to each Holder in writing that has had or, so far
     as the Company can now reasonably foresee, could reasonably be
     expected to have, a material adverse effect on the business,
     prospects,  profits, Properties or condition  (financial  or
     otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
     or the ability of the Company to perform any of its obligations
     set forth in the Amended Note Purchase Agreement and the Security
     Documents.


     3         Authorization, Execution and Enforceability.

      The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement
and  the performance by the Company of its obligations under this
Agreement (including, without limitation, the proposed prepayment
of  the  Notes held by the Selling Noteholder), the Amended  Note
Purchase  Agreement and each of the Security Documents have  been
duly  authorized  by  all necessary action on  the  part  of  the
Company.   Each  of  this  Agreement, the Amended  Note  Purchase
Agreement  and  the Security Documents constitutes  a  valid  and
binding obligation of the Company, enforceable in accordance with
its  respective terms, except that the enforceability thereof may
be:

          (a)       limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws
     affecting the enforceability of creditors' rights generally; and

          (b)       subject to the availability of equitable remedies.

     4         No Conflicts, etc.

      The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement
and  the performance by the Company of its obligations under this
Agreement,  the Amended Note Purchase Agreement and each  of  the
Security Documents do not conflict with, result in any breach  in
any of the provisions of, constitute a default under, violate  or
result  in  the  creation of any Lien upon any  Property  of  the
Company or any Subsidiary under the provisions of:

          (a)       any charter document, agreement with shareholders or
     bylaws of the Company or any Subsidiary;

          (b)       any agreement, instrument or conveyance by which the
     Company or any Subsidiary or any of their respective Properties
     may be bound or affected; or

          (c)       any statute, rule or regulation or any order, judgment
     or  award of any court, tribunal or arbitrator by which  the
     Company or any Subsidiary or any of their respective Properties
     may be bound or affected.

     5         Security Interests.

      The  Liens of the Holders in the Collateral (as defined  in
the  Trust Indenture) previously granted to the Security  Trustee
remain valid, enforceable and perfected as of the date hereof and
the  Collateral  is  subject  to no  other  Liens  not  otherwise
permitted  under  the  Amended Note Purchase  Agreement  and  the
Security Documents.

     6         Existence of Defaults.

      Immediately  prior to, and immediately after giving  effect
to,  the Amendments, no condition exists that would constitute  a
Default  or an Event of Default under the Existing Note  Purchase
Agreement or the Amended Note Purchase Agreement.

          2.   AMENDMENTS WITH RESPECT TO EXISTING NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT;
          AFFIRMATION.

     1         Amendments.

      The  Company  and,  subject  to  the  satisfaction  of  the
conditions  set  forth  in Section 3 hereof,  the  Holders,  each
hereby consent and agree that:

          (a)       compliance by the Company with Section 5 of the
     Existing Note Purchase Agreement and the Amended Note Purchase
     Agreement  is waived to the extent (and only to the  extent)
     necessary to permit the payment of the Prepayment Amount to the
     Selling Noteholder in accordance with the terms and conditions
     set forth in this Agreement (including, without limitation, those
     set forth in Section 3); and

          (b)       Section 5.1(a) of the Existing Note Purchase Agreement
     is hereby amended by replacing each reference to "Four Million
     Dollars ($4,000,000)" therein with a reference to "Three Million
     Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,600,000)"

(collectively, such amendments and waivers, together  with  those
provided for in Exhibit A, are herein collectively referred to as
the "Amendments").

     2         Affirmation of Obligations under Security Documents.

      The  Company  hereby acknowledges and affirms  all  of  its
obligations  under  the  terms  of  the  Amended  Note   Purchase
Agreement and the Security Documents.

     3         Scope of Amendment.

      Except  as  expressly  set  forth  in  this  Agreement,  no
provision  of the Existing Note Purchase Agreement, any  Security
Document or any other agreement, document or instrument shall  be
deemed  to  have  been amended hereby.  No Default  or  Event  of
Default,  or right, remedy, or power consequent thereon,  whether
as  provided in the Existing Note Purchase Agreement, the Amended
Note   Purchase  Agreement,  any  Security  Document,  any  other
agreement,  document or instrument, or by law to  any  holder  of
Notes, shall be deemed to have been waived or affected hereby.

          3.   CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS OF AMENDMENTS.

      The Amendments shall not become effective until all of  the
following conditions precedent shall have been satisfied in  full
(the  date of such satisfaction being herein referred to  as  the
"Effective Date"):

     1         Execution and Delivery of this Agreement.

      The  Company  and  the  Holders  shall  have  executed  and
delivered  to  each  other  an  original  counterpart   of   this
Agreement.

     2         No Defaults; Warranties and Representations True.

      After giving effect to the Amendments, no Default or  Event
of Default shall exist and the warranties and representations set
forth in Section 1 hereof shall be true and correct.

     3         Proceedings Satisfactory.

      All proceedings taken in connection with this Agreement and
all  documents  and papers relating thereto shall  be  reasonably
satisfactory  to  the Holders.  The Holders shall  have  received
copies  of  such  documents and papers  as  they  may  reasonably
request  in  connection  therewith, all  in  form  and  substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Holders.

     4         Payment of Prepayment Amount; Cancellation of Notes.

     The Company shall have paid, on or before March 15, 1996, an
amount  equal  to the Prepayment Amount in respect of  the  Notes
held  by the Selling Noteholder, and all of such Notes shall have
been delivered to the Company and cancelled and no Notes shall be
permitted to be issued in replacement or substitution therefor.

     5         Expenses.

      The  Company shall have paid all costs and expenses of  the
Holders relating to this Agreement in accordance with Section 4.6
hereof.

4.     MISCELLANEOUS.

     1         Terms Defined.

      Terms  used  herein and not otherwise defined herein  shall
have  the  respective  meanings specified  in  the  Amended  Note
Purchase  Agreement.   A violation of this  Agreement  (including
without  limitation, a material misrepresentation of any warranty
or representation contained herein) shall constitute an "Event of
Default" thereunder.

     2         Governing Law.

      THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED, INTERPRETED AND ENFORCED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND GOVERNED BY, INTERNAL CONNECTICUT LAW.

     3         Duplicate Originals.

      Two  or more duplicate originals of this Agreement  may  be
signed by the parties, each of which shall be an original but all
of  which  together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
This  Agreement  may be executed in one or more counterparts  and
shall be effective when at least one counterpart shall have  been
executed by each party hereto, and each set of counterparts that,
collectively,   show  execution  by  each  party   hereto   shall
constitute one duplicate original.

     4         Waivers and Amendments.

      Neither  this Agreement nor any term hereof may be changed,
waived,  discharged or terminated orally, or  by  any  action  or
inaction,  but  only by an instrument in writing  signed  by  the
party  against which enforcement of the change, waiver, discharge
or termination is sought.

     5         Section Headings.

      The  titles  of the Sections hereof appear as a  matter  of
convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement  and
shall not affect the construction hereof.

     6         Costs and Expenses.

      On  the Effective Date, the Company shall pay all costs and
expenses  of  the Holders relating to this Agreement,  including,
but  not  limited  to,  the  statement for  reasonable  fees  and
disbursements of their special counsel presented to  the  Company
on  the  Effective Date.  The Company will also pay, upon receipt
thereof,  each  additional  statement  for  reasonable  fees  and
disbursements of the Holders' special counsel rendered after  the
Effective  Date  in connection with this Agreement,  the  Amended
Note Purchase Agreement or the Security Documents.

     7         Survival.

       All   warranties,   representations,  certifications   and
covenants  made by the Company in this Agreement, in the  Amended
Note Purchase Agreement and in each of the Security Documents  or
in any certificate or other instrument delivered pursuant to this
Agreement,  the Amended Note Purchase Agreement  or  any  of  the
Security  Documents shall be considered to have been relied  upon
by  the  Holders and shall survive the execution and delivery  of
this  Agreement, regardless of any investigation made  by  or  on
behalf of the Holders.  All statements in any such certificate or
other  instrument shall constitute warranties and 

representations
of  the  Company under this Agreement, the Amended Note  Purchase
Agreement or such Security Document.

     8         Time of Essence.

      Time is and shall be of the essence in the satisfaction  of
all the conditions set forth in Section 3 of this Agreement.


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      IN  WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has  caused
this  Agreement to be executed on its behalf by a duly authorized
officer or agent thereof.

Company:                           BARR LABORATORIES, INC.




By /s/William T. McKee
                                        Name: William T. McKee

                                        Title: Treasurer



Holder:                            CONNECTICUT GENERAL LIFE
                                   INSURANCE COMPANY *
                                   By CIGNA Investments, Inc.




By: /s/Stephen A. Osborne

                                        Name: Stephen A. Osborne
                                        
                                        Title:Managing Director



Holder:                            LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF
                                   NORTH AMERICA *
                                   By CIGNA Investments, Inc.




By: /s/Stephen A. Osborne

                                        Name: Stephen A. Osborne
                                        
                                        Title:Managing Director



Holder:                            CIGNA PROPERTY AND CASUALTY
                                   INSURANCE COMPANY *
                                   By CIGNA Investments, Inc.




By: /s/Stephen A. Osborne

                                        Name: Stephen A. Osborne
                                        
                                        Title:Managing Director




Holder:                              AMERICAN  LIFE  &   CASUALTY
INSURANCE
                                   COMPANY




By:/s/Gary F Greaves
                                        Name: Gary F. Greaves

                                        Title: Vice President

                                                        EXHIBIT A

               DETERMINATION OF PREPAYMENT AMOUNT


     5.       Prepayment Amount.  The Prepayment Amount shall be
equal to the aggregate principal amount of Notes held by American
Life  &  Casualty  Insurance Company  immediately  prior  to  the
Effective  Date  (which principal amount  of  Notes  the  Company
represents and warrants to be equal to $2,000,000), together with
interest  accrued thereon to the date of prepayment and  together
with  the  Modified Make-Whole Amount (as such  term  is  defined
below) calculated with respect to such principal amount of  Notes
as of the date of prepayment.

     As used herein:

           Modified  Make-Whole Amount -- shall have the  meaning
     ascribed to the term "Make-Whole Amount" in the Amended Note
     Purchase  Agreement,  provided that the Modified  Make-Whole
     Amount shall be determined as though the reference to "fifty
     one-hundredths percent (0.50%) per annum" in clause  (b)  of
     the   definition  of  "Make-Whole  Discount  Rate"  were   a
     reference  to  "one  and twenty-five one-hundredths  percent
     (1.25%) per annum".




                    Barr Laboratories, Inc.






             _____________________________________

                     AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE
             _____________________________________






                   Dated as of April 1, 1996






          10.15% Senior Secured Notes due June 28, 2001


                     AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE

     AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE (this "Agreement"), dated as of April
1,  1996,  among  BARR  LABORATORIES,  INC.  (together  with  its
successors  and assigns, the "Company"), a New York  corporation,
and  the  Persons identified as "Holders" on the  signature  page
hereof (collectively, the "Holders").

                           RECITALS:

      A.    The Company entered into those certain separate  Note
Purchase   Agreements,  each  dated   as   of   June   28,   1991
(collectively, as in effect immediately prior to the date hereof,
the  "Existing  Note Purchase Agreement" and, as amended  hereby,
the  "Amended Note Purchase Agreement"), with each of Connecticut
General  Life Insurance Company, Life Insurance Company of  North
America,  CIGNA  Property  and  Casualty  Insurance  Company  and
American   Life  Casualty  Insurance  Company  (individually,   a
"Purchaser"  and  collectively, the  "Purchasers"),  pursuant  to
which  the  Company  issued and sold to the  Purchasers  and  the
Purchasers  purchased  from the Company, Twenty  Million  Dollars
($20,000,000)  in  aggregate principal amount  of  the  Company's
Senior  Secured Notes due June 28, 2001 (collectively, as amended
from time to time, the "Notes").

      B.   Simultaneously with the execution of the Existing Note
Purchase  Agreement, the Company entered into that certain  Trust
Indenture,  dated  as of June 28, 1991 (as in effect  immediately
prior to the date hereof, the "Existing Trust Indenture" and,  as
amended hereby, the "Amended Trust Indenture"), with State Street
Bank  and  Trust  Company  of Connecticut,  N.A.  (the  "Security
Trustee"), pursuant to which the Company granted to the  Security
Trustee a security interest in certain Property of the Company to
secure the payment by the Company of the Secured Obligations  (as
defined  in the Existing Trust Indenture) and the performance  of
the  Secured  Undertakings  (as defined  in  the  Existing  Trust
Indenture).

      C.    The Holders are the registered holders of one hundred
percent (100%) of the Notes outstanding on the date hereof.

      D.    The Company has requested that the Holders agree  to,
among other things, amend certain provisions of the Existing Note
Purchase  Agreement and the Existing Trust Indenture  as  further
set  forth herein, which requested amendments require the consent
of the holders of the Notes and the Security Trustee.

      E.    Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement, the Company, the Holders and the Security Trustee  are
willing  to  agree to amend the Existing Note Purchase  Agreement
and the Existing Trust Indenture, all in the manner specified  on
certain  Exhibits  hereto  and  as more  particularly  set  forth
herein.

      F.    The  Amended Note Purchase Agreement and the  Amended
Trust  Indenture are sometimes herein referred to as the "Amended
Financing Documents."

                           AGREEMENT:

      NOW THEREFORE, for valuable consideration, the receipt  and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the
Holders agree as follows:

 1.       WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS.

      To  induce  the  Holders to enter into this Agreement,  the
Company  warrants and represents to the Holders that  as  of  the
Effective Date (as hereinafter defined):

     1         Material Adverse Effect; Disclosure.

          (a)       Since June 30, 1995 there has been no change in the
     business, prospects, profits, Properties or condition (financial
     or otherwise) of the Company or any Subsidiary except changes in
     the ordinary course of business that, in the aggregate, have not
     had  a  material adverse effect on the business,  prospects,
     profits, Properties or condition (financial or otherwise) of the
     Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or the ability of
     the Company to perform any of its obligations set forth in the
     Amended Note Purchase Agreement and the Security Documents.

          (b)       Neither this Agreement nor any written statement
     furnished by the Company to the Holders in connection herewith
     contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits  a
     material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein
     or herein not misleading.  There is no fact that the Company has
     not disclosed to each Holder in writing that has had or, so far
     as the Company can now reasonably foresee, could reasonably be
     expected to have, a material adverse effect on the business,
     prospects,  profits, Properties or condition  (financial  or
     otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
     or the ability of the Company to perform any of its obligations
     set forth in the Amended Note Purchase Agreement and the Security
     Documents.

     2         Authorization, Execution and Enforceability.

      The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement
and  the performance of its obligations under each of the Amended
Financing  Documents have been duly authorized by  all  necessary
action on the part of the Company.  Each of the Amended Financing
Documents  constitutes  a  valid and binding  obligation  of  the
Company,  enforceable  in accordance with its  respective  terms,
except that the enforceability thereof may be:

          (a)       limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws
     affecting the enforceability of creditors' rights generally; and

          (b)       subject to the availability of equitable remedies.

     3         No Conflicts, etc.

      The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement
and  the performance by the Company of its obligations under each
of  the  Amended Financing Documents do not conflict with, result
in  any  breach in any of the provisions of, constitute a default
under,  violate or result in the creation of any  Lien  upon  any
Property  of  the Company or any Subsidiary under the  provisions
of:

          (a)       any charter document, agreement with shareholders or
     bylaws of the Company or any Subsidiary;

          (b)       any agreement, instrument or conveyance by which the
     Company or any Subsidiary or any of their respective Properties
     may be bound or affected; or

          (c)       any statute, rule or regulation or any order, judgment
     or  award of any court, tribunal or arbitrator by which  the
     Company or any Subsidiary or any of their respective Properties
     may be bound or affected.

     4         Security Interests.

      The  Liens of the Holders in the Collateral (as defined  in
the  Amended Trust Indenture) previously granted to the  Security
Trustee  remain valid, enforceable and perfected as of  the  date
hereof  and  the  Collateral is subject to  no  other  Liens  not
otherwise permitted under the Amended Financing Documents and the
Security Documents, as amended.

     5         Existence of Defaults.

      After  giving effect to the Amendments, no condition exists
that would constitute a Default or an Event of Default under  the
Amended Note Purchase Agreement.

     6         Disclosure.

      Neither  this Agreement nor any written statement furnished
by the Company to the Holders in connection herewith contains any
untrue  statement  of a material fact or omits  a  material  fact
necessary to make the statements contained therein or herein  not
misleading.

           2.  AMENDMENTS WITH RESPECT TO EXISTING NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
          AND EXISTING TRUST INDENTURE; AFFIRMATION.

     1         Amendments.

      The  Company  and,  subject  to  the  satisfaction  of  the
conditions  set  forth  in Section 3 hereof,  the  Holders,  each
hereby consent and agree that:

          (a)       the Existing Note Purchase Agreement is hereby amended
     in the manner specified in Exhibit A1 to this Agreement; and

          (b)       the Existing Trust Indenture is hereby amended in the
     manner specified in Exhibit A2 to this Agreement; and

(collectively, such amendments provided for in such Exhibits  are
herein referred to as the "Amendments").

     2         Affirmation of Obligations under Financing Documents.

      The  Company  hereby acknowledges and affirms  all  of  its
obligations  under  the  terms  of  the  Amended  Note   Purchase
Agreement,  the  Amended Trust Indenture and the  other  Security
Documents.

     3         Scope of Amendment.

      Except  as  expressly  set  forth  in  this  Agreement,  no
provision of the Existing Note Purchase Agreement, the Notes, the
Existing  Trust  Indenture or any other  agreement,  document  or
instrument  shall  be  deemed to have been  amended  hereby.   No
Default  or  Event  of  Default,  or  right,  remedy,  or   power
consequent  thereon,  whether as provided in  the  Existing  Note
Purchase Agreement, the Notes, the Existing Trust Indenture,  the
Amended Note Purchase Agreement, the Amended Trust Indenture,  or
by  law,  to  any holder of Notes, shall be deemed to  have  been
waived or affected hereby.

           3.  CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS OF AMENDMENTS.

      The Amendments shall not become effective until all of  the
following conditions precedent shall have been satisfied in  full
(the  date of such satisfaction being herein referred to  as  the
"Effective Date"):

     1         Execution and Delivery of this Agreement.

      The  Company  and  the  Holders  shall  have  executed  and
delivered  to  each  other and the Security Trustee  an  original
counterpart  of  this Agreement, and the Security  Trustee  shall
have  executed  and  delivered to the Company  and  each  of  the
Holders  the "Security Trustee's Consent and Agreement"  attached
to this Agreement.

     2         No Defaults; Warranties and Representations True.

      After giving effect to the Amendments, no Default or  Event
of Default shall exist and the warranties and representations set
forth in Section 1 hereof shall be true and correct.

     3         Proceedings Satisfactory.

      All proceedings taken in connection with this Agreement and
all  documents  and papers relating thereto shall  be  reasonably
satisfactory  to  the Holders.  The Holders shall  have  received
copies  of  such  documents and papers  as  they  may  reasonably
request  in  connection  therewith, all  in  form  and  substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Holders.

     4         Expenses.

      The  Company shall have paid all costs and expenses of  the
Holders relating to this Agreement in accordance with Section 5.6
hereof.

 4.    DIRECTION TO SECURITY TRUSTEE.

      Each  of the Holders, by its execution and delivery hereof,
hereby requests and directs the Security Trustee to

          (a)       consent and agree to the amendments to the Existing
     Trust Indenture and such other agreements to which it is a party,
     as  such  amendments are described herein, by executing  and
     delivering  the  "Security Trustee's Consent and  Agreement"
     attached to this Agreement;

          (b)        execute and deliver a "Release, Consent  and
     Acknowledgement" substantially in the form of Exhibit B attached
     to this Agreement; and

          (c)       execute and deliver four Uniform Commercial Code
     financing statement partial releases, one each for filing with
     respect  to (i) financing statement number 133450 (New  York
     Secretary of State), (ii) financing statement 91-1896 (Rockland
     County, New York), (iii) financing statement 1404418 (New Jersey
     Secretary of State) and (iv) financing statement 002494 (Bergen
     County, New Jersey), each substantially in the respective forms
     set forth on Exhibit C attached to this Agreement.

5.    MISCELLANEOUS.

     1         Terms Defined.

      Terms  used  herein and not otherwise defined herein  shall
have  the  respective  meanings specified  in  the  Amended  Note
Purchase  Agreement.   A violation of this  Agreement  (including
without  limitation, a material misrepresentation of any warranty
or representation contained herein) shall constitute an "Event of
Default" thereunder.

     2         Governing Law.

      THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED, INTERPRETED AND ENFORCED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND GOVERNED BY, INTERNAL CONNECTICUT LAW.

     3         Duplicate Originals.

      Two  or more duplicate originals of this Agreement  may  be
signed by the parties, each of which shall be an original but all
of  which  together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
This  Agreement  may be executed in one or more counterparts  and
shall be effective when at least one counterpart shall have  been
executed by each party hereto, and each set of counterparts that,
collectively,   show  execution  by  each  party   hereto   shall
constitute one duplicate original.

     4         Waivers and Amendments.

      Neither  this Agreement nor any term hereof may be changed,
waived,  discharged or terminated orally, or  by  any  action  or
inaction,  but  only by an instrument in writing  signed  by  the
party  against which enforcement of the change, waiver, discharge
or termination is sought.

     5         Section Headings.

      The  titles  of the Sections hereof appear as a  matter  of
convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement  and
shall not affect the construction hereof.

     6         Costs and Expenses.

      On  the Effective Date, the Company shall pay all costs and
expenses  of  the Holders relating to this Agreement,  including,
but  not  limited  to,  the  statement for  reasonable  fees  and
disbursements of their special counsel presented to  the  Company
on  the  Effective Date.  The Company will also pay, upon receipt
thereof,  each  additional  statement  for  reasonable  fees  and
disbursements of the Holders' special counsel rendered after  the
Effective  Date in connection with this Agreement or the  Amended
Financing Documents.

     7         Survival.

       All   warranties,   representations,  certifications   and
covenants  made by the Company in this Agreement and in  each  of
the  Amended Financing Documents or in any certificate  or  other
instrument  delivered pursuant to this Agreement or  any  of  the
Amended  Financing  Documents shall be considered  to  have  been
relied  upon  by the Holders and shall survive the execution  and
delivery of this Agreement, regardless of any investigation  made
by  or  on  behalf of the Holders.  All statements  in  any  such
certificate  or other instrument shall constitute warranties  and
representations  of  the  Company under this  Agreement  or  such
Amended Financing Document.

     8         Time of Essence.

      Time is and shall be of the essence in the satisfaction  of
all the conditions set forth in Section 3 of this Agreement.


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      IN  WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has  caused
this  Agreement to be executed on its behalf by a duly authorized
officer or agent thereof.

Company:                           BARR LABORATORIES, INC.




By /s/William T. McKee

                                        Name: William T McKee

                                        Title:Treasurer



Holder:                            CONNECTICUT GENERAL LIFE
                                   INSURANCE COMPANY*
                                   By CIGNA Investments, Inc.




By: /s/Stephen A. Osborne

                                        Name: Stephen A. Osborne
                                        
                                        Title:Managing Director



Holder:                            LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF
                                   NORTH AMERICA *
                                   By CIGNA Investments, Inc.




By: /s/Stephen A. Osborne

                                        Name: Stephen A. Osborne
                                        
                                        Title:Managing Director


Holder:                            CIGNA PROPERTY AND CASUALTY
                                   INSURANCE COMPANY *
                                   By CIGNA Investments, Inc.




By: /s/Stephen A. Osborne

                                        Name: Stephen A. Osborne
                                        
                                        Title:Managing Director


            SECURITY TRUSTEE'S CONSENT AND AGREEMENT

      The  Security  Trustee hereby consents and  agrees  to  the
amendments and modifications to the Existing Trust Indenture  and
the  other  amendments  and modifications provided  for  by  this
Agreement.

                                   STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST
                                   COMPANY OF CONNECTICUT,
                                   NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
                                   as Security Trustee




By________________________________


Name:


Title:
                                                       
                                                       EXHIBIT A1


         AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT


     6.       Section 7.10(a).  Section 7.10(a) of the Existing Note
Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by renumbering clause  (vii)
and  clause  (viii)  thereof as clause (viii)  and  clause  (ix),
respectively,  and inserting a new clause (vii) to  read  in  its
entirety as follows:

                "     (vii)     1996 Grandfathered Purchase Money
          Liens;"


     7.       Section 8.1.  Section 8.1 of the Existing Note Purchase
Agreement  is  hereby  amended by deleting the  expression  "and"
following  the  semicolon  at  the end  of  clause  (j)  thereof,
renumbering clause (k) thereof as clause (l), and inserting a new
clause (k) to read in its entirety as follows:

                "     (k)   Notice  of Certain Advances  --  with
          reasonable  promptness, a copy of each request  for  an
          advance  or  other funding of Permitted Purchase  Money
          Indebtedness  (as  such term is defined  in  the  Trust
          Indenture),   with  all  attachments  and  accompanying
          information,  and  containing  a  description  of   the
          Property   purchased  or  to  be  purchased   therewith
          (including, without limitation, serial numbers or other
          similar  identification of such Property) and providing
          the location thereof; and"


     8.       Section 10.  Section 10 of the Existing Note Purchase
Agreement  is  hereby  amended by adding  the  following  defined
terms,   each   to  be  placed  in  its  respective   appropriate
alphabetical position within such Section:

     "     Amendment Number Three -- means Amendment Number Three
     dated as of April 1, 1996 to the Note Purchase Agreement and
     the Trust Indenture."


     "     1996 Grandfathered Purchase Money Liens -- means Liens
     on  Property acquired by the Company during the period  from
     June   1,  1995  to  April  15,  1996,  which  Liens  secure
     "Permitted  Purchase Money Indebtedness" (as  such  term  is
     defined  in  the  Trust Indenture), and  which  Property  is
     described  on  Exhibit C of Exhibit B  to  Amendment  Number
     Three."


                                                       EXHIBIT A2


             AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING TRUST INDENTURE


     9.       Second "Whereas" Clause.  Clause (b) of the second
appearing "whereas" clause in the Recitals of the Existing  Trust
Indenture is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to  read
as follows:

                "     (b)   all  of  its machinery and  equipment
          (including,  without  limitation, the  books,  records,
          warranties  and computer disks, tapes and  software  in
          connection    therewith),    furniture,    furnishings,
          appliances,   apparatus,  tools,  parts  and   supplies
          wherever located, including, without limitation, all of
          its   machinery,  equipment,  furniture,   furnishings,
          appliances, apparatus and tools located in  or  on,  or
          attached  to,  the Mortgaged Real Property  and/or  the
          Improvements, except as otherwise specified in  Section
          2 hereof."


     10.       Section 1.  Section 1 of the Existing Trust Indenture
is  amended by adding each of the following definitions,  in  its
appropriate alphabetical position, to read as follows:

     "     Exempt Property -- means, at any time, all Property of
     the  Company of the types described in clause (a) and clause
     (b)  of  Section 2, to the extent that such Property is  (i)
     purchased or otherwise acquired for use in the New  Facility
     or  (ii)  is moved from the Company's facility in Northvale,
     New  Jersey for use in the New Facility (it being understood
     that  no  Property  moved  from the  Company's  facility  in
     Pomona, New York shall constitute Exempt Property)."


     "     New Facility -- means the pharmaceutical manufacturing
     facility of the Company located in Forrest, Virginia."


     "      Permitted  Purchase  Money  Indebtedness   --   means
     indebtedness  incurred  by  the  Company  through   advances
     aggregating no more than $18,750,000 pursuant to one or more
     credit facilities (including, without limitation, that  Loan
     and  Security Agreement dated as of April 12, 1996,  between
     the  Company  and  BA Leasing & Capital Corporation),  which
     indebtedness is secured by a Lien on Property of the Company
     (other  than Property consisting of plumbing, electrical  or
     HVAC  fixtures or other similar Property) acquired with such
     indebtedness at a purchase price not in excess of the amount
     of  such  indebtedness, so long as such Lien extends  to  no
     other Property and secures no other indebtedness."


     11.       Section 2.  Section 2 of the Existing Trust Indenture
is  hereby  amended  and  restated in its  entirety  to  read  as
follows:

     "    2.   GRANT OF SECURITY.

           The  Company hereby grants to the Security  Trustee  a
     continuing security interest in all of the Property  of  the
     Company  specified below in this Section 2 (whether  now  in
     existence or hereafter acquired or wherever the same may  be
     located) for the purpose of securing payment by the  Company
     of  the  Secured  Obligations and  the  performance  by  the
     Company of the Secured Undertakings:
do  we need to carve out the property subject to the BA facility,
or is our release with them sufficient?
                     (a)   all  machinery, equipment, appliances,
          and  apparatus,  other  than  such  items  constituting
          Exempt Property,

                      (b)   all  furniture,  fixtures,  fittings,
          furnishings, tools, parts and supplies, other than such
          items constituting Exempt Property,

                     (c)   all bonds and amounts placed in escrow
          with  the  Security  Trustee  in  accordance  with  the
          provisions of Section 3.4(b) or Section 3.5(b)  hereof,
          and

                     (d)   all  books,  records,  warranties  and
          computer  disks, tapes and software used in  connection
          with  the  Property described in clause (a) and  clause
          (b)  above,  together with all of the Company's  right,
          title  and  interest  in,  to and  under  products  and
          proceeds   of   the   foregoing   (including,   without
          limitation,   proceeds   of  insurance   covering   the
          foregoing, all proceeds from the disposition of any  of
          the  foregoing  and  all proceeds from  any  indemnity,
          warranty  or  guaranty payable by reason  of  loss  of,
          damage  to  or  otherwise with respect to  any  of  the
          foregoing)  and all of the Company's right,  title  and
          interest   in,   to  and  under  any  replacements   or
          substitutions of, or accessions to, the foregoing."


     12.       Section 3.9(e).  Section 3.9(e) of the Existing Trust
Indenture  is  hereby  amended  by replacing  each  reference  to
"Section  7.11"  of  the  Note Purchase Agreement  (whether  such
reference  is  to the entirety of Section 7.11  or  to  a  clause
therein) with a reference to "Section 7.10".


     13.       Section 3.9(e).  Section 3.9(e) of the Existing Trust
Indenture  is hereby amended by deleting clause (iv) thereof  and
replacing it with the following expression:

           "(iv)     no Liens permitted by Section 7.10(a)(vi) or
     Section  7.10(a)(vii)  shall be permitted  to  encumber  the
     Collateral  other  than  Liens securing  Permitted  Purchase
     Money Indebtedness outstanding at such time."



                                                        EXHIBIT B

                       [FORM OF CONSENT]


              RELEASE, CONSENT AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Reference  is  made  to that certain Loan and Security  Agreement
Number  950196  by  and between BA LEASING & CAPITAL  CORPORATION
("Lender") and BARR LABORATORIES, INC., ("Borrower"), dated as of
April  12,  1996  ("Agreement"), and to the  Collateral  (defined
below).

     (a)       State Street Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut,
N.A.,  as Security Trustee under the Trust Indenture dated as  of
June  28, 1991 (as amended, the "Trust Indenture"), between  Barr
Laboratories,  Inc. and State Street Bank and  Trust  Company  of
Connecticut,   N.A.   (as   Security  Trustee   thereunder,   the
"Creditors'  Representative"), has an interest  as,  inter  alia,
mortgage holder in the real property described in Exhibit B  (the
"Real Property").

     (b)       The Agreement provides, inter alia, for the grant of a
security interest by Borrower in the Collateral, which is or  may
be located upon the Real Property.

     (c)       Lender, as a condition to entering into the Agreement,
requires  that  the Creditors' Representative, on behalf  of  the
holders  of the Notes (defined below), enter into this  agreement
with the Lender.

      NOW,  THEREFORE,  for a good and sufficient  consideration,
receipt   of   which  is  hereby  acknowledged,  the   Creditors'
Representative and the Lender hereby agree as follows:

     14.       The Creditors' Representative hereby consents to the
placement of Collateral on the Real Property.

     15.        The Collateral shall be considered to be personal
property  and  shall not be considered part of the Real  Property
regardless  of  whether or by what means  it  is  or  may  become
attached or affixed to the Real Property.

     16.       Neither the Creditors' Representative nor the holders
of the Notes will claim any interest in the Collateral.

     17.        The Creditors' Representative hereby releases and
waives any right, title or interest, including without limitation
any  security interest arising under the Trust Indenture or  that
certain  Mortgage,  Assignment of Rents  and  Security  Agreement
dated  as  of  June 28, 1991, by the Borrower to  the  Creditors'
Representative,  it  may  now have or hereafter  acquire  in  the
Collateral.

     18.       If the Creditors' Representative (for itself or on
behalf  of  the  holders of the Notes) is in  possession,  or  is
entitled  to  be  in  possession, of the Real Property,  it  will
permit Lender to enter upon the Real Property for the purpose  of
exercising  its rights with respect to the Collateral  under  

the
terms  of  the Agreement, or otherwise as permitted by  law  with
respect  to  the  Collateral, including, without limitation,  the
right  to  remove the Collateral from the Real Property,  without
charge  by the Creditors' Representative (other than with respect
to  actual  out-of-pocket expenses incurred  in  connection  with
providing  to the Lender such access to, and allowing  usage  of,
the Real Property); provided that the Lender agrees in writing to
(1)  conduct any such removal in a reasonable and prudent manner,
(2)  repair any damage to the Real Property or any other property
in  which the Creditors' Representative may have an interest that
is  caused  by  or  incidental to the activities  of  the  Lender
(including  the repair of damage to improvements located  on  the
Real  Property caused by the Lender's removal of Collateral)  and
(3)  hold the Creditors' Representative (and the holders  of  the
Notes) harmless and to indemnify each of them with respect to any
and  all losses, obligations, damages and other liabilities  that
they, the Real Property or any other property in which they  have
an  interest  may  suffer or incur as a result  of  the  Lender's
activities  on  the Real Property.  The Creditors' Representative
(for  itself or on behalf of the holders of the Notes)  will  not
object to the entry by the Lender onto the Real Property for  the
purpose  of  exercising the Lender's rights with respect  to  the
Collateral  at any time during which it is not in possession,  or
otherwise entitled to be in possession, of the Real Property.

     19.       Creditors' Representative acknowledges that the Lender
expects to fund the acquisition by Borrower from time to time  of
additional equipment constituting Collateral, and agrees that the
Borrower's granting of liens in the Collateral to the  Lender  do
not  violate  Section  7.10(a)  of the  Note  Purchase  Agreement
(defined below) or Section 3.9(e)(iv) of the Trust Indenture.

     20.       The Creditors' Representative agrees for the benefit of
the  Lender  to  execute such Uniform Commercial  Code  financing
statement  releases with respect to the release of its  interest,
if  any, in the Collateral as are necessary to give effect to the
agreement  evidenced hereby (it being understood that the  filing
of  any  such financing statement releases shall be conducted  by
the Lender at its own expense).

     21.        This  agreement shall be binding upon the  heirs,
successors and assigns of the Creditors' Representative  and  the
holders of the Notes, provided, that the consent granted pursuant
to  paragraph  5 above shall not be binding on future  owners  or
holders of the Real Property taking their interest as a result of
a  foreclosure  or other enforcement action with respect  to  the
Real Property.

     22.       All of the understandings, agreements, representations
and warranties contained herein are solely for the benefit of the
Creditors'  Representative, the holders  of  the  Notes  and  the
Lender,  and their respective successors and assigns,  and  there
are no other parties, including the Borrower, who are intended to
be benefited, in any manner, by this consent.

     23.       Nothing contained in this consent is intended to affect
or  limit, in any manner, the security interest that each of  the
parties  hereto has in any and all of the assets of the Borrower,
whether  tangible  or intangible, insofar as the  rights  of  the
Borrower  and  third  parties are involved.  The  parties  hereto
specifically  reserve  any  and all of their  respective  rights,
security  interests  and rights to assert security  interests  as
against the Borrower and any third parties.

     24.       This consent relates only to security interests in the
Collateral and the Real Property, and shall not affect any  other
security  interest  or right of repayment that  the  Lender,  the
Creditors' Representative or the holders of the Notes may have.

     25.       As used herein, the following capitalized terms are
assigned the following meanings:

      Collateral -- means the property described on the  attached
Exhibit  A (to the extent that such property is acquired  by  the
Borrower on or after the date hereof) and the attached Exhibit C,
to the extent that

          (a)       such property does not consist of plumbing, electrical
     or HVAC fixtures, or other similar property,

          (b)       such property was acquired with indebtedness incurred
     by  the  Borrower pursuant to the Agreement through advances
     aggregating no more than $18,750,000,

          (c)       such property secures the payment of such indebtedness
     under the Agreement and secures no other indebtedness and

          (d)       such property was acquired with such indebtedness under
     the Agreement at a purchase price for all such property not in
     excess of the aggregate amount of such indebtedness under the
     Agreement.

      Note Purchase Agreement -- means that certain Note Purchase
Agreement dated as of June 28, 1991, between the Borrower and the
persons listed on Annex 1 thereto, as amended from time to time.

      Notes  -- means the Borrower's 10.15% Senior Secured  Notes
issued  pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement, as amended  from
time to time.

      IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF, the undersigned  have  executed  this
consent as of April __, 1996.

                                   STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST
                                   COMPANY OF CONNECTICUT, N.A.,
                                   as Security Trustee




By________________________________
                                     Name:
                                     Title:



                                      BA    LEASING   &   CAPITAL
CORPORATION




By________________________________
                                     Name:
                                     Title:

        EXHIBIT A to Release, Consent and Acknowledgment


     26.        New  personal  property used in  the  production,
processing  and manufacture of pharmaceutical products identified
as Collateral pursuant to the Agreement.
37.
     27.       All purchase orders and agreements, deposits, progress
payments or the like related to item 1 above.

     28.        All  log  books,  manuals, maintenance  programs,
documentation  or  other information related to  items  1  and  2
above.

     29.       All warranties or other rights arising from any source
related to items 1, 2 and 3 above.

     30.       All proceeds including insurance proceeds of any of
items 1, 2, 3 or 4 above.
        EXHIBIT B to Release, Consent and Acknowledgment

                         Real Property

ALL  THAT  CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE,  LYING
AND BEING IN THE TOWN OF HAVERSTRAW, COUNTY OF ROCKLAND AND STATE
OF NEW YORK, BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

BEGINNING AT A MONUMENT SET IN THE WESTERLY SIDE OF QUAKER  ROAD,
WHERE THE SAME IS INTERSECTED BY THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF LANDS  NOW
OR FORMERLY OF HIGH TOR PROPERTIES, INC.;

THENCE  ALONG  SAID LANDS NORTH 81 DEGREES 04' 03"  WEST  2198.71
FEET TO A STONE WALL AND LANDS NOW OR FORMERLY OF ZUBIAURRE;

THENCE  ALONG  SAID  LANDS AND ALONG LANDS  NOW  OR  FORMERLY  OF
ZARATE,  SOUTH 18 DEGREES 23' 19" WEST 195.71 FEET  TO  A  POINT;
MARKED  BY  A  CROSS  CUT IN SAID STONE WALL  AND  LANDS  NOW  OR
FORMERLY OF SKY;

THENCE  PARTLY ALONG SAID LANDS NOW OR FORMERLY OF SKY, SOUTH  22
DEGREES 37" 28" WEST 95.00 FEET TO A POINT;

THENCE  STILL ALONG LANDS NOW OR FORMERLY OF SKY AND ALONG  LANDS
NOW  OR  FORMERLY OF HEAVNER, LANDS NOW OR FORMERLY OF  PROSELLER
AND  LANDS NOW OR FORMERLY OF DEISROTH, SOUTH 18 DEGREES 05"  22"
WEST 734.44 FEET TO LANDS NOW OR FORMERLY OF MARCZAM;

THENCE ALONG SAID LANDS NOW OR FORMERLY OF MARCZAN, THE FOLLOWING
COURSE AND DISTANCES;

SOUTH  81 DEGREES 05' 12" EAST 1104.70 FEET TO A POINT AND  LANDS
NOW OR FORMERLY OF MOUNT IVY SAND AND GRAVEL COMPANY;

THENCE  ALONG  SAID LANDS NOW OR FORMERLY OF MOUNT IVY  SAND  AND
GRAVEL  COMPANY, NORTH 8 DEGREES 57' 51" EAST 500.00 FEET,  SOUTH
81  DEGREES 03' 39" EAST 1220.00 FEET AND SOUTH 8 DEGREES 51' 17"
WEST 259.36 FEET AND SOUTH 81 DEGREES 29' 03" EAST 226.32 FEET TO
A MONUMENT SET IN SAID LANDS;

THENCE  NORTH  8 DEGREES 18' 22" WEST 220.37 FEET  AND  NORTH  12
DEGREES  21' 57" EAST 131.79 TO A POINT AND THE WESTERLY SIDE  OF
QUAKER ROAD;

THENCE  ALONG THE WESTERLY SIDE OF QUAKER ROAD, NORTH  7  DEGREES
18' 02" WEST 443.58 FEET TO THE POINT OR PLACE OF BEGINNING.
        EXHIBIT C to Release, Consent and Acknowledgment

[Omitted from form]



                                                        EXHIBIT C

               FORM OF UCC-3 FINANCING STATEMENTS




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