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: NOVEMBER 13, 2002
                        (Date of earliest event reported)

                              NCS HEALTHCARE, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                    Delaware
                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

            00-27602                               34-1816187
      (Commission File No.)             (IRS Employer Identification No.)

            3201 Enterprise Parkway, Suite 220, Beachwood, Ohio 44122
          (Address of principal executive offices, including ZIP code)

                                 (216) 378-6800
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                 Not Applicable
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Item 9.   Regulation FD Disclosure

      On November 13, 2002, NCS HealthCare, Inc. submitted to the Securities and
Exchange Commission the certification by its chief executive and chief financial
officers pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the period ended September 30, 2002.

                                   SIGNATURES

      PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, THE REGISTRANT HAS DULY CAUSED THIS REPORT TO BE SIGNED ON
ITS BEHALF BY THE UNDERSIGNED, THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED.



                                          NCS HEALTHCARE, INC.

Dated:  November 13, 2002       By:      /s/  GERALD D. STETHEM
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                                Name:    Gerald D. Stethem
                                Title:   Senior Vice President and
                                          Chief Financial Officer


Dated:  November 13, 2002       By:      /s/  KEVIN B. SHAW
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                                Name:    Kevin B. Shaw
                                Title:   President, Chief Executive
                                          Officer and Director