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): April 29, 2004


                         Commission File Number 1-09623


                                IVAX CORPORATION



          Florida                                       16-1003559
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(State or other jurisdiction of                      (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                     Identification No.)


          4400 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, Florida          33137
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         (Address of principal executive offices)        (Zip Code)

                                 (305) 575-6000
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)









Item 12.  Results of Operation and Financial Condition

On April 29, 2004, IVAX Corporation issued a press release announcing the
results of operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2004. A copy of the press
release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit
attached hereto, is furnished pursuant to Item 12 and shall not be deemed to be
"filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.









                                   Signatures
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         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.


                                          IVAX Corporation



         Date:  April 29, 2004            By: /s/ Thomas E. Beier
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                                              Thomas E. Beier
                                              Senior Vice President-Finance
                                              Chief Financial Officer






                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
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99.1    Press Release issued April 29, 2004.