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                                  UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G/A


                    UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                               (Amendment No. 3)*


                              Atlantic Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock

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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   048785 10 9

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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                December 31, 1999

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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the  appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed.

|X| Rule13d-1(b)
| | Rule13d-1(c)
|_| Rule13d-1(d)

*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. 048785 10 9             13G/A               Page 2 of 11 Pages


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   1     NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

         I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)

         Joseph Stevens & Company, Inc. (successor to Joseph Stevens &
         Company, L.P.)

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   2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*   (a) |_|
                                                             (b) |_|

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   3     SEC USE ONLY

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   4     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

         New York

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                           5    SOLE VOTING POWER

       NUMBER OF                374,242 shares of Common Stock.  See Item 4.
         SHARES

      BENEFICIALLY         6    SHARED VOTING POWER

                                N/A

        OWNED BY           7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

          EACH                  374,242 shares of Common Stock.  See Item 4.
       REPORTING

      PERSON WITH          8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                N/A

   9     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

         374,242 shares of Common Stock.  See Item 4.

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   10    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES        _
         CERTAIN SHARES                                            |_|

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   11    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

         7.8%


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   12    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

         BD

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CUSIP NO.  048785 10 9             13G/A               Page 3 of 11 Pages

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   1     NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

         I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)

         Joseph Sorbara

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   2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*   (a) |_|
                                                             (b) |_|

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   3     SEC USE ONLY

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   4     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

         United States

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                           5    SOLE VOTING POWER

       NUMBER OF                374,242 shares of Common Stock.  See Item 4.
         SHARES

      BENEFICIALLY         6    SHARED VOTING POWER

                                N/A

        OWNED BY           7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

          EACH                  374,242 shares of Common Stock.  See Item 4.
       REPORTING

      PERSON WITH          8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                N/A

   9     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

         374,242 shares of Common Stock.  See Item 4

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   10    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES        _
         CERTAIN SHARES                                            |_|

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   11    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

         7.8%


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   12    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

         IN

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CUSIP NO. 048785 10 9             13G/A               Page 4 of 11 Pages


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   1     NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

         I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)

         Steven Markowitz

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   2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*   (a) |_|
                                                             (b) |_|

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   3     SEC USE ONLY

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   4     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

         United States

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                           5    SOLE VOTING POWER

       NUMBER OF                374,242 shares of Common Stock.  See Item 4.
         SHARES

      BENEFICIALLY         6    SHARED VOTING POWER

                                N/A

        OWNED BY           7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

          EACH                  374,242 shares of Common Stock.  See Item 4.
       REPORTING

      PERSON WITH          8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                N/A

   9     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

         374,242 shares of Common Stock.  See Item 4.

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   10    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES        _
         CERTAIN SHARES                                            |_|

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   11    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

         7.8%

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   12    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

         IN

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CUSIP NO.  048785 10 9             13G/A               Page 5 of 11 Pages

ITEM 1(A). NAME OF ISSUER:

           Atlantic Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

ITEM 1(B). ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:

           1017 Main Campus Drive
           Suite 3900
           Raleigh, North Carolina  27606


ITEM 2(A). NAME OF PERSONS FILING:

           Joseph Stevens and Company, Inc. (successor to Joseph Stevens &
           Company, L.P.), Mr. Joseph Sorbara and Mr. Steven Markowitz

ITEM 2(B). ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE:

           The principal business address for each of
           Joseph Stevens & Company, Inc. and Messrs. Sorbara
           and Markowitz is:
           c/o Joseph Stevens & Company, Inc.
           33 Maiden Lane
           New York, New York  10038

ITEM 2(C). CITIZENSHIP:

           Joseph Stevens & Company, Inc. is incorporated in the state of
           New York.  Mr. Sorbara and Mr. Markowitz are United States
           citizens.

ITEM 2(D). TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:

           Common Stock, $.01 par value per share (the "Common Stock").

ITEM 2(E). CUSIP NUMBER:

           048785 10 9

ITEM 3.    IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-1(B), OR 13D-2(B),
           CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:

      (a)       |X| Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the
                    Exchange Act.

      (b)       |_| Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act.

      (c)       |_| Insurance  Company as defined  in section  3(a)(19) of
                    the Exchange Act.

      (d)       |_| Investment  Company  registered under section 8 of  the
                    Investment Company Act.

      (e)       |_| An investment advisor in  accordance  with   Rule
                    13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

      (f)       |_| An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance
                    with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
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      (g)       |_| A parent holding company or control person in accordance
                    with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

      (h)       |_| A savings association as defined in Section  3(b) of the
                    Federal Deposit Insurance Act;

      (i)       |_| A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
                    investment company under section 3(c)(14)of the
                    Investment Company Act;

      (j)       |_| Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).


ITEM 4.    OWNERSHIP.

      (a)  Amount Beneficially Owned:

           As of December 31, 1999, Joseph Stevens & Company, Inc. owned
           warrants ("JSC Warrants") to purchase 165,000 units, each unit
           ("Unit") consisting of one share of Common Stock and one
           redeemable common stock purchase warrant ("Redeemable Warrants").
           Each Redeemable Warrant entitled the holder to purchase an
           additional share of Common Stock.  The JSC Warrants were
           exercisable commencing on December 14, 1996.  Additionally,
           Joseph Stevens & Company, Inc. held 4,800 Units, 7,092 shares of
           Common Stock, and 27,550 Redeemable Warrants in its market making
           account on December 31, 1999.  Therefore as of December 31, 1999,
           Joseph Stevens & Company, Inc. beneficially owned 374,242 shares
           of Common Stock.

            Mr. Joseph Sorbara was a controlling shareholder, director and
            officer of Joseph Stevens & Company, Inc. as of December 31, 1999.
            Based upon the foregoing, as of December 31, 1999, Mr. Sorbara
            beneficially owned 374,242 shares of Common Stock within the
            meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Act.

            Mr. Steven Markowitz was a controlling shareholder, director and
            officer of Joseph Stevens & Company, Inc. as of December 31, 1999.
            Based upon the foregoing, as of December 31, 1999, Mr. Markowitz
            beneficially owned 374,242 shares of Common Stock within the
            meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Act.

       (b) Percent of Class:

           As of December 31, 1999, Joseph Stevens & Company, Inc., was the
           beneficial owner of an aggregate of 374,242 shares of Common
           Stock, which constituted approximately 7.8% of the shares of
           Common Stock outstanding (based upon 4,776,737 shares of Common
           Stock outstanding as reported in the Issuer's Form 10-QSB for the
           quarterly period ended September 30, 1999).

           As of December 31, 1999, Mr. Joseph Sorbara was the beneficial
           owner of an aggregate of 374,242 shares of Common Stock, which
           constituted approximately 7.8% of the shares of Common Stock
           outstanding (based upon 4,776,737 shares of Common Stock
           outstanding as reported in the Issuer's Form 10-QSB for the
           quarterly period ended September 30, 1999).

           As of December 31, 1999, Mr. Steven Markowitz was the beneficial
           owner of an aggregate of 374,242 shares of Common Stock, which
           constituted approximately 7.8% of the shares of Common Stock
           outstanding (based upon 4,776,737 shares of Common

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           Stock outstanding as reported in the Issuer's Form 10-QSB for the
           quarterly period ended September 30, 1999).

       (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

           (i)  Sole power to vote or direct the vote:

                As of December 31, 1999, Joseph Stevens & Company, Inc. had
                sole power to vote or direct the vote of 374,242 shares of
                Common Stock.  See Item 4(a) above.  As of December 31, 1999,
                Joseph Sorbara had sole power to vote or direct the vote of
                374,242 shares of Common Stock.  See Item 4(a) above.  As of
                December 31, 1999, Steven Markowitz had sole power to vote
                or direct the vote of 374,242 shares of Common Stock.
                See Item 4(a) above.

           (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote:

                Not applicable.

           (iii)Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

                As of December 31, 1999, Joseph Stevens & Company, Inc. had
                sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 374,242
                shares of Common Stock.  See Item 4(a) above.  As of December
                31, 1999, Joseph Sorbara had sole power to dispose or to
                direct the disposition of 374,242 shares of Common Stock.
                See Item 4(a) above.  As of December 31, 1999, Steven
                Markowitz had sole power to dispose or to direct the
                disposition of 374,242 shares of Common Stock.  See Item
                4(a) above.

           (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

                Not applicable.

ITEM 5.    OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF 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.

           Not Applicable.

ITEM 9.    NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP.

           Not Applicable.

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CUSIP NO. 048785 10 9            13G/A               Page 8 of 11 Pages



ITEM 10.   CERTIFICATION

           By signing below I certify that,  to the best of my  knowledge
           and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and
           are held in the ordinary course of business and were not
           acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect
           of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the
           securities and were not acquired and are not held  in
           connection with or as a participant in any transaction having
           that purpose or effect.


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CUSIP NO. 048785 10 9              13G/A               Page 9 of 11 Pages


                                    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.

                                             February 11, 2000
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                                                  (Date)


                                         JOSEPH STEVENS & COMPANY, INC.

                                             /s/ Joseph Sorbara
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                                                 Joseph Sorbara
                                            Chief Executive Officer



                                             February 11, 2000
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                                                  (Date)

                                             /s/ Joseph Sorbara
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                                               (Signature)


                                                Joseph Sorbara
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                                                  (Name)


                                           February 11, 2000
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                                                  (Date)


                                             /s/ Steven Markowitz
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                                               (Signature)


                                              Steven Markowitz
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                                                  (Name)

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CUSIP NO. 048785 10 9              13G/A               Page 10 of 11 Pages

                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


EXHIBIT NO.                     TITLE:            SEQUENTIALLY NUMBERED PAGE
                                                    ON WHICH EXHIBIT BEGINS

   1.           Joint Filing Agreement pursuant              11
                to Rule 13d-1(f)(1) under the
                Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
                as amended, among Joseph Stevens
                & Company, Inc., Mr. Joseph
                Sorbara and Mr. Steven Markowitz


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CUSIP NO. 048785 10 9              13G/A               Page 11 of 11 Pages


                                    EXHIBIT 1

         Joint Filing Agreement pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

               Each of the  undersigned hereby agrees  to be included in the
              filing of the  Schedule  13G dated  February  11, 2000 with
              respect  to the  issued  and  outstanding  Common  Stock  of
              Atlantic Pharmaceuticals, Inc. beneficially  owned  by  each
              of the undersigned, respectively.


  Dated: February 11, 2000

                                              Joseph Stevens & Company, Inc.


                                                     /s/ Joseph Sorbara
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                                                       Joseph Sorbara
                                                    Chief Executive Officer


                                                   /s/ Joseph Sorbara
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                                                       Joseph Sorbara



                                                   /s/ Steven Markowitz
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                                                       Steven Markowitz






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