UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): February 18, 2004


                        Commission File Number 000-31719

                                   POZEN Inc.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


            Delaware                                           62-1657552
 (State or other jurisdiction of                            (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                            Identification No.)







                                1414 Raleigh Road
                                    Suite 400
                        Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27517
          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

                                 (919) 913-1030
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)









Item    12.    Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On February 18, 2004, POZEN Inc. issued a press release to report the company's
financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2003. A copy of
the press release is attached to this current report on Form 8-K as Exhibit
99.1.

The information in this Form 8-K shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the
Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a
filing.



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                                   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 thereunto duly authorized.


                                   POZEN Inc.
                                  (Registrant)

     February 18, 2004            /s/ John E. Barnhardt
                                  ----------------------
                                  John E. Barnhardt
                                  Vice President, Finance and Administration


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

The following exhibit is furnished as part of this current report on Form 8-K:


Exhibit
Number                              Description
- ------                              -----------
99.1                       Press release of POZEN Inc. dated February 18, 2004.



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