EXHIBIT 32.2

                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
                         PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE
                           SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In connection with the annual report on Form 10-K of King Pharmaceuticals,
Inc. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 3, 2006, as
amended by this Amendment No. 1 (together, this "report"), I, Joseph
Squicciarino, Chief Financial Officer of King Pharmaceuticals, Inc., certify,
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

          1. This 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 this report fairly presents, in all
     material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
     King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

                                                /s/ JOSEPH SQUICCIARINO
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                                                   Joseph Squicciarino
                                                 Chief Financial Officer

Date: March 8, 2006