UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549



                                    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): January 23, 2002





                          QUINTILES TRANSNATIONAL CORP.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


       North Carolina               000-23520                  56-1714315
(State or other jurisdiction  (Commission File No.)         (I.R.S. Employer
      of incorporation)                                   Identification Number)




             4709 Creekstone Drive, Riverbirch Building, Suite 200,
                        Durham, North Carolina 27703-8411
                    (Address of principal executive offices)



                                 (919) 998-2000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                                       N/A
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)







Item 5.  Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.

         On January 23, 2002, Quintiles Transnational Corp. issued a press
release regarding its financial results for the period ended December 31, 2001.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.01 and incorporated
by reference herein.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

         (c)      Exhibits.

         Exhibit Number     Description of Exhibit
         --------------     ----------------------

         99.01              Press Release, dated January 23, 2002, of Quintiles
                            Transnational Corp.






                                   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.


                                              QUINTILES TRANSNATIONAL CORP.



                                              By:  /s/ James L. Bierman
                                                   -----------------------------
Dated: January 25, 2002                            James L. Bierman
                                                   Chief Financial Officer






                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit Number     Description of Exhibit
- --------------     ----------------------

99.01              Press Release, dated January 23, 2002, of Quintiles
                   Transnational Corp.