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):
                                October 24, 2003

                                 PERRIGO COMPANY
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               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

   MICHIGAN                        0-19725                          38-2799573
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(State of other                  (Commission                    (I.R.S. Employer
Jurisdiction of                  File Number)                    Identification
 Incorporation)                                                  Number)

515 Eastern Avenue, Allegan, Michigan                   49010
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(Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(616) 673-8451




ITEM 12. Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On October 24, 2003, the Perrigo Company released earnings for first quarter
fiscal 2004.

The earnings release contains a non-GAAP measure which is defined as a financial
measure of the Company's  performance  that excludes or includes amounts thereby
differentiating  it from the most directly  comparable  measure presented in the
financial  statements  that are  calculated  and  presented in  accordance  with
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Pursuant to the requirements of
Regulation  G, the Company has  provided a  reconciliation  within its  earnings
release to the most directly comparable GAAP measure for this non-GAAP measure.

The Company  excludes unusual  litigation  income when monitoring and evaluating
the  on-going   financial  results  and  trends  of  its  business  due  to  the
non-recurring nature of this item. The Company believes this information is also
useful for investors since excluding these non-recurring items provide important
insight into the Company's ongoing operations.

The press release related to Perrigo's earnings is attached as Exhibit 99.

The  information  in this  Report  is being  furnished  and  shall not be deemed
"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.  The
information  in this Report shall not be deemed  incorporated  by reference into
any filing  under the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as amended,  except as shall be
expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.




                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the  requirement  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                               PERRIGO COMPANY
                               (Registrant)

                               By:  /s/Douglas R. Schrank
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Dated: October 24, 2003             Douglas R. Schrank
                                    Executive Vice President and
                                    Chief Financial Officer
                                    (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)




                                  Exhibit Index

      Exhibit 99 - Press Release issued by Perrigo  Company on October 24, 2003,
furnished solely pursuant to Item 12 for Form 8-K.