UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 1999
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: DEERFIELD MANAGEMENT
Address:
13 File Number: 28-5366
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the
person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person
signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all
information contained herein is true, correct, and complete, and
and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of
this form
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name:
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Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
November 15, 1999
Report Type (Check only one.):
[ X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 56
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 616797
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP x($1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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D ABGENIX INC COM STK COMMON STOCK 00339B107 8817 225000 SH SOLE 225000 0 0
D ADAC LABS COM NEW COMMON STOCK 005313200 5642 575000 SH SOLE 575000 0 0
D ADVANCED TISSUE SCIENCES INC COMMON STOCK 00755F103 1262 410000 SH SOLE 410000 0 0
D AMER HOME PRODS CORP COM COMMON STOCK 026609107 16600 400000 SH SOLE 400000 0 0
D AMGEN INC USD.0001 COM COMMON STOCK 031162100 24450 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
D AMYLIN PHARMACEUTICALS INC COMMON STOCK 032346108 4750 1000000 SH SOLE 1000000 0 0
D APRIA HEALTHCARE GROUP INC COM COMMON STOCK 037933108 9172 547600 SH SOLE 547600 0 0
D BARD C R INC COM COMMON STOCK 067383109 32943 700000 SH SOLE 700000 0 0
D BARR LABS INC COM COMMON STOCK 068306109 7937 250000 SH SOLE 250000 0 0
D BAUSCH & LOMB INC COM COMMON STOCK 071707103 13187 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
D BERGEN BRUNSWIG CORP CL A COMMON STOCK 083739102 8818 850000 SH SOLE 850000 0 0
D CARDINAL HEALTH INC COM COMMON STOCK 14149Y108 32700 600000 SH SOLE 600000 0 0
D CHIRON CORP COM COMMON STOCK 170040109 19381 700000 SH SOLE 700000 0 0
D CORIXA CORP COM COMMON STOCK 21887F100 2351 175000 SH SOLE 175000 0 0
D COUNSEL CORP CAD COM NPV COMMON STOCK 22226R102 1350 400000 SH SOLE 400000 0 0
D COVANCE INC COM COMMON STOCK 222816100 6781 700000 SH SOLE 700000 0 0
D CVS CORP COM COMMON STOCK 126650100 4081 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
D CYGNUS INC COM COMMON STOCK 232560102 13013 1160000 SH SOLE 1160000 0 0
D DENTSPLY INTL INC NEW COM COMMON STOCK 249030107 9668 425000 SH SOLE 425000 0 0
D DURA PHARM INC COM COMMON STOCK 26632S109 11846 850000 SH SOLE 850000 0 0
D ENZON INC COM COMMON STOCK 293904108 30500 1000000 SH SOLE 1000000 0 0
D FISHER IMAGING CORP COMMON STOCK 337719108 375 400000 SH SOLE 400000 0 0
D FOREST LABS INC COM COMMON STOCK 345838106 30330 720000 SH SOLE 720000 0 0
D GUILFORD PHARMACEUTICALS INC COMMON STOCK 401829106 12962 850000 SH SOLE 850000 0 0
D HEALTH SYSTEMS DESIGN CORP COMMON STOCK 421964107 280 80000 SH SOLE 80000 0 0
D HEARTPORT INC COM COMMON STOCK 421969106 114 25000 SH SOLE 25000 0 0
D HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES INC COMMON STOCK 444903108 18437 250000 SH SOLE 250000 0 0
D INCYTE PHARMACEUTICALS INC COMMON STOCK 45337C102 8706 376500 SH SOLE 376500 0 0
D KENDLE INTERNATIONAL INC COM COMMON STOCK 48880L107 2460 310000 SH SOLE 310000 0 0
D LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC COMMON STOCK 53220K207 4575 600000 SH SOLE 600000 0 0
D MAGELLAN HEALTH SVCS INC COM COMMON STOCK 559079108 2193 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
D MAXXIM MED INC COM COMMON STOCK 57777G105 14362 600000 SH SOLE 600000 0 0
D MEDAREX INC COM COMMON STOCK 583916101 2850 400000 SH SOLE 400000 0 0
D MEDICAL MANAGER COPORATION COMMON STOCK 58461U103 9950 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
D MEDPARTNERS INC COM COMMON STOCK 58503X107 6325 1100000 SH SOLE 1100000 0 0
D MERCK & CO INC COM COMMON STOCK 589331107 19443 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
D NABI INC COM COMMON STOCK 628716102 13539 2610000 SH SOLE 2610000 0 0
D NCS HEALTHCARE INC CL A COM COMMON STOCK 628874109 918 350000 SH SOLE 350000 0 0
D NEOPATH INC COM COMMON STOCK 640517108 3368 700000 SH SOLE 700000 0 0
D NOVOSTE CORP COM COMMON STOCK 67010C100 9646 540600 SH SOLE 540600 0 0
D PHYCOR INC USD COM NPV COMMON STOCK 71940F100 6464 1477500 SH SOLE 1477500 0 0
D QLT PHOTOTHERAPEUTIC S INC COMMON STOCK 746927102 60958 797500 SH SOLE 797500 0 0
D QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC COMMON STOCK 74834L100 5720 220000 SH SOLE 220000 0 0
D QUINTILES TRANSNATIONAL CORP COMMON STOCK 748767100 9515 500000 SH SOLE 500000 0 0
D RENAL CARE GROUP INC COM COMMON STOCK 759930100 5476 250000 SH SOLE 250000 0 0
D ROBERTS PHARMACEUTICAL CORP COMMON STOCK 770491108 18150 600000 SH SOLE 600000 0 0
D SICOR INC COM COMMON STOCK 825846108 2579 650000 SH SOLE 650000 0 0
D SYNCOR INTERNATIONAL CORP (DEL COMMON STOCK 87157J106 1875 50000 SH SOLE 50000 0 0
D TENET HEALTHCARE CORP COM COMMON STOCK 88033G100 5268 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
D TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL ADR FOR 10 ADRS STOCKS 881624209 15093 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
D TRIGON HEALTHCARE INC COMMON STOCK 89618L100 10237 350000 SH SOLE 350000 0 0
D UNITED HEALTHCARE CORP COM COMMON STOCK 910581107 9737 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
D US ONCOLOGY INC COMMON STOCK 90338W103 9968 1100000 SH SOLE 1100000 0 0
D VARIAN MED SYSTEMS INC COMMON STOCK 92220P105 8750 400000 SH SOLE 400000 0 0
D VISION TWENTY-ONE INC COM COMMON STOCK 92831N101 3825 600000 SH SOLE 600000 0 0
D WELLPOINT HEALTH NETWORKS INC COMMON STOCK 94973H108 17100 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
S REPORT SUMMARY 56 DATA RECORDS 616797 0 OTHER MANAGERS ON WHOSE BEHALF REPORT IS FILED
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