SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    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)     March 30, 2001
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                          DENDRITE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)



         New Jersey               0-26138                    22-2786386
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(State or Other Jurisdiction      (Commission               (I.R.S. Employer
  of Incorporation)               File Number)              Identification No.)




1200 Mount Kemble Avenue, Morristown, New Jersey                07960-6767
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                        (Zip Code)




Registrant's telephone number, including area code     (973) 425-1200
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                    INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

Item 5.       Other Events.


         Restated Certificate of Incorporation.


         Dendrite  International,  Inc. (the "Company") made three amendments to
its Restated  Certificate of Incorporation.  The first was dated as of and filed
with the  Department  of Treasury of the State of New Jersey on August 19, 1998;
the second was dated as of September  30, 1999 and filed with the  Department of
Treasury of the State of New Jersey on October 5, 1999;  and the third was dated
as of February 20, 2001 and filed with the  Department  of Treasury of the State
of New Jersey on February 21, 2001.


         Employment Agreements.


         The Company entered into an employment  agreement with Kathleen Donovan
(formerly  Kathleen  Chalovich) dated as of August 7, 1997, which was amended as
of January 25, 2000.  The Company  entered  into an  employment  agreement  with
Christine  Pellizzari  dated as of  September  8, 1998,  which was amended as of
August 1, 2000. The Company also entered into an employment  agreement with Marc
Kustoff dated as of August 7, 2000. In addition,  the Company  amended  existing
employment agreements with George T. Robson, Mark Cieplik, Teresa F. Winslow and
Christopher J. French each dated as of May 26, 1999.



         Leases; Purchase and Sale of Real Property.


         The  Company  entered  into an  Agreement  of  Purchase  and Sale  with
Townsend  Property Trust Limited  Partnership  d/b/a TPT Limited  Partnership on
January  5,  2001,  to  purchase  certain  real  property  located  at 330 South
Randolphville Road, Piscataway, New Jersey.


         The Company  entered into two lease  agreements  with Liberty  Property
Limited  Partnership  concerning  two  buildings in the Liberty  Executive  Park
located in Chesapeake, Virginia.





Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

         (c)      Exhibits.


                  3.1(a)   Certificate of Amendment to the Restated  Certificate
                           of  Incorporation  of  Dendrite  International,  Inc.
                           dated August 19, 1998.

                  3.1(b)   Certificate of Amendment to the Restated  Certificate
                           of  Incorporation  of  Dendrite  International,  Inc.
                           dated September 30, 1999.

                  3.1(c)   Certificate of Amendment to the Restated  Certificate
                           of  Incorporation  of  Dendrite  International,  Inc.
                           Setting   Forth   the   Terms  of   Series  A  Junior
                           Participating  Preferred  Stock  dated  February  20,
                           2001.

                  10.17    Employment  Agreement,  dated as of  August  7,  1997
                           between  Dendrite  International,  Inc.  and Kathleen
                           Donovan.

                  10.18    Employment  Agreement,  dated as of September 8, 1998
                           between  Dendrite  International,  Inc. and Christine
                           Pellizzari.

                  10.19    Amendment to  Employment  Agreement,  dated as of May
                           26, 1999  between  Dendrite  International,  Inc. and
                           Mark Cieplik.

                  10.20    Amendment to  Employment  Agreement,  dated as of May
                           26, 1999  between  Dendrite  International,  Inc. and
                           Teresa F. Winslow.

                  10.21    Amendment to  Employment  Agreement,  dated as of May
                           26, 1999  between  Dendrite  International,  Inc. and
                           Christopher J. French.

                  10.22    Amendment to  Employment  Agreement,  dated as of May
                           26, 1999  between  Dendrite  International,  Inc. and
                           George T. Robson.

                  10.23    Amendment  to  Employment  Agreement,   dated  as  of
                           January 25, 2000 between Dendrite International, Inc.
                           and Kathleen Donovan.

                  10.24    Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated as of August
                           1, 2000  between  Dendrite  International,  Inc.  and
                           Christine Pellizzari.

                  10.25    Employment  Agreement,  dated as of  August  7,  2000
                           between   Dendrite   International,   Inc.  and  Marc
                           Kustoff.

                  10.26    Agreement  of  Purchase  and  Sale  between  Dendrite
                           International,   Inc.  and  Townsend  Property  Trust
                           Limited Partnership dated January 5, 2001.

                  10.27    Deed  of  Lease  between  Liberty   Property  Limited
                           Partnership  and Dendrite  International,  Inc.,  for
                           Dendrite  Building I of the Liberty Executive Park in
                           Chesapeake, Virginia.

                  10.28    Deed  of  Lease  between  Liberty   Property  Limited
                           Partnership  and  Dendrite  International,  Inc.  for
                           Dendrite Building II of the Liberty Executive Park in
                           Chesapeake, Virginia.





                                    SIGNATURE

         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.


                                         DENDRITE INTERNATIONAL, INC.


                                         CHRISTINE A. PELLIZZARI
Dated:   March 30, 2001             By:  _______________________________
                                         Christine A. Pellizzari
                                         Vice President, General Counsel and
                                         Secretary







                                                   EXHIBIT INDEX


                  3.1(a)   Certificate of Amendment to the Restated  Certificate
                           of  Incorporation  of  Dendrite  International,  Inc.
                           dated August 19, 1998.

                  3.1(b)   Certificate of Amendment to the Restated  Certificate
                           of  Incorporation  of  Dendrite  International,  Inc.
                           dated September 30, 1999.

                  3.1(c)   Certificate of Amendment to the Restated  Certificate
                           of  Incorporation  of  Dendrite  International,  Inc.
                           Setting   Forth   the   Terms  of   Series  A  Junior
                           Participating  Preferred  Stock  dated  February  20,
                           2001.

                  10.17    Employment  Agreement,  dated as of  August  7,  1997
                           between  Dendrite  International,  Inc.  and Kathleen
                           Donovan.

                  10.18    Employment  Agreement,  dated as of September 8, 1998
                           between  Dendrite  International,  Inc. and Christine
                           Pellizzari.

                  10.19    Amendment to  Employment  Agreement,  dated as of May
                           26, 1999  between  Dendrite  International,  Inc. and
                           Mark Cieplik.

                  10.20    Amendment to  Employment  Agreement,  dated as of May
                           26, 1999  between  Dendrite  International,  Inc. and
                           Teresa F. Winslow.

                  10.21    Amendment to  Employment  Agreement,  dated as of May
                           26, 1999  between  Dendrite  International,  Inc. and
                           Christopher J. French.

                  10.22    Amendment to  Employment  Agreement,  dated as of May
                           26, 1999  between  Dendrite  International,  Inc. and
                           George T. Robson.

                  10.23    Amendment  to  Employment  Agreement,   dated  as  of
                           January 25, 2000 between Dendrite International, Inc.
                           and Kathleen Donovan.

                  10.24    Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated as of August
                           1, 2000  between  Dendrite  International,  Inc.  and
                           Christine Pellizzari.

                  10.25    Employment  Agreement,  dated as of  August  7,  2000
                           between   Dendrite   International,   Inc.  and  Marc
                           Kustoff.

                  10.26    Agreement  of  Purchase  and  Sale  between  Dendrite
                           International,   Inc.  and  Townsend  Property  Trust
                           Limited Partnership dated January 5, 2001.

                  10.27    Deed  of  Lease  between  Liberty   Property  Limited
                           Partnership  and Dendrite  International,  Inc.,  for
                           Dendrite  Building I of the Liberty Executive Park in
                           Chesapeake, Virginia.

                  10.28    Deed  of  Lease  between  Liberty   Property  Limited
                           Partnership  and  Dendrite  International,  Inc.  for
                           Dendrite Building II of the Liberty Executive Park in
                           Chesapeake, Virginia.