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


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        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 28, 2003

                            IMPAX LABORATORIES, INC.
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

               Delaware                   0-27354             65-0403311
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    (State or other jurisdiction of      (Commission        (I.R.S. Employer
     incorporation or organization)     File Number)     Identification Number)

                              30381 Huntwood Avenue
                                Hayward, CA 94544
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          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (510) 476-2000
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Item 9.  Regulation FD Disclosure

         On March 28, 2003, Impax Laboratories Inc. issued a press release
announcing that the U.S. District Court in Chicago ruled that the Company's
Fenofibrate Capsules, a generic form of Tricor(R) Capsules, Micronized, does not
infringe Abbott Laboratories' patent on this product. A copy of the press
release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.











                                   SIGNATURES


         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.



                                                 Impax Laboratories, Inc.



                                                 By: /s/ Cornel C. Spiegler
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                                                     Chief Financial Officer

Date: March 28, 2003