Exhibit 25




                          SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON,  D. C.  20549

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                                      FORM  T-1
                                           
                               STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
                       UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
                      A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

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                         CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
                        ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO 
                              Section 305(b)(2) _______

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                       UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK
                 (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
                                           
              New York                           13-3818954
    (Jurisdiction of incorporation          (I. R. S. Employer
    if not a U. S. national bank)           Identification No.)

         114 West 47th Street                    10036-1532
         New York,  New York                     (Zip Code)
         (Address of principal
           executive offices)

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                             Leiner Health Products Inc.
                 (Exact name of OBLIGOR as specified in its charter)
                                           
               Delaware                          95-3431709
    (State or other jurisdiction of         (I. R. S. Employer
    incorporation or organization)          Identification No.)

        901 East 233rd Street                           90745
         Carson, California                           (Zip code)
(Address of principal executive offices)

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                      9 5/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007 
                          (Title of the indenture securities)

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                                       GENERAL


1.  GENERAL INFORMATION
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    Furnish the following information as to the trustee:


    (a)  Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which
         it is subject.

         Federal Reserve Bank of New York (2nd District), New York, New York
              (Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System)
         Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C.
         New York State Banking Department, Albany, New York

    (b)  Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

         The trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

2.  AFFILIATIONS WITH THE OBLIGOR
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    If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.

              None

3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15:

    The obligor currently is not in default under any of its outstanding
    securities for which United States Trust Company of New York is Trustee. 
    Accordingly, responses to Items 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and
    15 of Form T-1 are not required under General Instruction B.

16. LIST OF EXHIBITS
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         T-1.1     --   Organization Certificate, as amended, issued by the
                        State of New York Banking Department to transact
                        business as a Trust Company, is incorporated by
                        reference to Exhibit T-1.1 to Form T-1 filed on
                        September 15, 1995 with the Commission pursuant to the
                        Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended by the Trust
                        Indenture Reform Act of 1990 (Registration No.
                        33-97056).

         T-1.2     --   Included in Exhibit T-1.1.

         T-1.3     --   Included in Exhibit T-1.1.




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16. LIST OF EXHIBITS
    (CONT'D)

    T-1.4     --   The By-Laws of United States Trust Company of New York, as
                   amended, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit T-1.4 to
                   Form T-1 filed on September 15, 1995 with the Commission
                   pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended by
                   the Trust Indenture Reform Act of 1990 (Registration No. 
                   33-97056).

    T-1.6     --   The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the
                   Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended by the Trust
                   Indenture Reform Act of 1990.

    T-1.7     --   A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee
                   pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or
                   examining authority.

NOTE
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As of September 4, 1997, the trustee had 2,999,020 shares of Common Stock
outstanding, all of which are owned by its parent company, U.S. Trust
Corporation.  The term "trustee" in Item 2, refers to each of United States
Trust Company of New York and its parent company, U. S. Trust Corporation.

In answering Item 2 in this statement of eligibility as to matters peculiarly
within the knowledge of the obligor or its directors, the trustee has relied
upon information furnished to it by the obligor and will rely on information to
be furnished by the obligor and the trustee disclaims responsibility for the
accuracy or completeness of such information.

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the trustee,
United States Trust Company of New York, a corporation organized and existing
under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of
eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, all in the City of New York, and State of New York, on the 5th day
of September 1997.

UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY 
    OF NEW YORK, Trustee

By: /s/ James E. Logan
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    James E. Logan
    Vice President


                                                      EXHIBIT T-1.6

          The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.
                                           
                       United States Trust Company of New York
                                 114 West 47th Street
                                 New York, NY  10036
                                           
                                           
September 1, 1995



Securities and Exchange Commission
450 5th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20549

Gentlemen:

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939,
as amended by the Trust Indenture Reform Act of 1990, and subject to the
limitations set forth therein, United States Trust Company of New York ("U.S.
Trust") hereby consents that reports of examinations of U.S. Trust by Federal,
State, Territorial or District authorities may be furnished by such authorities
to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request therefor.




Very truly yours,


UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY 
    OF NEW YORK


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By: /s/Gerard F. Ganey
    Senior Vice President



                                                           EXHIBIT T-1.7
                                           
                       UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK
                         CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CONDITION
                                    JUNE 30, 1997
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                                    (IN THOUSANDS)

ASSETS
Cash and Due from Banks                               $     83,529

Short-Term Investments                                     259,746

Securities, Available for Sale                             924,165

Loans                                                    1,437,342
Less:  Allowance for Credit Losses                          13,779
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    Net Loans                                            1,423,563
Premises and Equipment                                      61,515
Other Assets                                               122,696
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    TOTAL ASSETS                                      $  2,875,214
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LIABILITIES
Deposits:
    Non-Interest Bearing                              $    763,075
    Interest Bearing                                     1,409,017
       Total Deposits                                    2,172,092

Short-Term Credit Facilities                               404,212
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities                   132,213
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    TOTAL LIABILITIES                                 $  2,708,517
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STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
Common Stock                                                14,995
Capital Surplus                                             49,541
Retained Earnings                                          100,930
Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Securities 
     Available for Sale, Net of Taxes                       (1,231)
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TOTAL STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY                                 166,697
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    TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
     STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY                             $  2,875,214
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I, Richard E. Brinkmann, Senior Vice President & Comptroller of the named bank
do hereby declare that this Statement of Condition has been prepared in
conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate regulatory authority
and is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Richard E. Brinkmann, SVP & Controller

August 7, 1997