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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Vukovich, Robert A.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
InKine Pharmaceutical Company, Inc.
Sentry Park East
1720 Walton Road
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(Street)
Blue Bell, PA 19422
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
InKine Pharmaceutical Company, Inc. (INKP)
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3. IRS or Social Security Number
of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year | 5. If Amendment, Date of
| Original (Month/Year)
10/2000 |
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[ X ] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer [ ] Other (specify below)
(give title below)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (Check Applicable Line)
X Form Filed by One Reporting Person
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Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
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TABLE I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
or Beneficially Owned
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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1. Title of Security | 2. Transaction Date | 3. Transaction Code | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed
(Instr. 3) | (Month/Day/Year) | (Instr. 8) | of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 & 5)
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| | | Amount | (A) or| Price
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Common Stock | 10/03/00 | P | 6,000 | A | $9.25
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Common Stock | 10/03/00 | P | 4,000 | A | $9.1875
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Common Stock | 10/11/00 | P | 5,000 | A | $7.00
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Common Stock | 10/11/00 | P | 4,500 | A | $6.938
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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1. Title of Security | 5. Amount of Securities | 6. Ownership Form: | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial
(Instr. 3) | Beneficially Owned at | Direct (D) or | Ownership (Instr. 4)
| End of Month | Indirect (I) |
| (Instr. 3 & 4) | (Instr. 4) |
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Common Stock | | D |
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Common Stock | | D |
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Common Stock | | D |
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Common Stock | 34,500 | D |
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*If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction
4(b)(v).
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TABLE II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Conversion or | 3. Transaction Date | 4. Transaction | 5. Number of Derivative
(Instr. 3) | Exercise Price of | (Month/Day/Year) | Code (Instr.| Securities Acquired
| Derivative Security | | 8) | (A) or Disposed of
| | | | (D) (Instr. 3, 4 & 5)
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1. Title of Derivative Security | 6. Date Exercisable and | 7. Title and Amount of Underlying | 8. Price of Derivative
(Instr. 3) | Expiration Date | Securities (Instr. 3 & 4) | Security (Instr. 5)
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| Date | Expiration | Title | Amount or Number |
| Exercisable | Date | | of Shares |
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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1. Title of Derivative Security | 9. Number of Derivative | 10. Ownership Form of Derivative | 11. Nature of Indirect
(Instr. 3) | Securities Beneficially | Security: Direct (D) or | Beneficial Ownership
| Owned at End of Month | Indirect (1) (Instr. 4) | (Instr. 4)
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Explanation of Responses:
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
/s/ Robert F. Apple October 13, 2000
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Robert F. Apple
as attorney-in-fact for
Robert A. Vukovich
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If
space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained
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