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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549
                                       

                                 SCHEDULE 13G
                                       
                                       
                                       
           INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1 AND 13d-2
                   UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                            (Amendment No.  3   )
                                            
                                       
                                       
                             Rexall Sundown, Inc.
                   -----------------------------------------
                               (Name of Issuer)
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                    Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
                   -----------------------------------------
                        (Title of Class of Securities)
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                 761648 10 4
                   -----------------------------------------
                                (CUSIP Number)
                                       




     Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement  / /. 
(A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement
on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class
of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7.)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities,
and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).


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CUSIP NO.     761648 10 4          SCHEDULE 13G        PAGE   2   OF  11   PAGES
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  (1)     NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS                 
          S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS                
                     CDD Partners, Ltd.
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  (2)     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*         (A)   [ X ]
                                                                    (B)   [   ]

          --------------------------------------------------------------------- 

  (3)     SEC USE ONLY

          ---------------------------------------------------------------------

  (4)     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                      

          ---------------------------------------------------------------------

                       (5)     SOLE VOTING POWER                    
  NUMBER OF                        0
   SHARES              --------------------------------------------------------
 BENEFICIALLY          (6)     SHARED VOTING POWER                  
  OWNED BY                         9,898,736 (See Item 4 below)
    EACH               --------------------------------------------------------
  REPORTING            (7)     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER               
 PERSON WITH                       0
                       --------------------------------------------------------
                       (8)     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER             
                                   9,898,736 (See Item 4 below)
                       --------------------------------------------------------

  (9)     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON         
                     9,898,736 (See Item 4 below)
          ---------------------------------------------------------------------

 (10)     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES CERTAIN
          SHARES*                                                         [   ]

          ---------------------------------------------------------------------

 (11)     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9           
                     29.8%
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 (12)     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
                    PN
          ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                    *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!



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CUSIP NO.  76168 10 4              SCHEDULE 13G        PAGE   3   OF  11   PAGES
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  (1)     NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS                 
          S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS                
                     CDD Management, Inc.
          ---------------------------------------------------------------------

  (2)     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*         (A)   [ X ]
                                                                    (B)   [   ]

          --------------------------------------------------------------------- 

  (3)     SEC USE ONLY

          ---------------------------------------------------------------------

  (4)     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                      
                     Texas
          ---------------------------------------------------------------------

                       (5)     SOLE VOTING POWER                    
  NUMBER OF                          0
   SHARES              --------------------------------------------------------
 BENEFICIALLY          (6)     SHARED VOTING POWER                  
  OWNED BY                           9,898,736 (See Item 4 below)
    EACH               --------------------------------------------------------
  REPORTING            (7)     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER               
 PERSON WITH                         0
                       --------------------------------------------------------
                       (8)     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER             
                                     9,898,736 (See Item 4 below)
                       --------------------------------------------------------

  (9)     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON         
                     9,898,736 (See Item 4 below)
          ---------------------------------------------------------------------

 (10)     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES CERTAIN
          SHARES*                                                         [   ]

          ---------------------------------------------------------------------

 (11)     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9           
                     29.8%
          ---------------------------------------------------------------------

 (12)     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
                     CO
          ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                    *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!



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CUSIP NO.  76168 16 4              SCHEDULE 13G        PAGE   4   OF  11   PAGES
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  (1)     NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS                 
          S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS                

                 Carl DeSantis
          ---------------------------------------------------------------------

  (2)     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*         (A)   [ X ]
                                                                    (B)   [   ]

          --------------------------------------------------------------------- 

  (3)     SEC USE ONLY

          ---------------------------------------------------------------------

  (4)     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                      

                 U.S.A.
          ---------------------------------------------------------------------

                       (5)     SOLE VOTING POWER                    
  NUMBER OF                       6,912,896  (See 10 below)  (See Item 4 below)
   SHARES              --------------------------------------------------------
 BENEFICIALLY          (6)     SHARED VOTING POWER                  
  OWNED BY                        9,898,736  (See Item 4 below)
    EACH               --------------------------------------------------------
  REPORTING            (7)     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER               
 PERSON WITH                      -0-
                       --------------------------------------------------------
                       (8)     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER             
                                  9,898,736  (See Item 4 below)
                       --------------------------------------------------------

  (9)     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON         
          
                 9,986,111   (See Item 4 below)
          ---------------------------------------------------------------------

 (10)     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES CERTAIN
          SHARES*                                                         [ X ]
                 Excludes 6,912,896 shares owned by Sylvia DeSantis as to
                 which Carl DeSantis has sole voting power.
          ---------------------------------------------------------------------

 (11)     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9           
                 30.0%
          ---------------------------------------------------------------------

 (12)     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
                 IN
          ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                    *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!



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CUSIP NO. 76188104                 SCHEDULE 13G        PAGE   5   OF  11   PAGES
         ---------------------                              -----    -----      

  (1)     NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS                 
          S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS                

            Dean DeSantis
          ---------------------------------------------------------------------

  (2)     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*         (A)   [ X ]
                                                                    (B)   [   ]

          --------------------------------------------------------------------- 

  (3)     SEC USE ONLY

          ---------------------------------------------------------------------

  (4)     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                      

                U.S.A.
          ---------------------------------------------------------------------

                       (5)     SOLE VOTING POWER                    
  NUMBER OF                      -0-
   SHARES              --------------------------------------------------------
 BENEFICIALLY          (6)     SHARED VOTING POWER                  
  OWNED BY                      9,898,736 (See Item 4 below)
    EACH               --------------------------------------------------------
  REPORTING            (7)     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER               
 PERSON WITH                   -0-
                       --------------------------------------------------------
                       (8)     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER             
                               9,898,736 (See Item 4 below)
                       --------------------------------------------------------

  (9)     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON         
            9,995,901 (See Item 4 below)
          ---------------------------------------------------------------------

 (10)     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES CERTAIN
          SHARES*                                                         [   ]

          ---------------------------------------------------------------------

 (11)     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9           
              30.0%
          ---------------------------------------------------------------------

 (12)     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
                 IN
          ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                    *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!



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CUSIP NO. 76168104                 SCHEDULE 13G        PAGE   6   OF  11   PAGES
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  (1)     NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS                 
          S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS          
      
               Damon DeSantis
          ---------------------------------------------------------------------

  (2)     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*         (A)   [ X ]
                                                                    (B)   [   ]

          --------------------------------------------------------------------- 

  (3)     SEC USE ONLY

          ---------------------------------------------------------------------

  (4)     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                      
          U.S.A.
          ---------------------------------------------------------------------

                       (5)     SOLE VOTING POWER                    
  NUMBER OF                       -0-
   SHARES              --------------------------------------------------------
 BENEFICIALLY          (6)     SHARED VOTING POWER                  
  OWNED BY                      9,898,736 (See (Item 4 below)
    EACH               --------------------------------------------------------
  REPORTING            (7)     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER               
 PERSON WITH                    -0-
                       --------------------------------------------------------
                       (8)     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER             
                               9,898,736 (See Item 4 below)
                       --------------------------------------------------------

  (9)     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON         
             10,037,376 (See Item 4 Below)
          ---------------------------------------------------------------------

 (10)     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES CERTAIN
          SHARES*                                                         [   ]

          ---------------------------------------------------------------------

 (11)     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9           
                   30.2%
          ---------------------------------------------------------------------

 (12)     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

          ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                    *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!



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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                 SCHEDULE 13G


            UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED

ITEM 1.(a)      NAME OF ISSUER 

                Rexall Sundown, Inc.

       (b)      ADDRESS OF ISSUERS'S PRINCIPLE EXECUTIVE OFFICES 

                851 Broken Sound Parkway, N.W.
                Boca Raton, Florida 33487

ITEM 2.(a)      NAME OF PERSON FILING; (B) ADDRESS OF PRINCIPLE BUSINESS
                OFFICE, OR IF NONE, RESIDENCE; AND (C) CITIZENSHIP 

                CDD Partners, Ltd.
                12770 Coit Road 
                No. 850
                Dallas, Texas 75251
                Limited partnership organized under the laws of Texas.

                CDD Management, Inc.
                12770 Coit Road 
                No. 850
                Dallas, Texas 75251
                Corporation organized under the laws of Texas.

                Carl DeSantis 
                851 Broken Sound Parkway, N.W.   
                Boca Raton, Florida 33487        
                United States Citizen            

                Dean DeSantis 
                851 Broken Sound Parkway, N.W.   
                Boca Raton, Florida 33487        
                United States Citizen            




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                Damon DeSantis 
                851 Broken Sound Parkway, N.W.   
                Boca Raton, Florida 33487        
                United States Citizen            

        (d)     TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES 

                Common Stock, par value $.01 per share.

        (e)     CUSIP NUMBER.

                761648 10 4

ITEM 3.         IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b), OR
                13d-2(b), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON IS A:

        (a)     []      Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act 
        (b)     []      Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act 
        (c)     []      Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the
                        Act
        (d)     []      Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the
                        Investment Company Act 
        (e)     []      Investment Advisor registered under Section 203 of the
                        Investment Advisors Act of 1940   
        (f)     []      Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to
                        the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income 
                        Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund 
        (g)     []      Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Rule
                        13d-1(b)(ii)(G) 
        (h)     []      Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)

Item 4.         OWNERSHIP 

I.      CDD Partners, Ltd.(1)

        (a)     Amount Beneficially Owned - 9,898,736 shares of Common Stock 
        (b)     Percent of class - 29.8%
        (c)     Number of shares as to which CDD Partners, Ltd. has:
                (i)     sole power to vote or to direct the vote --0-
                (ii)    shared power to vote or to direct the vote - 9,898,736
                (iii)   sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
                        --0-
                (iv)    shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
                        -9,898,736

II.     CDD Management, Inc.(1)

        (a)     Amount Beneficially Owned -9,898,736 shares of Common Stock.
        (b)     Percent of class -29.8%



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        (c)     Number of shares as to which CDD Management, Inc. has:
                (i)     sole power to vote or to direct the vote - -0-
                (ii)    shared power to vote or to direct the vote - 9,898,736
                (iii)   sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
                        - -0-
                (iv)    shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
                        - 9,898,736

III.    Carl DeSantis(1)
        
        (a)     Amount Beneficially Owned - 9,986,111 shares of Common
                Stock(2) Excludes 6,912,896 shares owned by Sylvia DeSantis,
                trustee of the Sylvia DeSantis Revocable Trust u/a dated
                October 30, 1996.  Sylvia DeSantis is Carl DeSantis's former
                wife.           
        (b)     Percent of class - 30.0%
        (c)     Number of shares as to which Carl DeSantis has:
                (i)     sole power to vote or to direct the vote - 6,912,896(3) 
                (ii)    shared power to vote or to direct the vote - 9,898,736 
                (iii)   sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
                        -0-     
                (iv)    shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition 
                        of - 9,898,736  
        
IV.     Dean DeSantis(1)

        (a)     Amount Beneficially Owned - 9,995,901 shares of Common Stock(4)
        (b)     Percent of class - 30.0%
        (c)     Number of shares as to which Dean DeSantis has:
                (i)     sole power to vote or to direct the vote - -0- 
                (ii)    shared power to vote or to direct the vote - 9,898,736 
                (iii)   sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 
                        - -0-   
                (iv)    shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition 
                        of - 9,898,736  

V.      Damon DeSantis(1)

        (a)     Amount Beneficially Owned - 10,037,376 shares of Common Stock(4)
        (b)     Percent of class - 30.2%
        (c)     Number of shares as to which Damon DeSantis has:
                (i)     sole power to vote or to direct the vote - 31,750
                (ii)    shared power to vote or to direct the vote - 9,898,736 
                (iii)   sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 
                        - 31,750
                (iv)    shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition 
                        of - 9,898,736  

______________________________
                (1) CDD Partners, Ltd., ("CDDP") is a Texas limited partnership
whose general partner is CDD Management, Inc., a Texas corporation ("CDDM") and
whose limited partners are Carl DeSantis, Dean DeSantis and Damon DeSantis. 
The shareholders, officers and directors of CDDM are Carl DeSantis, Dean
DeSantis and Damon DeSantis.  In June 1993, Carl DeSantis contributed 70,290
shares of common
        
        
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stock, par value $.01 per share, of Rexall Sundown, Inc. ("Rexall") to CDDM and
6,958,734 shares to CDDP, Dean DeSantis contributed 30,150 shares to CDDM and
2,984,706 shares to CDDP and Damon DeSantis contributed 30,150 shares to CDDM
and 2,984,706 shares to CDDP.  Such shares represented all shares of Common
Stock owned by Carl DeSantis, Dean DeSantis and Damon DeSantis.  CDDM, in turn,
contributed all such shares of common stock to CDDP.  Subsequent to June 1993,
CDDP distributed or loaned an aggregate of 872,500 shares of Common Stock to
Dean DeSantis, who sold such shares and an aggregate of 2,287,500 to Carl
DeSantis, who sold 2,257,500 of such shares and gifted 30,000 of such shares. 
Carl, Dean and Damon DeSantis have shared beneficial ownership, including
shared voting and dispositive power with respect to all shares of Common Stock
contributed to CDDP.

        (2)Includes 87,375 shares beneficially owned pursuant to currently
exercisable stock options.

        (3)Sylvia DeSantis, trustee of the Sylvia DeSantis Revocable Trust u/a
dated October 30, 1996, granted Carl DeSantis an irrevocable proxy with respect
to 6,912,896 shares of Common Stock.

        (4)Includes 95,625 shares beneficially owned pursuant to currently
exercisable stock options.

ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OR A CLASS
        
        Not applicable.

ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON

        Not applicable.

ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE
        SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY

        Not applicable.

ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP

        CDD Partners, Ltd. is a Texas limited partnership whose general partner
        is CDD Management, Inc., a Texas corporation, and whose limited 
        partners are Carl DeSantis, Dean DeSantis, and Damon DeSantis, each of
        whom is a United States citizen.  Each such entity and individual is a
        member of the group.




                                      
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ITEM 9.         NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP 

                Not applicable.

ITEM 10.        CERTIFICATION 

                Not applicable.










                                  SIGNATURE


        After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

                                        Date:  February 13, 1997

                                        CDD Partners, Ltd.
                                        By:  CDD Management, Inc.

                                        By:  /s/ Carl DeSantis 
                                             -------------------------      
                                             Carl DeSantis, President       

                                        CDD Management, Inc.

                                        By:  /s/ Carl DeSantis                 
                                             -------------------------         
                                             Carl DeSantis, President          

                                             /s/ Carl DeSantis                 
                                             -------------------------         
                                                 CARL DeSANTIS         


                                             /s/ Dean DeSantis 
                                             -------------------------  
                                                 DEAN DeSANTIS


                                             /s/ Damon DeSantis 
                                             -------------------------  
                                                 DAMON DeSANTIS




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