EXHIBIT 12.2
 
                          LEINER HEALTH PRODUCTS INC.
 
                   COMPUTATION OF EBITDA TO INTEREST EXPENSE
 
                             (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
   


                                                                                                                       FOR THE
                                                                                                                        THREE
                                                                                                                       MONTHS
                                                                                                                        ENDED
                                                                                                                      JUNE 30,
                                                                          FISCAL YEARS ENDED MARCH 31,                (UNAUDITED)
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                                                               1993(1)      1994       1995       1996      1997(2)     1996
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Net income (loss)..........................................   $  (1,119)  $   3,417  $   3,813  $   1,166  $   7,638  $     119
Add back:
  Interest expense, net....................................       5,921       7,144      9,010      9,924      8,281     23,368
  Income taxes.............................................         955       3,573      3,524      4,686      8,028         92
  Depreciation and amortization............................       4,586       7,247     10,514     12,288     12,309      2,867
  Extraordinary item.......................................      --          --         --         --          2,756     --
  Compensation related to stock options....................       1,093         264        132        132         99         33
  Impairment and closure of facility.......................          --          --         --      4,730      1,416         --
  Other non-cash charges...................................          --       1,753         --         --         18         --
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  Subtotal.................................................      12,555      19,981     23,180     31,760     30,446      5,144
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EBITDA(3)..................................................   $  11,436   $  23,398  $  26,993  $  32,926  $  38,084  $   5,263
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Interest expense, net(3)...................................   $   5,921   $   7,144  $   9,010  $   9,924  $   8,281  $   2,152
Less amortization of deferred financing charges............      --          --            184        212        239         59
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Adjusted interest expense, net.............................   $   5,921   $   7,144  $   8,826  $   9,712  $   8,042  $   2,093
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Ratio of EBITDA to interest expense........................         1.9         3.3        3.1        3.4        4.7        2.5
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                                                               1997
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Net income (loss)..........................................  $ (12,183)
Add back:
  Interest expense, net....................................      2,152
  Income taxes.............................................     (7,105)
  Depreciation and amortization............................      3,066
  Extraordinary item.......................................      1,109
  Compensation related to stock options....................      8,300
  Impairment and closure of facility.......................         --
  Other non-cash charges...................................         --
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  Subtotal.................................................      7,170
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EBITDA(3)..................................................  $  (5,013)
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Interest expense, net(3)...................................  $   1,800
Less amortization of deferred financing charges............         66
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Adjusted interest expense, net.............................  $   1,734
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Ratio of EBITDA to interest expense........................       (2.9)
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(1) The computation of EBITDA to interest expense for the fiscal year ended
    March 31, 1993 represents the results of operations of LHP, the results of
    operations for XCEL from the date of its acquisition, and purchase
    accounting for the acquisitions of LHP and XCEL during that fiscal year. See
    "The Company."
 
   
(2) On January 30, 1997, the Company purchased Vita Health. The Vita Health
    acquisition was accounted for under the purchase method of accounting.
    Consequently, the results of operations of Vita Health were included in the
    consolidated financial results of the Company for the two months ended March
    31, 1997..
    
 
(3) For purposes of calculating the ratio of EBITDA to interest expense,
    interest expense excludes the amortization of deferred financing fees, which
    is included in interest expense in the income statement in the audited
    consolidated financial statements.
 
   
   "EBITDA," as presented, represents earnings before interest expense, income
    taxes, depreciation and amortization and other non-cash charges, consisting
    of (i) the write off of deferred financing charges, net of income taxes,
    included as an extraordinary item in the statements of operations for fiscal
    1997 and the first quarter of fiscal 1998, (ii) the non-cash stock
    compensation charges, including that which was recorded in connection with
    the Recapitalization, (iii) expenses related to the impairment and closure
    of the OTC liquid pharmaceuticals manufacturing facility in fiscal 1996 and
    1997, and (iv) other non-cash charges in fiscal 1994 and fiscal 1997.
    Although EBITDA (as well as related EBITDA ratios) is a non-GAAP
    measurement, EBITDA, EBITDA margin, the ratio of total debt to EBITDA and
    the ratio of EBITDA to interest expense are included because management
    understands that such information is considered by certain investors to be
    an additional basis for evaluating the Company's ability to pay interest,
    repay debt and make capital expenditures. EBITDA should not be considered an
    alternative to measures of operating performance as determined in accordance
    with generally accepted accounting principles, including net income as a
    measure of the Company's operating results and cash flows as a measure of
    the Company's liquidity. Because EBITDA is not calculated identically by all
    companies, the presentation herein may not be comparable to other similarly
    titled measures of other companies.