ICN PHARMACEUTICALS INC
10-Q, 1998-08-14
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                                  UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q
 (Mark One)
 [X]            QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF
                                       THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                  For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1998

                                       OR

[  ]           TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                         Commission File Number: 1-11397



                            ICN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware                                                             33-0628076
(State or other jurisdiction of                                (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                               Identification No.)

                               3300 Hyland Avenue
                          Costa Mesa, California 92626
                    (Address of principal executive offices)
                                   (Zip Code)


                                 (714) 545-0100
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934  during  the  preceding  12 months  (or for such  shorter  period  that the
registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.

     Yes   X    No
          ---      ---

          The number of  outstanding  shares of the  registrant's  Common Stock,
$.01 par value, as of August 10, 1998 was 73,760,104.


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                            ICN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

                                      INDEX
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                       Page
                                                                                      Number
                                                                                      ------

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

<S>                                                                                  <C>
Item 1.  Financial Statements (unaudited)

  Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets - June 30, 1998 and December 31, 1997           3

  Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income - Three months and six months
    ended June 30, 1998 and 1997                                                        4

  Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income - Three months
    and six months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997                                         5

  Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows - Six months ended June 30
    1998 and 1997                                                                       6

  Management's Statement Regarding Unaudited Financial Statements                       7

  Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements                                  8

Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
         Results of Operations                                                         16


PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings                                                             24

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders                           24

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                              24



SIGNATURES                                                                             25

</TABLE>













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                            ICN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
                      CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
                       June 30, 1998 and December 31, 1997
                (unaudited, in thousands, except per share data)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                              June 30,        December 31,
                                                                                1998              1997
                                                                          --------------      ------------
ASSETS

Current Assets:
<S>                                                                    <C>                 <C>
  Cash and cash equivalents                                               $       90,983      $   209,896
  Receivables, net                                                               293,241          260,495
  Notes receivable, net                                                           25,000          145,431
  Inventories, net                                                               157,517          146,988
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                       34,529           23,941
                                                                          --------------      -----------
       Total current assets                                                      601,270          786,751

Property, plant and equipment, net                                               370,013          360,713
Deferred income taxes, net                                                        70,615           69,710
Other assets                                                                      92,810           47,978
Goodwill and intangibles, net                                                    292,923          226,593
                                                                          --------------      -----------
                                                                          $    1,427,631      $ 1,491,745
                                                                          ==============      ===========
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current Liabilities:
  Trade payables                                                          $       98,309      $    96,437
  Accrued liabilities                                                             66,886           67,883
  Notes payable                                                                   13,780           13,759
  Current portion of long-term debt                                               12,000           19,359
  Income taxes payable                                                             5,392            3,707
                                                                          --------------      -----------
       Total current liabilities                                                 196,367          201,145

Long-term debt, less current portion                                             316,254          315,088
Deferred license and royalty income                                                8,679           12,449
Other liabilities                                                                 24,722           24,658
Minority interest                                                                104,620          142,077

Commitments and contingencies

Stockholders' Equity:
  Preferred stock,  $.01 par value;  10,000  shares  authorized;  -0-
       and 2 shares Series B and 1 and -0- shares Series D issued and
       outstanding at June 30, 1998 and December 31, 1997, respectively
       ($22,988 liquidation preference at June 30, 1998)                               1                1
  Common stock, $.01 par value; 200,000 shares authorized;
       73,167 and 71,432 shares outstanding at June 30, 1998
       and December 31, 1997, respectively                                           731              714
  Additional capital                                                             826,435          766,868
  Retained earnings (deficit)                                                     (2,165)          70,129
  Accumulated other comprehensive income                                         (48,013)         (41,384)
                                                                          --------------      -----------
       Total stockholders' equity                                                776,989          796,328
                                                                          --------------      -----------
                                                                          $    1,427,631      $ 1,491,745
                                                                          ==============      ===========

</TABLE>


       The  accompanying  notes  are an  integral  part of these  consolidated
condensed financial statements.


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                            ICN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
                   CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                    For the three months and six months ended
                             June 30, 1998 and 1997
                (unaudited, in thousands, except per share data)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       Three Months Ended             Six Months Ended
                                                            June 30,                      June 30,
                                                   ------------------------       -----------------------
                                                       1998         1997             1998         1997
                                                   ----------    ----------       ----------   ----------
Revenues:
<S>                                                <C>           <C>              <C>          <C>
  Product sales                                    $  213,891    $  160,229       $  453,687   $  319,197
  Royalties                                            19,052            --           20,052           --
                                                   ----------    ----------       ----------   ----------
       Total revenues                                 232,943       160,229          473,739      319,197

Costs and expenses:
  Cost of product sales                                99,644        75,957          207,613      150,761
  Selling, general and administrative expenses         72,489        65,747          147,626      111,182
  Research and development costs                        5,997         4,610           11,501        8,920
  Provision at ICN Yugoslavia (Note 8)                165,646            --          165,646           --
                                                   ----------    ----------       ----------   ----------

       Total expenses                                 343,776       146,314          532,386      270,863
                                                   ----------    ----------       ----------   ----------

       Income (loss) from operations                 (110,833)       13,915          (58,647)      48,334

Translation and exchange losses, net                   19,296         1,715           24,724        5,710
Interest income                                        (2,250)       (2,924)          (7,223)      (3,463)
Interest expense                                        5,194         3,423           11,808        7,382
                                                   ----------    ----------       ----------   ----------

Income (loss) before provision (benefit)
  for income taxes and minority interest             (133,073)       11,701          (87,956)      38,705

Provision (benefit) for income taxes                    6,603       (11,594)           9,987      (11,790)
Minority interest                                     (42,178)        2,027          (34,393)       6,915
                                                   ----------    ----------       ----------   ----------

    Net income (loss)                              $  (97,498)   $   21,268       $  (63,550)  $   43,580
                                                   ==========    ==========       ==========   ==========

  Basic earnings (loss) per common share           $    (1.34)   $     0.38       $    (0.88)  $     0.76
                                                   ==========    ==========       ==========   ==========

  Shares used in per share computation                 72,813        51,984           72,274       50,985
                                                   ==========    ==========       ==========   ==========

  Diluted earnings (loss) per common share         $    (1.34)   $     0.34       $    (0.88)  $     0.66
                                                   ==========    ==========       ==========   ==========
  Shares used in per share computation                 72,813        64,361           72,274       63,494
                                                   ==========    ==========       ==========   ==========
</TABLE>








         The  accompanying  notes  are an  integral  part of these  consolidated
condensed financial statements.


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                            ICN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
               CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE
              INCOME For the three months and six months ended June
                                30, 1998 and 1997
                            (unaudited, in thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                           Three Months Ended           Six Months Ended
                                                                June 30,                    June 30,
                                                       -------------------------    -------------------------
                                                           1998         1997            1998         1997
                                                       -----------   -----------    -----------    ----------

<S>                                                    <C>           <C>           <C>            <C>
Net income (loss)                                      $   (97,498)  $    21,268    $   (63,550)   $   43,580

Other comprehensive income:
   Foreign currency translation adjustments                 (2,021)       (4,851)        (6,629)       (9,057)

   Unrealized gains on marketable securities:
     Unrealized holding gains arising during period          1,238            --          1,993            --
     Reclassification adjustment for gains
      included in net income                                (1,993)           --         (1,993)           --
                                                       -----------   -----------    -----------    ----------
     Net unrealized gains                                     (755)           --             --            --
                                                       -----------   -----------    -----------    ----------

Other comprehensive income                                  (2,776)       (4,851)        (6,629)       (9,057)
                                                       -----------   -----------    -----------    ----------

Comprehensive income (loss)                            $  (100,274)  $    16,417    $   (70,179)   $   34,523
                                                       ===========   ===========    ===========    ==========
</TABLE>






























         The  accompanying  notes  are an  integral  part of these  consolidated
condensed financial statements.


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                            ICN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
                 CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                 For the six months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997
                            (unaudited, in thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                   Six Months Ended
                                                                                       June 30,
                                                                            ---------------------------
                                                                               1998             1997
                                                                            -----------      ----------
Cash flows from operating activities:
<S>                                                                         <C>              <C>
  Net income (loss)                                                         $   (63,550)     $   43,580
  Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net
   cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
      Depreciation and amortization                                              22,664          10,765
      Provision at ICN Yugoslavia (Note 8)                                      173,440              --
      Provision for losses on accounts receivable                                 4,778           1,586
      Provision for inventory obsolescence                                         (840)             --
      Translation and exchange losses, net                                       24,724           5,710
      Other noncash items                                                          (903)         12,000
      Deferred income                                                            (6,246)            666
      Loss on sale of fixed assets                                                   72             174
      Deferred income taxes                                                        (905)        (21,515)
      Minority interest                                                         (34,393)          6,915
  Change in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquired companies:
      Accounts and notes receivable                                            (108,200)        (61,291)
      Inventories                                                               (15,450)         (1,224)
      Prepaid expenses and other assets                                         (26,416)           (722)
      Trade payables and accrued liabilities                                     (1,358)         10,464
      Income taxes payable                                                        1,714             161
      Other liabilities                                                           1,404           5,467
                                                                            -----------      ----------
              Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities               (29,465)         12,736
                                                                            -----------      ----------
Cash flows from investing activities:
  Proceeds from sale of marketable securities                                    22,958              --
  Proceeds from sale of fixed assets                                                209           1,821
  Capital expenditures                                                          (46,983)        (10,861)
  Acquisition of product rights and businesses                                  (62,589)        (11,334)
                                                                            -----------      ----------
              Net cash used in investing activities                             (86,405)        (20,374)
                                                                            -----------      ----------
Cash flows from financing activities:
  Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt                                       14,945          24,029
  Proceeds from exercise of stock options                                         5,867           4,930
  Proceeds from issuance of stock                                                 4,299              --
  Payments on long-term debt                                                    (18,677)        (10,741)
  Net decrease in notes payable                                                    (194)         (1,988)
  Dividends paid                                                                 (8,111)         (5,615)
                                                                            -----------      ----------
              Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities                (1,871)         10,615
                                                                            -----------      ----------
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents                     (1,172)           (374)
                                                                            -----------      ----------
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                           (118,913)          2,603
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                                209,896          39,366
                                                                            -----------      ----------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                                  $    90,983      $   41,969
                                                                            ===========      ==========
</TABLE>

         The  accompanying  notes  are an  integral  part of these  consolidated
condensed financial statements.

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         MANAGEMENT'S STATEMENT REGARDING UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



The  consolidated  condensed  financial  statements  included  herein  have been
prepared by the Company, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of
the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission.  Certain  information  and  footnote
disclosures  normally  included in financial  statements  prepared in accordance
with generally accepted  accounting  principles  ("GAAP") have been condensed or
omitted  pursuant  to such rules and  regulations.  The  results  of  operations
presented  herein are not  necessarily  indicative of the results to be expected
for a full year. Although the Company believes that all adjustments  (consisting
only of normal,  recurring  adjustments  and, with respect to ICN Yugoslavia,  a
provision  for  anticipated  losses)  necessary for a fair  presentation  of the
interim periods  presented are included and that the disclosures are adequate to
make the information  presented not  misleading,  these  consolidated  condensed
financial  statements  should  be  read in  conjunction  with  the  consolidated
financial  statements and notes thereto  included in the Company's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997.



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                            ICN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
              NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                  June 30, 1998
                                   (unaudited)


1.  Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation:  The accompanying  consolidated condensed financial
statements  include the accounts of ICN  Pharmaceuticals,  Inc. and Subsidiaries
(the "Company") and all of its majority-owned  subsidiaries.  Investments in 20%
through 50% owned affiliated companies,  where the Company exercises significant
influence  over operating and financial  affairs,  are included under the equity
method.  Investments in less than 20% owned  companies are recorded at cost. All
significant intercompany account balances and transactions have been eliminated.

Per Share  Information:  Earnings  per share have been  restated  to reflect the
fourth  quarter 1997  adoption of Statement  of Financial  Accounting  Standards
("SFAS") No. 128, Earnings Per Share.  Common share and per common share amounts
for all periods  presented  have also been  restated to reflect a  three-for-two
stock split (in the form of a dividend), which became effective March 16, 1998.

In March 1998,  the Company's  Board of Directors  declared a first quarter cash
dividend  of $0.06 per share,  payable on April 22,  1998,  to  stockholders  of
record on April 8, 1998. In June 1998, the Company's Board of Directors declared
a second quarter cash dividend of $0.06 per share,  payable on July 22, 1998, to
stockholders of record on July 8, 1998.

Reclassifications:  Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform
with the current period presentation,  with no effect on previously reported net
income or stockholders' equity.


2.  Acquisitions

Acquired Product Rights - In February 1998, the Company acquired from SmithKline
Beecham plc ("SKB") the Asian,  Australian and African rights to 39 prescription
and  over-the-counter   pharmaceutical   products,   including  Actal,  Breacol,
Coracten,  Eskornade,  Fefol, Gyno-Pevaryl,  Maxolan, Nyal, Pevaryl, Ulcerin and
Vylcim.  The Company  received the product  rights in exchange  for  $45,500,000
payable in a combination  of $22,500,000 in cash and 821 shares of the Company's
Series D  Convertible  Preferred  Stock.  Each share of the Series D Convertible
Preferred Stock is initially convertible into 750 shares of the Company's common
stock (together, the "SKB Shares"), subject to certain antidilution adjustments.
Except under  certain  circumstances,  SKB has agreed not to sell the SKB Shares
until November 4, 1999.  The Company has agreed to pay SKB an additional  amount
in cash (or,  under  certain  circumstances,  in shares of common  stock) to the
extent  proceeds  received  by SKB  from  the  sale of the SKB  Shares  during a
specified period ending in December 1999 and the then market value of the unsold
SKB Shares do not provide SKB with an average  value of $46.00 per common  share
(including any dividend paid on the SKB Shares). Alternatively,  SKB is required
to pay the Company an amount,  in cash or shares of the Company's  common stock,
to the extent that such  proceeds and market  value  provide SKB with an average
per share value in excess of $46.00 per common  share  (including  any  dividend
paid on the SKB Shares).  The Company has also granted SKB certain  registration
rights  covering the common  shares  issuable  upon  conversion  of the Series D
Preferred Stock.

In March 1998, the Company  acquired the rights to a portfolio of 32 dermatology
products from Laboratorio Pablo Cassara ("Cassara") for $22,450,000 in cash. The
Company will market the products through its subsidiary, ICN Argentina.


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                            ICN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
        NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
                                  June 30, 1998
                                   (unaudited)


Vyzkumny Ustav Antibiotic a  Biotransformacii - In June 1998, the Company agreed
to  acquire   Vyzkumny  Ustav   Antibiotic  a   Biotransformacii   ("VUAB"),   a
pharmaceutical manufacturing and research facility located in a suburb of Prague
in the Czech Republic, for approximately  $18,600,000 in cash. VUAB produces and
sells  pharmaceutical   products  in  finished  forms,   principally  injectable
antibiotics  and infusion  solutions,  and  pharmaceutical  raw  materials.  The
acquisition is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 1998 and will be
accounted  for as a  purchase.  The excess of the  purchase  price over the fair
value of the net  assets  acquired  will be  recorded  as  goodwill  and will be
amortized on a straight-line  basis over 20 years. The purchase price allocation
is pending appraisals,  evaluations,  and other studies of the fair value of the
assets  and  liabilities  acquired.  The  acquisition  is  not  material  to the
financial position or results of operations of the Company.


3.  Earnings Per Share

The following  table sets forth the  computation  of basic and diluted  earnings
(loss) per share (in thousands, except per share data):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                      Three Months Ended              Six Months Ended
                                                           June 30,                       June 30,
                                                   --------------------------      ----------------------
                                                      1998            1997            1998        1997
                                                   ----------     -----------      ----------   ---------
Income:
<S>                                                <C>            <C>              <C>          <C>
     Net income (loss)                             $  (97,498)    $    21,268      $  (63,550)  $  43,580

     Dividends and accretion on preferred stock            --          (1,650)            (34)     (4,959)
                                                   ----------     -----------      ----------   ---------

     Numerator for basic earnings per share--
       income available to common stockholders        (97,498)         19,618         (63,584)     38,621

     Effect of dilutive securities:
        Convertible debt                                   --           2,065              --       3,226
                                                   ----------     -----------      ----------   ---------

     Numerator for diluted earnings per share--
       income available to common stockholders
       after assumed conversions                   $  (97,498)    $    21,683      $  (63,584)  $  41,847
                                                   ----------     -----------      ----------   ---------

Shares:
     Denominator for basic earnings per share--
       weighted-average shares outstanding             72,813          51,984          72,274      50,985

     Effect of dilutive securities:
       Employee stock options                              --           1,389              --       1,521
       Convertible debt                                    --          10,901              --      10,901
       Other dilutive securities                           --              87              --          87
                                                   ----------     -----------      ----------   ---------

     Dilutive potential common shares                      --          12,377              --      12,509
                                                   ----------     -----------      ----------   ---------

     Denominator for diluted earnings per share--
       adjusted weighted-average shares and
       assumed conversions                             72,813          64,361          72,274      63,494
                                                   ==========     ===========      ==========   =========
Basic earnings (loss) per common share             $    (1.34)    $      0.38      $    (0.88)  $    0.76
                                                   ==========     ===========      ==========   =========

Diluted earnings (loss) per common share           $    (1.34)    $      0.34      $    (0.88)  $    0.66
                                                   ==========     ===========      ==========   =========
</TABLE>


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                            ICN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
        NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
                                  June 30, 1998
                                   (unaudited)


Income  available  to common  stockholders,  for  purposes  of  computing  basic
earnings per common share,  includes adjustments for preferred dividends and, in
1997, an embedded  dividend arising from the discounted  conversion terms of the
Series B Convertible  Preferred Stock. For the three months and six months ended
June 30, 1998, the Company's  stock options,  preferred  stock,  and convertible
debt are not included in the  computation of diluted  earnings per share as such
securities are antidilutive.  For all periods presented,  the Company's Series B
Convertible  Preferred  Stock is not  reflected  in the  computation  of diluted
earnings per common share as such  securities are  antidilutive.  In April 1998,
all of the  remaining  outstanding  shares of the  Company's  Series B Preferred
Stock were converted into  approximately  57,000 shares of the Company's  common
stock.


4.  Comprehensive Income

In June 1997, the Financial  Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued SFAS No.
130,  Reporting  Comprehensive  Income,  which  established  standards  for  the
reporting and display of comprehensive  income. The Company has adopted SFAS No.
130  effective  January 1, 1998.  Comprehensive  income  includes  such items as
foreign currency translation adjustments and unrealized holding gains and losses
on  available-for-sale  securities  that are  currently  being  presented by the
Company as a component  of  stockholders'  equity.  SFAS No. 130 does not affect
current  principles of measurement of revenues and expenses and  accordingly the
adoption of SFAS No. 130 had no effect on the Company's results of operations or
financial position.

The  balance of  accumulated  other  comprehensive  income at June 30,  1998 and
December  31,  1997  consists  of  accumulated   foreign  currency   translation
adjustments.  Such amounts are not recorded net of any tax  provision or benefit
as the Company does not expect to realize any significant tax benefit or expense
from these items.


5.  Detail of Certain Accounts

                                                    June 30,     December 31,
  (in thousands)                                      1998           1997
                                                 -----------     ------------
Receivables, net:
  Trade accounts receivable                      $   309,505     $    254,376
  Other receivables                                   11,476           18,118
                                                 -----------     ------------
                                                     320,981          272,494
  Allowance for doubtful accounts                    (27,740)         (11,999)
                                                 -----------     ------------
                                                 $   293,241     $    260,495
                                                 ===========     ============
Inventories, net:
  Raw materials and supplies                     $    62,386     $     65,937
  Work-in-process                                     18,543           16,745
  Finished goods                                      87,943           75,782
                                                 -----------     ------------
                                                     168,872          158,464
  Allowance for inventory obsolescence               (11,355)         (11,476)
                                                 -----------     ------------
                                                 $   157,517     $    146,988
                                                 ===========     ============
Property, plant and equipment, net:
  Property, plant and equipment, at cost         $   431,755     $    413,825
  Accumulated depreciation and amortization          (61,742)         (53,112)
                                                 -----------     ------------
                                                 $   370,013     $    360,713
                                                 ===========     ============


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                            ICN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
        NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
                                  June 30, 1998
                                   (unaudited)


6.  Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation:  Four  lawsuits  have been filed  with  respect to the Merger in the
Court of Chancery in the State of Delaware (the "1994 Actions").  Three of these
lawsuits  were filed by  stockholders  of SPI and,  in one  lawsuit,  of Viratek
against  ICN,  SPI,  Viratek  (in the one  lawsuit)  and certain  directors  and
officers of ICN, SPI and/or  Viratek  (including the Chairman) and purport to be
class actions on behalf of all persons who held shares of SPI and Viratek common
stock.  The fourth  lawsuit was filed by a stockholder  of Viratek  against ICN,
Viratek and certain  directors  and officers of ICN, SPI and Viratek  (including
the  Chairman)  and  purports to be a class  action on behalf of all persons who
held shares of Viratek common stock.  These suits allege that the  consideration
provided  to the public  stockholders  of SPI  and/or  Viratek in the Merger was
unfair and inadequate,  and that the defendants  breached their fiduciary duties
in  approving  the Merger  and  otherwise.  Stipulations  of  dismissal  without
prejudice  were  recently  filed in  connection  with the 1994 Actions and those
actions are now at an end.

Investigations:  Pursuant  to  an  Order  Directing  Private  Investigation  and
Designating  Officers  to  Take  Testimony,   entitled  In  the  Matter  of  ICN
Pharmaceuticals,  Inc., (P-177) (the "Order"), a private  investigation is being
conducted  by  the  United  States  Securities  and  Exchange   Commission  (the
"Commission")  with  respect to  certain  matters  pertaining  to the status and
disposition  of the  1994  Hepatitis  C NDA.  As set  forth  in the  Order,  the
investigation  concerns  whether,  during  the  period  from June  1994  through
February 1995, the Company,  persons or entities  associated with it and others,
in the  offer  and  sale or in  connection  with  the  purchase  and sale of ICN
securities,  engaged in possible  violations of Section 17(a) of the  Securities
Act of 1933 (the  "Securities  Act") and  Section  10(b) of the  Securities  and
Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and Rule l0b-5  thereunder,  by having
possibly: (i) made false or misleading statements or omitted material facts with
respect  to the  status  and  disposition  of the  1994  Hepatitis  C NDA;  (ii)
purchased  or sold common  stock while in  possession  of  material,  non-public
information  concerning the status and  disposition of the 1994 Hepatitis C NDA;
or (iii) conveyed  material,  non-public  information  concerning the status and
disposition of the 1994 Hepatitis C NDA, to other persons who may have purchased
or sold common stock. The Company has cooperated and continues to cooperate with
the Commission in its investigation.  On January 13, 1998, ICN received a letter
from the  Commission's  Philadelphia  District  Office (the  "District  Office")
stating the District  Office's  intention to recommend to the Commission that it
authorize the  institution of a civil action  against the Company,  Milan Panic,
Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  of the  Company,  and a former  senior
executive of the Company.  As set forth in the letter, the District Office seeks
the  authority  to  commence a civil  action to enjoin the  Company  from future
violations of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule l0b-5 thereunder and to
impose a civil  penalty of up to $500,000 on ICN.  In regard to Mr.  Panic,  the
District  Office seeks the authority to commence a civil  action:  (i) to enjoin
Mr. Panic from future violations of Section 17(a) of the Securities Act, Section
10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5  thereunder;  (ii) for  disgorgement of
approximately $390,000; (iii) for prejudgment interest; (iv) for a civil penalty
pursuant to Section 21A of the Exchange  Act that cannot  exceed three times any
amount  disgorged;  and (v) for an order  barring Mr.  Panic from  serving as an
officer or director of a public  company  pursuant to Section 21 of the Exchange
Act. On January 30, 1998,  the Company  filed  submissions  with the  Commission
urging  that it reject  the  District  Office's  request.  In the event that the
Commission  grants  the  District  Office's  request,  a civil  action  could be
commenced at any time.

The Company has received  subpoenas (the  "Subpoenas")  from a Grand Jury in the
United States  District  Court,  Central  District of California  requesting the
production  of  documents  covering a broad range of matters  over  various time
periods.  In March 1998,  the Company was advised  that the office of the United
States  Attorney  for the Central  District of  California  is  considering  the
Company,  Mr.  Panic  and a  former  officer  of  the  Company  targets  of  the
investigation.  The Company was also advised that two senior executive  officers
of the Company,  a former  officer of the Company and a current  employee of the
Company  are  considered  subjects  of  the  investigation.  The  United  States
Attorney's  office has advised  counsel  for the  Company  that the areas of its
investigation  include  disclosures  made  and  not  made  concerning  the  1994
Hepatitis  C NDA to the  public and other  third  parties;  stock  sales for the
benefit of Mr. Panic following receipt on November 28, 1994 of a letter from the
FDA informing the Company that


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                            ICN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
        NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
                                  June 30, 1998
                                   (unaudited)


the 1994 Hepatitis C NDA had been found not approvable;  possible  violations of
the economic  embargo imposed by the United States upon the Federal  Republic of
Yugoslavia,  based upon  alleged  sales by the  Company  and Mr.  Panic of stock
belonging to ICN employees; and, with respect to Mr. Panic, personal disposition
of  assets  of  entities   associated  with   Yugoslavia,   including   possible
misstatements  and/or  omissions  in federal  tax  filings.  The Company has and
continues to cooperate in the Grand Jury investigation.  A number of current and
former  employees  of the Company have been  interviewed  by the  government  in
connection with the investigation. Recently, the United States Attorney's office
issued subpoenas  requiring various current and former officers and employees of
the  Company  to testify  before  the Grand  Jury.  Certain  current  and former
employees testified before the Grand Jury beginning in July 1998.

The ultimate outcome of the Commission and Grand Jury  investigations  cannot be
predicted and any  unfavorable  outcome could have a material  adverse effect on
the Company.

The Company is a party to a number of other pending or threatened  lawsuits.  In
the opinion of management,  the ultimate  resolution of these other matters will
not have a material  effect on the Company's  consolidated  financial  position,
results of operations, or liquidity.


7.  Geographic Data

The  following  tables set forth the amount of  revenues  and  operating  income
(loss) of the Company by geographic area for the three and six months ended June
30, 1998 and 1997 and the identifiable  assets of the Company by geographic area
as of June 30, 1998 and December 31, 1997 (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                            Three Months Ended             Six Months Ended
                                                  June 30,                    June 30,
                                         ------------------------     ------------------------
                                              1998         1997          1998          1997
                                         ----------    ----------     ----------    ----------
Revenues:
<S>                                      <C>           <C>            <C>           <C>
United States                            $   73,936    $   30,755     $  122,574    $   59,239
Canada                                        4,459         5,134          9,470        10,130
                                         ----------    ----------     ----------    ----------
   North America                             78,395        35,889        132,044        69,369

Latin America (principally Mexico)           20,202        14,400         37,412        27,841
Western Europe                               12,914        14,541         26,413        28,810

Yugoslavia                                   41,564        47,086        114,728        98,108
Russia                                       44,325        28,079         96,953        54,208
Hungary                                      14,721        14,520         28,148        29,649
Poland                                        8,776            --         17,531            --
                                         ----------    ----------     ----------    ----------
   Eastern Europe                           109,386        89,685        257,360       181,965

Asia, Africa, and Australia                  12,046         5,714         20,510        11,212
                                         ----------    ----------     ----------    ----------
    Total                                $  232,943    $  160,229     $  473,739    $  319,197
                                         ==========    ==========     ==========    ==========

</TABLE>

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                            ICN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
        NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
                                  June 30, 1998
                                   (unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                               Three Months Ended               Six Months Ended
                                                    June 30,                        June 30,
                                         ----------------------------      ------------------------
                                              1998             1997           1998          1997
                                         -----------      -----------      -----------   ----------

Operating income (loss):
<S>                                      <C>               <C>              <C>           <C>
United States                            $    43,062       $   12,215       $   64,245    $  20,217
Canada                                         1,200            1,546            3,131        3,414
                                         -----------      -----------      -----------   ----------
     North America                            44,262           13,761           67,376       23,631

Latin America (principally Mexico)             6,454            3,378           10,789        6,089
Western Europe                                   577            1,011            2,388        2,195

Yugoslavia                                  (161,555)(1)       13,275         (135,872)(1)   32,582
Russia                                         5,593            4,254           12,535       10,692
Hungary                                        4,178            1,696            6,234        4,786
Poland                                         1,581               --            4,209           --
                                         -----------      -----------      -----------   ----------
     Eastern Europe                         (150,203)          19,225         (112,894)      48,060

Asia, Africa, and Australia                    1,699              (29)           2,309          115
Corporate                                    (13,622)         (23,431)(2)      (28,615)     (31,756)(2)
                                         -----------      -----------      -----------   ----------
     Total                               $  (110,833)     $    13,915      $   (58,647)  $   48,334
                                         ===========      ===========      ===========   ==========

</TABLE>


(1) Includes  $169,313,000  provision at ICN Yugoslavia related to certain notes
and  accounts  receivable  and  related  investments--see  Note 8.

(2)  Includes $12,000,000 of expenses related to a charge in connection with the
settlement of a class action lawsuit.


                                              June 30,       December 31,
                                                1998             1997
                                            ------------     ------------
Identifiable assets:
United States                               $    375,787     $    377,315
Canada                                             8,724           11,282
                                            ------------     ------------
   North America                                 384,511          388,597

Latin America (principally Mexico)                58,090           30,191
Western Europe                                    51,588           48,086

Yugoslavia                                       292,152          421,731
Russia                                           196,981          145,162
Hungary                                           79,543           79,632
Poland                                            81,672           68,066
                                            ------------     ------------
   Eastern Europe                                650,348          714,591

Asia, Africa, and Australia                       79,214           26,812
Corporate                                        203,880          283,468
                                            ------------     ------------
   Total                                    $  1,427,631     $  1,491,745
                                            ============     ============


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                            ICN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
        NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
                                  June 30, 1998
                                   (unaudited)


8.  ICN Yugoslavia

Business  Environment:  ICN Yugoslavia,  a 75% owned  subsidiary,  operates in a
business  environment  that is subject to  significant  economic  volatility and
political  instability.   Currently  the  Yugoslavian  economy  is  affected  by
continuing  liquidity  problems,  inflation and monetary  exposures,  recent and
potential  future currency  devaluations,  price controls,  government  spending
limitations,  credit risk,  political  instability,  and international  economic
sanctions. The future of the economic and political environment of Yugoslavia is
uncertain and could deteriorate further,  resulting in a material adverse impact
on the Company's financial position and results of operations.

Devaluation:  On April 1, 1998, the  Yugoslavian  government  devalued the dinar
from a rate of 6.0 dinars per U.S. $1 to 10.92  dinars per U.S.  $1. At the time
of the  devaluation  the Company's net monetary asset position in Yugoslavia was
approximately   $38,000,000,   resulting  in  a  foreign   translation  loss  of
approximately $17,000,000 which was recognized in the second quarter of 1998. In
addition to the foreign  translation loss, the devaluation has and will continue
to adversely affect sales and gross profit margins at ICN Yugoslavia. Subsequent
to the  devaluation,  sales are lower due to higher exchange rates and a lack of
immediate  price  increases.  Gross  profit  margins  are  further  affected  as
inventories  manufactured  prior to the devaluation are charged to cost of sales
at the higher historical  exchange rate. Margins are expected to improve after a
devaluation  if price  increases are obtained  and, to some extent,  when older,
higher-priced  inventory  is  replaced  with  inventory  manufactured  after the
devaluation.

Recovery from the effects of the devaluation  will depend on the approval of new
price increases by the Yugoslavian  government.  Subsequent to the  devaluation,
the  Company,  along with  others in the  Yugoslavian  pharmaceutical  industry,
applied  to the  government  for price  increases  in an amount  believed  to be
adequate  to make  possible a  recovery  from the  effects  of the  devaluation.
However,  the  Yugoslavian  government  did not  approve any  significant  price
increases  and the Company,  along with many of its  competitors,  suspended all
direct  sales to the  Yugoslavian  government  in an  effort  to  encourage  the
Yugoslavian  government  to approve  price  increases.  The  suspension of sales
continued  through the second  quarter of 1998. The Company is unable to predict
the  amount  and  timing of future  price  increases  that may be allowed by the
Yugoslavian government, if any, and the resultant impact on future earnings.

Credit Risk: Through the first quarter of 1998, the majority of ICN Yugoslavia's
domestic  sales were made to the  Yugoslavian  government  or  government-funded
entities.  During  early 1997,  the Company  established  credit  terms with the
Yugoslavian government under which future receivables were interest-bearing with
one year terms and payable in dinars,  but fixed in dollar amounts.  At December
31, 1997, the Company had  approximately  $145,431,000 of notes  receivable from
the Yugoslavian  government under such terms.  During the first quarter of 1998,
the  Company  continued  to  make  sales  to  the  Yugoslavian   government  and
government-sponsored  entities  under  similar  terms  in order  to  reduce  the
Company's  exposure to losses  resulting  from exchange rate  fluctuations,  but
sales were suspended in April 1998,  following the  devaluation.  As of June 30,
1998,  the  outstanding  balance of the notes  receivable  from the  Yugoslavian
government  was  approximately  $176,204,000.  The  Yugoslavian  government  has
defaulted on approximately  $39,000,000 of these notes. In negotiations with the
Company subsequent to the default,  the Yugoslavian  government has notified the
Company that it can no longer honor the terms of the existing credit agreements.
The Yugoslavian  government is seeking  concessions from the Company,  including
the  forgiveness  of a substantial  portion of the amounts owed,  and has ceased
making all of the payments  required under the original credit  agreements.  The
Company is currently working to renegotiate the credit terms.

As a result  of the  government's  default  and the  suspension  of sales to the
government,  the Company has recorded a $173,440,000  charge against earnings at
ICN  Yugoslavia  in the  second  quarter of 1998;  a portion  of this  charge is
included in cost of sales  ($3,667,000) and interest income  ($4,127,000) in the
accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income. The charge consists of
a  $151,204,000  reserve for  estimated  losses on notes  receivable  (including
accrued   interest),   a  $7,757,000   reserve  for  accounts   receivable  from
government-sponsored  entities,  and a  $14,479,000  write-down  of the value of
certain related  investments and assets.  Pending resolution of the negotiations
and the approval of price  increases,  ICN  Yugoslavia  has suspended all direct
credit sales to the Yugoslavian government and/or government-sponsored entities.


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                            ICN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
        NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
                                  June 30, 1998
                                   (unaudited)


9.  Supplemental Cash Flow Information

In March 1998, the Company  announced the redemption of its Bio Capital Holdings
5-1/2% Swiss Franc Exchangeable Certificates (the "New Certificates") and during
the six months ended June 30, 1998 SFr  37,670,000  principal  amount of the New
Certificates was exchanged for an aggregate of  approximately  802,000 shares of
the  Company's  common  stock and the  remainder  of the New  Certificates  were
redeemed for cash.  Upon the exchange and  redemption  of the New  Certificates,
marketable  securities  held in trust for the  payment of the New  Certificates,
having a market  value of  approximately  $22,958,000,  became  available to the
Company. The exchange increased  stockholders' equity by $25,399,000 and reduced
long-term debt and accrued interest by $4,680,000.

In  March  1998,  ICN  Yugoslavia  acquired  a 33.7%  interest  in the Dr.  Simo
Milosevic  Institute  A.D., a healthcare  center in the Republic of  Montenegro,
from the Yugoslavian government in exchange for 147,000,000 dinars ($24,400,000)
of accounts  receivable  and  approximately  $1,200,000 in cash. The Company has
guaranteed the collection of the accounts  receivable given as consideration for
the  health  institute.  ICN  Yugoslavia  also  acquired a 15%  interest  in the
financial institution Komercijalna Banka A.D. from the Yugoslavian government in
exchange for 28,600,000 dinars ($4,700,000) of accounts receivable.

In January 1997, the Company issued approximately 811,000 shares of common stock
as payment of its $10,000,000 obligation under the 1987 class action settlement.
Also during the six months  ended June 30,  1997,  the Company  accrued a second
quarter  preferred  dividend  of  $434,000  and a second  quarter  common  stock
dividend of $2,833,000.  The Company also issued approximately 103,000 shares of
common stock as payment of preferred stock dividends of $1,442,000.

Cash paid for income  taxes for the six months  ended June 30, 1998 and 1997 was
$5,295,000 and $1,045,000,  respectively. Cash paid for interest, net of amounts
capitalized, for the six months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997 was $13,577,000 and
$2,985,000, respectively.


10.  Subsequent Event

The Company is in the process of completing a private placement of approximately
$200,000,000  of senior  notes  due  2008.  The  notes  will  bear  interest  at
approximately  8-3/4% per annum,  subject to final  pricing,  and will be due in
2008.  Interest will be payable  semiannually  on May 15 and November 15 of each
year,  commencing  in November  1998.  The Company  anticipates  completing  the
private placement in August 1998.




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                MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
                       CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


         Results of Operations

         Certain financial information for the Company is set forth below.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                       Three Months Ended             Six Months Ended
(in thousands)                              June 30,                      June 30,
                                  -------------------------       -------------------------
                                      1998          1997              1998          1997
                                  -----------   -----------       -----------   -----------

Pharmaceutical
<S>                               <C>           <C>               <C>          <C>
   North America                  $    50,224   $    25,811       $    93,658   $    48,087
   Latin America                       19,877        13,650            36,833        26,455
   Western Europe                       8,031         9,043            16,171        17,805
   Eastern Europe                     109,386        89,685           257,360       181,965
   Asia, Africa, Australia             10,469         3,739            17,269         7,832
                                  -----------   -----------       -----------   -----------
   Total Pharmaceutical               197,987       141,928           421,291       282,144
Biomedical                             15,904        18,301            32,396       37,053
                                  -----------   -----------       -----------   -----------
   Product sales                      213,891       160,229           453,687       319,197

Royalties                              19,052            --            20,052            --
                                  -----------   -----------       -----------   -----------
   Total revenues                 $   232,943   $   160,229       $   473,739   $   319,197
                                  ===========   ===========       ===========   ===========
Cost of product sales             $    99,644   $    75,957       $   207,613   $   150,761

Gross profit margin                      53.4%         52.6%             54.2%         52.8%
</TABLE>

Product sales: The growth in  pharmaceutical  net sales of $56,059,000 (39%) and
$139,147,000  (49%) for the three  months  and six months  ended June 30,  1998,
respectively, compared to the same periods of 1997 principally resulted from the
acquisition  of the rights to certain  products from F.  Hoffmann-La  Roche Ltd.
("Roche"),  SKB, and Cassara, the purchase of three pharmaceutical  companies in
Eastern  Europe,  each  subsequent to June 30, 1997, and growth in the Company's
Latin  America  base  business.  Revenues for the six months ended June 30, 1998
also reflect substantial growth in the Company's Eastern European base business.

Pharmaceutical  net sales in Eastern Europe were  $109,386,000  and $257,360,000
for the three and six months ended June 30, 1998,  compared to  $89,685,000  and
$181,965,000  for the  same  periods  in 1997.  For the  quarter,  the  increase
reflects   additional   sales  of  $22,082,000   resulting  from  the  Company's
acquisition  of Polfa  Rzeszow,  S.A.  in Poland  and  Marbiopharm  and AO Tomsk
Chemical  Pharmaceutical  Plant  ("Tomsk")  in Russia,  each  subsequent  to the
quarter ended June 30, 1997.  The Company also achieved  overall sales growth of
approximately 10% in its Russian base business,  which provided additional sales
of  $2,940,000  in the 1998 second  quarter.  Sales in Russia  were  affected by
certain  distributors'  efforts to reduce  inventories by delaying new orders in
response to price  increases  instituted  by the Company in the beginning of the
second  quarter.  The growth in Russia was partially  offset by a net $5,522,000
decrease in sales at ICN Yugoslavia.  The net decrease consists of a $17,463,000
decrease in domestic sales,  due to the effects of the April 1998 devaluation of
the dinar and reduced sales to the  Yugoslavian  government,  and an $11,941,000
increase  in  export  sales,  principally  to  customers  in  Russia  (see  "ICN
Yugoslavia").  For the six months ended June 30,  1998,  the  $75,395,000  (41%)
increase in product sales includes  additional  sales of  $48,746,000  resulting
from the  aforementioned  acquisitions,  along with 15% growth in the  Company's
Eastern  European  base  business.  The  Company  achieved a  $16,620,000  (17%)
increase in net sales in Yugoslavia,  principally due to increased volume in the
first quarter of 1998, prior to the devaluation.  In Russia,  sales increased by
$11,530,000 (21%), excluding growth from the 1997 acquisitions, due to increased
volume and, to a lesser extent, to price increases.


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                MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
                 CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (continued)


Pharmaceutical  net sales in North America were  $50,224,000 and $93,658,000 for
the three and six months  ended  June 30,  1998,  compared  to  $25,811,000  and
$48,087,000 for the same periods in 1997. The $24,413,000  (95%) increase in net
sales for the quarter is primarily  the result of the Company's  acquisition  of
the rights to certain  products  from Roche in the third and fourth  quarters of
1997,  which  generated sales of $32,855,000 in the second quarter of 1998. This
was partially offset by lower sales of certain dermatological  products. For the
six months ended June 30, 1998, the  $45,571,000  (95%) increase in net sales is
primarily  the result of the  acquisition  of the rights to the Roche  products,
which generated sales of $58,543,000.  Increased sales of the acquired  products
were partially offset by lower sales of certain dermatological products.

Pharmaceutical  net sales in Latin America were  $19,877,000 and $36,833,000 for
the three and six months  ended  June 30,  1998,  compared  to  $13,650,000  and
$26,455,000  for the same periods in 1997.  For the quarter and six months ended
June 30, 1998,  the increase in net sales of  $6,227,000  (46%) and  $10,378,000
(39%), respectively, is primarily due to price increases and higher unit volume,
partially offset by unfavorable  currency  exchange  fluctuations.  The increase
also  reflects  second  quarter  1998  sales  of  $2,265,000  generated  by  the
dermatological  products which the Company  acquired from Cassara in April 1998.
Excluding the effect of the acquired  products,  product sales for Latin America
for the six months  ended June 30,  1998  increased  31% over the same period of
1997.

Pharmaceutical  net sales in Western Europe were  $8,031,000 and $16,171,000 for
the three and six  months  ended  June 30,  1998,  compared  to  $9,043,000  and
$17,805,000  for the same  periods in 1997.  The  decrease  in net sales for the
quarter and six months ended June 30, 1998 of  $1,012,000  (11%) and  $1,634,000
(9%) is primarily due to unfavorable currency exchange fluctuations and to lower
unit volumes in Spain, partially offset by increased unit volumes in Holland.

Pharmaceutical  net sales in Asia,  Africa and Australia  were  $10,469,000  and
$17,269,000  for the three and six  months  ended  June 30,  1998,  compared  to
$3,739,000  and  $7,832,000  for the same periods in 1997.  The increase for the
quarter and six months ended June 30, 1998 of $6,730,000  (180%) and  $9,437,000
(120%) is primarily due to the 1998 acquisition of the rights to 39 prescription
and over-the-counter  pharmaceutical products from SKB, which generated sales of
$7,403,000  and  $10,518,000  for the three and six months  ended June 30, 1998,
respectively, partially offset by lower sales volume in other products.

Biomedical  segment  net sales for the three and six months  ended June 30, 1998
were $15,904,000 and $32,396,000 compared to $18,301,000 and $37,053,000 for the
same  periods of 1997.  The  decrease  for the three months and six months ended
June 30, 1998 of $2,397,000 (13%) and $4,657,000 (13%) is primarily due to lower
unit sales volume in certain diagnostics product lines. The decrease for the six
month period is also affected by the 1997 net sales amounts including  dosimetry
product shipments made to fulfill higher than normal order backlog which existed
at the beginning of the 1997 first quarter.

Royalties:  Royalties  represent  amounts  earned under the Company's  Exclusive
License  and  Supply  Agreement  (the  "License  Agreement")  entered  into with
Schering-Plough  Corporation  ("Schering-Plough")  in 1995,  as  amended in July
1998. Under the License  Agreement,  Schering-Plough  licensed all oral forms of
ribavirin for the  treatment of chronic  hepatitis C (HCV) in  combination  with
Schering-Plough's  alpha interferon.  The License Agreement provided the Company
an initial  non-refundable payment of $23,000,000 and future royalty payments to
the  Company  from sales of  ribavirin  by  Schering-Plough,  including  certain
minimum  royalty rates. As part of the initial  License  Agreement,  the Company
retained the right to co-market  ribavirin  capsules in the European  Union (EU)
under its trademark Virazole(R). Schering-Plough is responsible for all clinical
development and regulatory activities.

On June 3, 1998,  Schering-Plough  received approval from the United States Food
and Drug  Administration  ("FDA") to market  Rebetron(TM)  Combination  Therapy,
containing Rebetol(TM)  (ribavirin) Capsules and Intron(R)A (interferon alfa-2b,
recombinant) Injection (the "Combination Therapy"),  for the treatment of HCV in
patients  with  compensated  liver  disease who have  relapsed  following  alpha
interferon  therapy.  On  June  8,  1998,   Schering-Plough  began  selling  the
Combination  Therapy in the  United  States.  On June 9,  1998,  Schering-Plough
submitted a Marketing  Authorization  Application for the Combination Therapy to
the  European  Medicines  Evaluation  Agency for the  treatment  of relapsed HCV
patients.  On June  16,  1998,  Schering-Plough  filed a  supplemental  New Drug
Application with the FDA for the Combination Therapy for the treatment of HCV in
patients  with  compensated  liver  disease  previously   untreated  with  alpha
interferon therapy.


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                MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
                 CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (continued)


On July 16, 1998,  the Company sold to  Schering-Plough  its rights to co-market
oral  ribavirin  for the  treatment of HCV in the EU, in exchange for  increased
royalty  rates on  sales of  ribavirin  not  only in the EU but  worldwide.  The
Company also received a one-time  payment of $16,500,000  for past royalties and
reimbursement of expenses  incurred by the Company in preparation for the launch
of ribavirin capsules in the EU. Royalty revenues for the quarter and six months
ended June 30, 1998 also include  amounts  earned for  commercial  sales made by
Schering-Plough subsequent to the receipt of FDA approval and royalties on other
sales outside the United States.

Gross Profit:  Gross profit as a percentage of product sales  increased to 53.4%
for the three months ended June 30, 1998,  compared to 52.6% for the same period
in 1997. For the six months ended June 30, 1998, gross profit as a percentage of
product  sales  increased to 54.2%  compared to 52.8% for 1997.  The increase is
primarily attributable to sales of the products acquired from Roche and Cassara,
which generally yield  relatively high gross profit margins,  and improved gross
profit  margins in the Company's  Russian base  business  (exclusive of the 1997
acquisitions),  where the Company achieved an average gross profit margin of 46%
for the three months and six months ended June 30, 1998, compared to 39% and 40%
in the corresponding  periods of 1997. Alkaloida also achieved an improved gross
profit  margin of 48% and 47% for the three and six months  ended June 30, 1998,
compared to 33% and 34% in the first quarter of 1997.  These  improvements  were
partially  offset by lower margins at ICN  Yugoslavia  resulting  from the April
1998  devaluation  of the dinar.  Subsequent  to the  devaluation,  gross profit
margins at ICN Yugoslavia  suffered as sales are  translated at higher  exchange
rates and no significant price increases were received.  Gross profit margins at
ICN Yugoslavia were further  impacted as inventories  manufactured  prior to the
devaluation are charged to cost of sales at the higher historical exchange rate.
Gross profit  margins for ICN  Yugoslavia are likely to continue to be adversely
affected  by,  among  other  factors,  the  lack of  price  increases--see  "ICN
Yugoslavia."

Selling,   General   and   Administrative   Expenses:   Selling,   general   and
administrative expenses were $72,489,000 (31% of revenues) and $147,626,000 (31%
of  revenues)  for the three and six months  ended June 30,  1998,  compared  to
$65,747,000  (41% of revenues) and  $111,182,000  (35% of revenues) for the same
periods in 1997. The Company's acquisition of three pharmaceutical  companies in
Eastern  Europe and the  acquisition  of product  rights from Roche and SKB (all
subsequent to June 30, 1997)  generated  additional  expenses of $13,603,000 and
$25,813,000  for the three months and six months  ended June 30, 1998,  of which
approximately  $3,273,000 and $6,117,000,  represents increased  amortization of
goodwill and purchased intangibles.  In addition, the ongoing development of the
sales, marketing, and administrative functions at the Company's Eastern European
headquarters in Moscow, Russia resulted in additional expenses of $4,768,000 and
$9,182,000  for the three months and six months  ended June 30,  1998.  The 1997
periods  also  include  a  $12,000,000  charge  related  to  the  settlement  of
litigation. Other increases in selling, general and administrative costs reflect
increased  expenditures,  primarily in the Company's Eastern European operations
and at its United States  corporate  offices,  to support the  Company's  recent
acquisitions and increased sales volume in the base business.

Research and Development:  Research and development expenditures were $5,997,000
and  $11,501,000  for the three and six months ended June 30, 1998,  compared to
$4,610,000 and  $8,920,000  for the same periods in 1997. The increase  reflects
the Company's continued investment in the development of new products, primarily
at its facilities in the United States and Eastern Europe.

Translation and Exchange Gains and Losses,  Net: Foreign  exchange losses,  net,
were  $19,296,000 and $24,724,000 for the three months and six months ended June
30, 1998,  compared to $1,715,000 and $5,710,000 for the same period in 1997. In
the second  quarter  of 1998,  ICN  Yugoslavia  recorded  translation  losses of
$17,108,000,  representing the effect of the April 1998 devaluation of the dinar
on  ICN  Yugoslavia's   net  monetary  assets  of   approximately   $38,000,000.
Translation  losses  for the  second  quarter  of 1998  also  include  losses of
$2,334,000  related to the Company's  operations in Russia and Hungary and other
transaction-related  gains.  Translation  losses for the second  quarter of 1997
included  losses of $2,009,000  related to ICN  Yugoslavia's  net monetary asset
position,  partially  offset  by  gains of  $316,000  related  to the  Company's
foreign-denominated debt.


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                MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
                 CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (continued)


For the six months ended June 30, 1998,  translation  losses  included losses of
$21,068,000 related to ICN Yugoslavia (including the effects of the devaluation)
and $3,247,000 related to the Company's Russian operations,  partially offset by
gains of $145,000 related to the company's foreign-denominated debt. Translation
losses for the six months  ended June 30,  1997  included  losses of  $6,644,000
related to ICN  Yugoslavia's  net monetary asset position,  partially  offset by
gains of $1,743,000 related to the Company's foreign-denominated debt.

Interest Income and Expense: Interest expense during the three months ended June
30, 1998 increased $1,771,000 compared to the same period in 1997, primarily due
to interest expense on the Company's  $275,000,000  9-1/4% Senior Notes due 2005
(the "Senior  Notes"),  issued in August 1997.  Interest on the Senior Notes was
partially  offset by interest  savings  resulting from the conversion of certain
long-term  debt to common stock and increased  capitalization  of interest costs
related to plant  construction at ICN Yugoslavia.  Interest income  decreased to
$2,250,000 in 1998 from  $2,924,000  in 1997 due to the Company not  recognizing
interest income on notes receivable from the Yugoslavian  government,  partially
offset by increased  earnings on the investment of a significant  portion of the
proceeds of the Senior Notes.

For the six months ended June 30, 1998,  interest expense  increased  $4,426,000
compared to the same period in 1997,  primarily  due to interest  expense on the
Company's Senior Notes,  issued in August 1997. Interest on the Senior Notes was
partially  offset by interest  savings  resulting from the conversion of certain
long-term  debt to common stock and increased  capitalization  of interest costs
related to plant  construction  at ICN  Yugoslavia.  Interest income for the six
months ended June 30, 1998  increased to $7,223,000  in 1998 from  $3,463,000 in
the  comparable  1997 period due to increased  earnings on the  investment  of a
significant portion of the proceeds of the Senior Notes.

Income  Taxes:  The  Company's  provision for income taxes for the three and six
months ended June 30, 1998 was $6,603,000  and $9,987,000  compared to a benefit
of $11,594,000 and  $11,790,000  for the same periods of 1997.  Income taxes for
the 1997 periods  includes a deferred tax benefit of $21,000,000  resulting from
the Company's  recognition of a deferred tax asset for net operating  losses and
tax benefits expected to be realized in the future. The Company's  provision for
income  taxes  for 1998  also  reflects  additional  income  resulting  from the
acquisition  of Polfa Rzeszow,  S.A. in Poland and the Company's  acquisition of
Marbiopharm and Tomsk in Russia, each subsequent to June 30, 1997. Additionally,
pretax profits in North America and Latin America  increased in the 1998 periods
compared to 1997, resulting in an increased provision for income taxes.


Liquidity and Capital Resources

During the six months  ended June 30, 1998,  cash used in  operating  activities
totaled  $29,465,000.  Operating cash flows  reflected the Company's net loss of
$63,550,000 and net noncash charges (including the $173,440,000 provision at ICN
Yugoslavia, in addition to depreciation, minority interest, and foreign exchange
gains and losses) of  $182,391,000,  offset by working capital  increases (after
the  effect of  business  acquisitions  and  currency  translation  adjustments)
totaling   approximately   $148,306,000.   The  working  capital  increases  are
principally related to increases in accounts and notes receivable, especially at
ICN Yugoslavia and at the Company's Russian operations. The collection period of
receivables  for  ICN  Yugoslavia  continues  to be  affected  by  the  lack  of
availability of dinars in  Yugoslavia--see  expanded  discussion below regarding
liquidity  at  ICN   Yugoslavia.   The   Company's   inventories   increased  by
approximately  $15,450,000,  primarily to support  increased sales volume in the
Company's  Eastern  European   operations  and  a  build-up  of  inventories  of
recently-acquired   products.   Prepaid  expenses  and  other  assets  increased
approximately   $26,416,000,   primarily  due  to  vendor  prepayments  made  in
Yugoslavia to reduce the Company's  exposure to exchange  rate  fluctuations.  A
decrease in trade  payables  and accrued  liabilities  of  $1,358,000  and other
working capital changes also required cash.

Cash used in investing  activities of $86,405,000  for the six months ended June
30, 1998 includes  $62,589,000 paid for the acquisition of the rights to certain
products from SKB and Cassara, and for the acquisition of VUAB. In addition, the
Company made capital expenditures of $46,983,000, continuing its plant expansion
efforts.  These  amounts  were  partially  offset by  proceeds  from the sale of
marketable  securities of $22,958,000 and proceeds from the sale of fixed assets
of $209,000.


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                MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
                 CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (continued)


Cash used in financing activities totaled $1,871,000 during the six months ended
June 30,  1998.  The  Company  made  principal  payments  on  long-term  debt of
$18,677,000,  reduced short-term  borrowings by $194,000,  and paid common stock
dividends of $8,111,000.  The dividend  payments reflect higher levels of shares
outstanding  and a 12.5% increase in the per share dividend from the same period
in 1997.  Sources of cash  included  long-term  borrowings  of  $14,945,000  and
proceeds of $5,867,000 from the exercise of employee stock options.  The Company
also  received  proceeds  of  $4,299,000  related  to the  shares  issued in the
Company's  acquisition of certain  product rights from Roche in 1997;  under the
purchase  agreement,  the  Company  was  entitled  to a portion of the  proceeds
realized by Roche from the sale of the shares in excess of a specified price.

In March 1998, the Company  announced the redemption of its Bio Capital Holdings
5-1/2% Swiss Franc  Exchangeable  Certificates (the "New  Certificates") and SFr
37,670,000  principal  amount  of the  New  Certificates  was  exchanged  for an
aggregate of  approximately  802,000 shares of the Company's  common stock.  The
remaining SFr 200,000  principal amount of the New Certificates was redeemed for
cash. Upon the exchange of the New Certificates,  marketable  securities held in
trust  for the  payment  of the New  Certificates,  having  a  market  value  of
approximately $22,958,000, became available to the Company.

In June 1998,  the Company's  Board of Directors  declared a second quarter cash
dividend of $.06 per share payable on July 22, 1998 to shareholders of record on
July 8, 1998.

Demands on  Liquidity:  The  Company's  principal  sources of liquidity  are its
existing cash and cash  equivalents  and cash provided by  operations.  Cash and
cash equivalents at June 30, 1998 totaled  $90,983,000  compared to $209,896,000
at December 31, 1997. Working capital at June 30, 1998 was $404,903,000 compared
to $585,606,000 at December 31, 1997,  primarily due to the $173,440,000  charge
recorded at ICN Yugoslavia and cash payments of  approximately  $45,000,000  for
the acquisition of product rights.  Certain of the Company's lines of credit and
long term borrowings include covenants restricting the payment of dividends, the
issuance of new  indebtedness,  and the repurchase of the Company's common stock
and requiring the maintenance of certain financial ratios.  Management  believes
that funds  generated  from  operations  will be  sufficient  to meet its normal
operating requirements.

The Company also has several preliminary  acquisition prospects that may require
significant  funds in 1998.  Also,  if the  historic  rate of growth in  Eastern
Europe  continues,  these operations will require  increasing  levels of working
capital and funds for additional facilities or upgrading of existing facilities.
In  connection  with a  recent  acquisition,  the  Company  has  guaranteed  the
collection of certain accounts  receivable and could  potentially be required to
pay up to 147,000,000  dinars in the event that any such accounts are ultimately
uncollectible.  The  Company's  management  is  working  to  complete  a private
placement of $200,000,000 of Senior Notes in the third quarter of 1998. However,
there  can be no  assurance  that  any  such  transaction  will be  consummated.
Management  believes that the Company's  existing cash and cash  equivalents and
funds  generated from  operations,  along with the proceeds of the  $200,000,000
Senior Notes, will be sufficient to meet its liquidity  requirements and to fund
anticipated  acquisitions and capital expenditures  estimated at an aggregate of
$75,000,000  for 1998.  The Company may also seek  additional  debt financing or
issue additional equity securities to finance future acquisitions.

The  Company  and  certain   subsidiaries  do  not  maintain  product  liability
insurance.  While the Company has never experienced a material adverse claim for
personal injury resulting from allegedly defective products,  a successful claim
could have a material  adverse  effect on the Company's  liquidity and financial
performance.

The Company and certain of its subsidiaries are subject to foreign exchange risk
and/or potential  devaluation  losses on their net monetary asset positions.  At
June 30,  1998,  the  Company  had a net  monetary  asset  position in Russia of
approximately $59,000,000 which would be subject to a loss if a devaluation,  or
significant  change in exchange rates against the United States dollar,  were to
occur.


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                MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
                 CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (continued)


ICN Yugoslavia

ICN Yugoslavia, a 75% owned subsidiary,  operates in a business environment that
is  subject  to  significant  economic  volatility  and  political  instability.
Currently the Yugoslavian economy is affected by continuing  liquidity problems,
inflation  and  monetary   exposures,   recent  and  potential  future  currency
devaluations,  price controls,  government  spending  limitations,  credit risk,
political instability,  and international economic sanctions.  The future of the
economic and political environment of Yugoslavia is uncertain and conditions may
deteriorate  further,  resulting  in a further  material  adverse  impact on the
Company's financial position and results of operations.

On April 1, 1998, the Yugoslavian  government  devalued the dinar from a rate of
6.0  dinars  per  U.S.  $1 to  10.92  dinars  per  U.S.  $1.  At the time of the
devaluation  the  Company's  net  monetary  asset  position  in  Yugoslavia  was
approximately   $38,000,000,   resulting  in  a  foreign   translation  loss  of
approximately $17,000,000 which was recognized in the second quarter of 1998. In
addition to the foreign  translation loss, the devaluation has and will continue
to adversely affect sales and gross profit margins at ICN Yugoslavia. Subsequent
to the  devaluation,  sales are lower due to higher exchange rates and a lack of
immediate  price  increases.  Gross  profit  margins  are  further  affected  as
inventories  manufactured  prior to the devaluation are charged to cost of sales
at the higher historical  exchange rate. Margins are expected to improve after a
devaluation  if price  increases are obtained  and, to some extent,  when older,
higher-priced  inventory  is  replaced  with  inventory  manufactured  after the
devaluation.

Recovery from the effects of the devaluation  will depend on the approval of new
price increases by the Yugoslavian  government.  Subsequent to the  devaluation,
the  Company,  along with  others in the  Yugoslavian  pharmaceutical  industry,
applied  to the  government  for price  increases  in an amount  believed  to be
adequate  to make  possible a  recovery  from the  effects  of the  devaluation.
However,  the  Yugoslavian  government  has not approved any  significant  price
increases and the Company, along with many of its competitors, has suspended all
direct  sales to the  Yugoslavian  government  in an  effort  to  encourage  the
Yugoslavian  government  to approve  price  increases.  The  suspension of sales
continued  through the second  quarter of 1998. The Company is unable to predict
the  amount  and  timing of future  price  increases  that may be allowed by the
Yugoslavian government, if any, and the resultant impact on future earnings.

As of June  30,  1998  the  Company  had  notes  receivable,  including  accrued
interest, of approximately $176,204,000 due from the Yugoslavian government. The
Yugoslavian  government  has  defaulted on  approximately  $39,000,000  of these
notes.  In  negotiations  with  the  Company  subsequent  to  the  default,  the
Yugoslavian  government has notified the Company that it can no longer honor the
terms of the existing credit agreements.  The Yugoslavian  government is seeking
concessions  from the Company,  including  the  forgiveness  of a portion of the
amounts  owed,  and has  ceased  making  all  payments  outlined  in the  credit
agreements.

As a result  of the  government's  default  and the  suspension  of sales to the
government,  the Company has recorded a  $173,440,000  charge  against  earnings
($130,080,000  after minority interests) at ICN Yugoslavia in the second quarter
of 1998. The charge consists of a $151,204,000  reserve for estimated  losses on
notes   receivable,   a  $7,757,000   reserve  for  accounts   receivable   from
government-sponsored  entities,  and a  $14,479,000  write-down  of the value of
certain related investments and assets.

The Company is currently  working to renegotiate the credit terms and is hopeful
that an  agreement  will be reached on the  amounts  due the  Company and future
sales to the  government.  If an  agreement  is reached on future  sales,  it is
likely that the level of these sales will be substantially  lower than the level
of sales prior to the default.  The Company  intends to expand ICN  Yugoslavia's
selling  efforts toward the private sector and export  customers.  However,  the
outcome of these  efforts is uncertain  and there can be no  assurance  that the
Company will be able to generate new business to replace the  government  sales.
Should the Company be unable to reach an agreement  providing for the resumption
of sales to the Yugoslavian  government or to generate  adequate  non-government
sales, there may be a further material adverse impact on the Company's financial
position and results of operations.


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                MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
                 CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (continued)


Yugoslavia is also subject to political  instability.  The  elections  that took
place in 1997 have not resulted in a change of political  leadership  that would
provide a foundation for significant  economic reforms.  The Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia  is  comprised of two states,  Serbia and the much  smaller  state of
Montenegro.  Within Yugoslavia there exist political  dissension and unrest. The
state of  Montenegro  has been active in seeking  greater  autonomy from Serbia.
Additionally,  in the Serbian  province  of Kosovo,  ethnic  Albanians  are also
seeking  independence  from  Serbia.  Recent armed  conflicts in Kosovo  between
ethnic Albanians and Serbian forces continue to escalate and have contributed to
increased instability in the Balkans.

In June 1998, in response to continued violence by Yugoslavian government forces
against the ethnic Albanian  population in Kosovo,  the United States government
along  with  countries  of the  European  Union  imposed  a ban on new  American
investments in Yugoslavia  and a freeze on that  country's  assets in the United
States.  These sanctions are likely to worsen economic  conditions in Yugoslavia
and may result in further adverse impact on the Company's financial position and
results of operations.

NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In June 1997,  the FASB issued SFAS No. 131,  DISCLOSURES  ABOUT  SEGMENTS OF AN
ENTERPRISE  AND RELATED  INFORMATION.  SFAS No. 131  establishes  standards  for
disclosure about operating segments in annual financial  statements and selected
information in interim  financial  reports.  It also  establishes  standards for
related  disclosures  about  products and services,  geographic  areas and major
customers.  This  statement  supersedes  SFAS No. 14,  Financial  Reporting  for
Segments of a Business  Enterprise.  The new standard becomes  effective for the
Company for the year ending  December 31, 1998,  and requires  that  comparative
information  from earlier  years be restated to conform to the  requirements  of
this  standard.  The Company does not expect this  pronouncement  to  materially
change the Company's current reporting and disclosures.

SFAS No. 132,  EMPLOYERS'  DISCLOSURES  ABOUT PENSIONS AND OTHER  POSTRETIREMENT
BENEFITS,  was issued in February  1998.  SFAS No. 132  revises  the  disclosure
requirements for pensions and other postretirement  benefits.  This statement is
effective for the Company's financial statements for the year ended December 31,
1998,  and the  adoption  of this  standard  is not  expected to have a material
effect on the Company's financial statements.

In  June  1998,  the  FASB  issued  SFAS  No.  133,  ACCOUNTING  FOR  DERIVATIVE
INSTRUMENTS  AND HEDGING  ACTIVITIES.  SFAS No. 133  establishes  accounting and
reporting standards for derivative  instruments and for hedging  activities.  It
requires  that  an  entity   recognize  all  derivatives  as  either  assets  or
liabilities in the statement of financial position and measure those instruments
at fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivatives are recorded each period
in  current  earnings  or other  comprehensive  income,  depending  on whether a
derivative is designated as part of a hedge  transaction and, if it is, the type
of hedge  transaction.  This statement is effective for the Company's  financial
statements for all fiscal years  beginning  after June 15, 1999 (January 1, 2000
for the Company).  The Company has not yet determined  the impact,  if any, that
the  adoption of SFAS 133 will have on its results of  operations  or  financial
position.





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THE "SAFE HARBOR" STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION ACT OF 1995

This Form 10-Q contains  statements that constitute  forward looking  statements
within the  meaning of the  Private  Securities  Litigation  Reform Act of 1995.
Those  statements  appear in a number  of  places in this Form 10-Q and  include
statements  regarding,  among other matters, the factors affecting the Company's
financial   condition  or  results  of  operations,   liquidity  in  Yugoslavia,
management  of monetary  exposure,  economic  conditions in  Yugoslavia,  credit
policies  in  Yugoslavia,  and trends in  financial  results.  Stockholders  are
cautioned that any such forward looking  statements are not guarantees of future
performance and involve risks,  uncertainties  and other factors which may cause
actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from the future
results,  performance  or  achievements  expressed  or implied  in such  forward
looking  statements.  Such  factors  are  discussed  in this  Form 10-Q and also
include,  without  limitation,  the Company's  dependence on foreign  operations
(which are subject to certain  risks  inherent in  conducting  business  abroad,
including possible nationalization or expropriation, price and exchange control,
limitations  on  foreign   participation  in  local   enterprises,   health-care
regulations  and  other  restrictive  governmental  conditions);   the  risk  of
operations  in  Yugoslavia,  Eastern  Europe,  Russia  and China in light of the
unstable  economies,  political and regulatory  conditions in such regions;  the
Company's ability to successfully develop and commercialize future products; the
limited protection afforded by the patents relating to Virazole(R), and possibly
on future  drugs,  techniques,  processes or products the Company may develop or
acquire;  the Company's  ability to continue its expansion plan and to integrate
successfully any acquired companies; the results of lawsuits pending against the
Company; the Company's dependence on its management,  including Milan Panic, its
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer;  the Company's potential product liability
exposure and lack of any insurance  coverage thereof;  government  regulation of
the   pharmaceutical   industry   (including   review  and   approval   for  new
pharmaceutical  products by the FDA in the United States and comparable agencies
in other countries), and competition.


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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION



Item 1.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

See Note 6 of Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements



Item 4.  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

The Company's  Annual  Meeting of  Stockholders  was held on May 27, 1998 in New
York, New York.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                          Withheld/
                                                             For           Against      Abstentions
                                                          ----------     ----------     ------------
Election of Directors
<S>                                                       <C>             <C>            <C>
     Weldon Jolley, Ph.D.                                 60,023,458             --       5,359,153
     Thomas H. Lenagh                                     59,971,579             --       5,411,032
     Roberts A. Smith, Ph.D.                              60,036,531             --       5,346,080
     Richard W. Starr                                     59,910,502             --       5,472,109
     Andrei Kozyrev, Ph.D.                                60,244,048             --       5,138,563


Proposal to Approve the Amended and
   Restated 1998 Stock Option Plan                        52,561,990     12,373,907         446,714


Proposal to Approve the Amended and
   Restated Certificate of Incorporation                  61,278,668      3,883,242         220,701


Stockholder Proposal to Amend the Company's
   Bylaws to provide for a mandatory retirement
   policy for directors of the Company                     9,296,162     36,134,319       1,435,512
</TABLE>



Item 6.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a)      Exhibits.

         10.1       ICN Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan
         15.1       Review Report of Independent Accountants
         15.2       Awareness Letter of Independent Accountants
         27         Financial Data Schedule

(b)      Reports on Form 8-K.

         No  reports on Form 8-K were filed  during the  quarter  ended June 30,
1998.




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                                   SIGNATURES


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



                                   ICN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
                                   Registrant


Date:  August 13, 1998             /s/   MILAN PANIC
                                   -------------------------------------------
                                   Milan Panic
                                   Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
                                                                        Officer



Date:  August 13, 1998             /s/   JOHN E. GIORDANI
                                   -------------------------------------------
                                   John E. Giordani
                                   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
                                        Officer and Corporate Controller



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   10.1    ICN Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan            27

   15.1    Review Report of Independent Accountants                      34

   15.2    Awareness Letter of Independent Accountants                   35

   27      Financial Data Schedule                                       36



















                            ICN Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

                            Long-Term Incentive Plan





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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS


I.    PURPOSE

II.   DEFINITIONS

III.  OPERATION OF THE PLAN

      III.    1   General Plan Description

      III.    2   Eligibility

      III.    3   Performance Periods and Partial Performance Periods

      III.    4   Calculation of Excess Market Value

      III.    5   Determination of Restricted Stock Awards

      III.    6   Vesting of Restricted Stock Awards

      III.    7   Dividends on Restricted Stock Awards

IV.   OTHER PLAN PROVISIONS

      IV.1    Change in Position

      IV.2    Termination of Employment

      IV.3    Effect of Change in Control

      IV.4    Employee Rights

      IV.5    Transfer of Award

      IV.6    Plan Administration

      IV.7    Plan Duration and Modification

      IV.8    Adjustments

      IV.9    Effect of Certain Transactions

      IV.10   Withholding Tax

      IV.11   Validity

      IV.12   Applicable Law

Exhibit 1:  Allocation of Restricted Stock Awards

Exhibit 2:  Graphical Example of Performance Periods

Exhibit 3:  ICN Total Shareholder Return Example Calculation

Exhibit 4:  Restricted Stock Award Example Calculation


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                            ICN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
                            LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

                                       -9-


I.    PURPOSE

The purpose of the ICN Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan is to:

               Focus   Participants   on  creating   sustained   superior  total
               shareholder return relative to other pharmaceutical companies,

               Encourage stock ownership among the top executive group,

               Encourage team orientation among the top executive group, and

               Offer the top executive group a competitive  long-term  incentive
               opportunity, commensurate with performance.

II.   DEFINITIONS

"Award" refers to any incentive amount earned under the Plan.

"Board of  Directors"  refers to the Board of Directors of ICN  Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.

"Cause" means the commission of an act of fraud or intentional misrepresentation
or an act of  embezzlement,  misappropriation  or  conversion  of  assets of the
Company, Parent or any Subsidiary.

"Change in  Capitalization"  means any  increase or  reduction  in the number of
Shares, or any change (including,  but not limited to, a change in value) in the
Shares,  or exchange of Shares for a different number or kind of shares or other
securities of the Company,  by reason of a  reclassification,  recapitalization,
merger, consolidation,  reorganization,  spin-of, split-up, issuance of warrants
or rights of  debentures,  stock  dividend,  stock split or reverse stock split,
cash dividend, property dividend,  combination or exchange of shares, repurchase
of shares, change in corporate structure or otherwise.

"Change in Control" shall mean the occurrence during the term of the Plan of:

          (i)  The "acquisition" by any "Person" (as the term person is used for
               purposes of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
               of  1934,  as  amended  (the  "Exchange   Act"))  of  "Beneficial
               Ownership"  (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3  promulgated  under
               the  Exchange  Act)  of  any  securities  of  the  Company  which
               generally  entitles the holder  thereof the vote for the election
               of directors of the Company (the "Voting Securities") which, when
               added to the Voting Securities then "Beneficially  Owned" by such
               person, would result in such Person  "Beneficially  Owning" forty
               percent  (40%)  or  more  of the  combined  voting  power  of the
               Company's then outstanding Voting Securities;  provided, however,
               that for  purposes of this  paragraph  (i), a Person shall not be
               deemed to have made an acquisition  of Voting  Securities if such
               Person:  (a) acquires  Voting  Securities  as a result of a stock
               split,  stock dividend or other corporate restructuring in which
               all  stockholders  of the  class of such  Voting  Securities  are
               treated on a pro rata basis;  (b) acquires the Voting  Securities
               directly from the Company;  (c) becomes the  Beneficial  Owner of
               more than the permitted percentage of Voting Securities solely as
               a result of the  acquisition of Voting  Securities by the Company
               which, by reducing the number of Voting  Securities  outstanding,
               increases the proportional number of shares Beneficially Owned by
               such  Person;  (d) is the  Company  or any  corporation  or other
               Person of which a  majority  of its  voting  power or its  equity
               securities or equity  interest is owned directly or indirectly by
               the  Company  (a  "Controlled  Entity")  or (e)  acquires  Voting
               Securities in connection  with a  "Non-Control  Transaction"  (as
               defined in paragraph (iii) below); or

          (ii) The individuals  who, as of November 10, 1994, are members of the
               Board of Directors of the Company (the "Incumbent Board"),  cease
               for any reason to constitute at least  two-thirds of the Board of
               Directors of the Company;  provided,  however, that if either the
               election of any new  director or the  nomination  for election of
               any new director by the Company's  stockholders was approved by a
               vote of a least  two-thirds  of the  Incumbent  Board,  such  new
               director shall be considered as a member of the Incumbent  Board;
               provided further, however, that no individual shall be considered
               a member  of the  Incumbent  Board if such  individual  initially
               assumed  office as a result  of  either  an actual or  threatened
               "Election Contest" (as described in Rule 14a-11 promulgated under
               the Exchange Act) or other actual or threatened  solicitation  of
               proxies or  consents  by or on behalf of a Person  other than the
               Board of Directors (a "Proxy Contest") including by reason of any
               agreement  intended  to avoid or settle any  Election  Contest or
               Proxy Contest; or

          (iii)Shareholder  approval  of  :  (a)  A  merger,   consolidation  or
               reorganization  involving the Company (a "Business Combination"),
               unless

               (1)  the  stockholders  of the  Company,  immediately  before the
                    Business   Combination,    own,   directly   or   indirectly
                    immediately  following  the Business  Combination,  at least
                    fifty-one  percent (51%) of the combined voting power of the
                    outstanding  voting securities of the corporation  resulting
                    from the Business Combination (the" Surviving  Corporation")
                    in  substantially  the same proportion as their ownership of
                    the  Voting  Securities   immediately  before  the  Business
                    Combination, and

               (2)  the  individuals  who were  members of the  Incumbent  Board
                    immediately   prior  to  the   execution  of  the  agreement
                    providing for the Business Combination constitute at least a
                    majority  of the  members of the Board of  Directors  of the
                    Surviving Corporation, and

               (3)  no Person (other than the Company or any Controlled  Entity,
                    a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under one or
                    more employee  benefit plans or  arrangements  (or any trust
                    forming  a part  thereof)  maintained  by the  Company,  the
                    Surviving  Corporation  or  any  Controlled  Entity,  or any
                    Person who,  immediately prior to the Business  Combination,
                    had  Beneficial  Ownership of forty percent (40%) or more of
                    the  then  outstanding  Voting  Securities)  has  Beneficial
                    Ownership  of forty  percent  (40%) or more of the  combined
                    voting power of the Surviving Corporation's then outstanding
                    voting   securities   (a   transaction   described  in  this
                    subparagraph  (a)  shall be  referred  to as a  "Non-Control
                    Transaction");

                    (b)  A complete  liquidation  or dissolution of the Company;
                         or

                    (c)  The sale or other  disposition of all or  substantially
                         all of the assets of the  Company to any Person  (other
                         than a transfer to a Controlled Entity).

Notwithstanding  the  foregoing,  (x) a Change in Control shall not be deemed to
occur solely because forty percent (40%) or more of the then outstanding  Voting
Securities is  Beneficially  Owned by (A) a trustee or other  fiduciary  holding
securities  under one or more  employee  benefit plans or  arrangements  (or any
trust forming a part thereof) maintained by the Company or any Controlled Entity
or (B) any  corporation  which,  immediately  prior to its  acquisition  of such
interest,  is owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in
the same proportion as their ownership of stock in the Company immediately prior
to such acquisition; and (y) if a Participant's employment is terminated and the
Participant reasonably demonstrates that such termination (A) was at the request
of a third  party who has  indicated  an  intention  or taken  steps  reasonably
calculated to effect a Change in Control and who effectuates a Change in Control
or (B) otherwise occurred in connection with, or in anticipation of, a Change in
Control  which  actually  occurs,  then for all purposes  hereof,  the date of a
Change  in  Control  with  respect  to  the  Participant  shall  mean  the  date
immediately prior to the date of such termination of employment.

"Company" refers to ICN Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

"Company's Total Shareholder Return" refers to the compounded annual growth rate
of the  Company's  stock  price over the given  Performance  Period (or  Partial
Performance  Period)  assuming that all dividends  paid during such  Performance
Period (or Partial  Performance  Period) were reinvested in the Company's stock.
Ratable adjustments will be made to reflect any stock splits or stock dividends.
A detailed  description  of how to calculate  the  Company's  Total  Shareholder
Return is contained in Exhibit 1 herewith.

"Compensation  Committee"  refers to the Compensation  Committee of the Board of
Directors of ICN Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

"Disability"   means  a  physical  or  mental   infirmity   which   impairs  the
Participant's ability to perform substantially his or her duties for a period of
one hundred eighty (180) days during any three hundred sixty (360) day period.

"Excess  Market  Value"  refers to an increase in ICN Market  Capitalization  as
defined in Section III.4 herein.

"Market Capitalization" refers to the common shares outstanding of the Company's
stock on the start  date of each  Performance  Period  (or  Partial  Performance
Period)  multiplied  by the  closing  price of the  stock on the New York  Stock
Exchange  per share on the start date of each  Performance  Period  (or  Partial
Performance Period).

"Parent" means any corporation which is a parent corporation (within the meaning
of Section 424(e) of the Code) with respect to the Company.

"Participant"  refers to those employees of the Company  eligible to participate
in the Plan subject to Section III.2 herein.

"Plan" refers to the ICN  Pharmaceuticals,  Inc.  Long-Term  Incentive  Plan, as
described herein.

"Pro Rata  Award"  refers  to the  percentage  of days in the final  year of the
Performance Period (or Partial  Performance Period) during which the Participant
was employed by the Company  multiplied by the Award that the Participant  would
have received had the Participant been employed through such Performance  Period
(or Partial Performance Period).

"Pro Rata Award  Percentage"  refers to the  time-weighted  average of all Award
Percentages for each eligible  position held by the Participant  during any Plan
year.

"Restricted  Stock Agreement"  means the written  agreement by which an Award of
restricted stock is evidenced.

"S&P 500's Total Shareholder Return" refers to the compounded annual growth rate
of the  Standard  and Poor's 500  Composite  Index's  stock price over the given
Performance Period (or Partial  Performance  Period) assuming that all dividends
paid  during  such  Performance  Period (or  Partial  Performance  Period)  were
reinvested in the stock.

"Shares" means the common stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company.

"Subsidiary" means any corporation which is a subsidiary corporation (within the
meaning of Section 424(g) of the Code) with respect to the Company.

"Vest"  refers  to the time  when  ownership  of the  restricted  stock  awarded
pursuant to the Plan becomes non-forfeitable by the Participant.

III.  OPERATION OF THE PLAN

III.1  General Plan Description

The  Plan was  adopted  by the  Board of  Directors  on April  25,  1996 and was
approved by the Company's  shareholders  on May 29, 1996.  The Plan provides the
opportunity to earn restricted stock Awards based on the Company's Excess Market
Value.

III.2  Eligibility

Senior  executives  of the Company  holding  the  positions  of Chief  Executive
Officer,  Executive Vice President,  Senior Vice President, and Regional Manager
are eligible to  participate  in the Plan. At the beginning of each  Performance
Period,  Participants  will be  assigned a  percentage  of Excess  Market  Value
("Award Percentage") as contained in Exhibit 2 herewith.

III.3  Performance Periods and Partial Performance Periods

Awards are determined based on the Company's performance over the previous three
years (the "Performance Period").  Each Performance Period will begin on January
28 and will end on January 27, three years later.

Notwithstanding  the above,  Awards earned for the periods  beginning on January
28, 1996 and ending on January  27,  1997 and  January  27,  1998 (the  "Partial
Performance  Periods")  will be based on the Excess Market Value  calculated for
such  periods.  A  diagram  outlining  the  Performance   Periods  (and  Partial
Performance Periods) is shown in Exhibit 2.

III.4  Calculation of Excess Market Value

Excess Market Value for each Performance Period (or Partial  Performance Period)
is defined as the Company's  Market  Capitalization  multiplied by the Company's
Total Shareholder  Return in excess of the S&P 500's Total  Shareholder  Return.
The Excess Market Value, expressed as a formula, is:

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Company's|     |Company's     |     |Company's        |     | S&P 500's        |
Excess   | (=) |Market        | (X) |Total Shareholder| (-) | Total Shareholder|
Value    |     |Capitalization|     |Return           |     | Return           |
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

In the event that the S&P 500's  Total  Shareholder  Return is greater  than the
Company's  Total  Shareholder  Return for any  Performance  Period  (or  Partial
Performance Period), no Excess Market Value is created and therefore no Award is
earned for such period.

III.5  Determination of Restricted Stock Awards

At the beginning of each  Performance  Period (or Partial  Performance  Period),
Participants  will  be  assigned  an  Award  Percentage.  The  sum of all  Award
Percentages for each Performance Period (or Partial Performance Period) will not
be greater than 6% of Excess Market Value. Each  Participant's  Award value will
equal his Award Percentage multiplied by the Company's Excess Market Value.

The total number of shares of restricted  stock awarded to the Participant  will
equal the Award value divided by the closing Company stock price on the New York
Stock Exchange on the end date of the Performance Period (or Partial Performance
Period). An example of the calculation of a Participant's restricted stock Award
is illustrated in Exhibit 4. Upon determination of the total number of shares of
restricted stock to be awarded to the  Participant,  the terms of the restricted
stock Award shall be set forth in a Restricted Stock Agreement.

III.6  Vesting of Restricted Stock Awards

Restricted  stock  awarded  pursuant to the Plan will Vest 25% per year starting
one year from date of grant.

III.7  Dividends on Restricted Stock Awards

Any dividends  paid on unvested  restricted  stock Awards will be held in escrow
until such Awards Vest.

IV.      OTHER PLAN PROVISIONS

IV.1  Change in Position

In the event of a hire or promotion  to an eligible  position,  the  Participant
will be assigned an Award  Percentage  and will receive a Pro Rata Award for any
Performance Period (or Partial Performance Period) which is in its final year as
of the date of such hire or  promotion.  For all other  Performance  Periods (or
Partial Performance Periods), the Participant will receive an Award equal to his
full Award Percentage multiplied by the Excess Market Value for such Performance
Periods (or Partial Performance Periods).

In the event of a promotion/demotion  within eligible positions, the Participant
will receive an Award for any Performance Period (or Partial Performance Period)
which  is in its  final  year  as of the  date  of a  promotion/demotion  within
eligible  positions  equal to the Pro Rata Award  Percentage  multiplied  by the
Excess Market Value for such Performance Period (or Partial Performance Period).
For  all  other  Performance  Periods  (or  Partial  Performance  Periods),  the
Participant   will  receive  an  Award  equal  to  the  full  Award   Percentage
commensurate  with the new position  multiplied  by the Excess  Market Value for
such Performance Periods (or Partial Performance Periods).

In the event of a demotion  to an  ineligible  position,  the  Participant  will
receive a Pro Rata  Award for any  Performance  Period (or  Partial  Performance
Period)  which  is in its  final  year  as of the  date of  such  demotion.  The
Participant  will not  receive  any Award for any other  Performance  Period (or
Partial Performance Period).

IV.2  Termination of Employment

If employment of the Participant in the Plan is terminated as a result of death,
Disability,  normal  retirement or the  Participant is terminated by the Company
without Cause,  (i) the unvested  portion of any restricted stock awarded to the
Participant under the Plan will Vest immediately,  and (ii) the Participant will
be  entitled  to a Pro  Rata  Award  for  any  Performance  Period  (or  Partial
Performance  Period)  which  is  in  its  final  year  as of  the  Participant's
termination  date.  Such Award  will be paid and will fully Vest  within two (2)
months of the final day of the Performance  Period (January 27). The Participant
forfeits the opportunity to earn any Awards for any other Performance Period (or
Partial Performance Period).

If the Participant's  employment with the Company is terminated prior to the end
of any unfinished  Performance  Periods (or Partial  Performance Period) for any
reason other than death,  Disability,  normal  retirement or  termination of the
Participant  by the Company  without  Cause,  the  Participant  will forfeit the
opportunity  to earn an Award under the Plan for such  periods and will  forfeit
the unvested portion of any previous restricted stock Awards granted pursuant to
the Plan.

IV.3  Effect of Change in Control

In the  event of a Change  in  Control,  all  Performance  Periods  (or  Partial
Performance Periods), will be deemed to be fulfilled as of the Change in Control
date. The  restricted  stock Awards will be based on the Excess Market Value for
such Performance Period (or Partial  Performance Period) and, subject to Section
IV.9,  granted to  Participants.  All restricted stock Awards issued pursuant to
the Plan shall become fully vested as of the Change in Control  date,  including
those granted in connection with a Change in Control.

In the event that any Award made to  Participants  will subject  Participants to
the Excise Tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal  Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended,  the Participant  will be entitled to receive an additional  payment (a
"Gross Up  Payment").  The Gross Up Payment is an amount such that after payment
by the Participant of all taxes  (including the Excise Tax) imposed on the Gross
Up Payment,  the Participant  retains an amount of the Gross Up Payment equal to
the Excise Tax imposed on the Award.

IV.4  Employee Rights

No employee has a claim or right to be a Participant in the Plan, to continue as
a Participant,  or to be granted an Award under the Plan.  Participation  in the
Plan does not give the Participant the right to be retained in the employment of
the Company, nor does it imply or confer any other employment rights.

Nothing  contained  in the  Plan  will be  construed  to  create a  contract  of
employment  with any  Participant.  The Company  reserves the right to elect any
person to its offices and to remove  employees  in any manner and upon any basis
permitted by law.

IV.5  Transfer of Award

Unvested  restricted  stock issued  pursuant to the Plan is  non-assignable  and
non-transferable  other than by will or by the laws of descent and  distribution
or pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order.

IV.6  Plan Administration

The  Plan  is  administered  by  the  Compensation  Committee  of the  Board  of
Directors. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Compensation Committee has
full authority to implement and carry out the Plan, including but not limited to
the  following:  to  construe  and  interpret  the Plan  and to make  all  other
determinations  necessary or advisable for the  administration  of the Plan. The
Compensation Committee must also approve that the performance criteria have been
met before any restricted stock Award is paid out.

IV.7  Plan Duration and Modification

The Plan shall remain in effect until all restricted  stock granted  pursuant to
the Plan has fully Vested.  The Compensation  Committee may, five years from the
approval of the Plan,  amend,  alter,  suspend or discontinue the Plan as it may
deem  proper,  except that no such action shall impair the rights of any grantee
under the Plan without the consent of the grantee.

No  restricted  stock Awards will be granted under the Plan after ten years from
the approval of the Plan.  Restricted  stock Awards granted pursuant to the Plan
will continue to Vest based on continued employment.

IV.8  Adjustments

In the event of a Change in Capitalization, the Compensation Committee shall, in
its sole discretion, make equitable adjustment of the number and class of common
shares  of the  Company's  stock  or  other  stock or  securities  covered  by a
Restricted Stock Agreement.

IV.9  Effect of Certain Transactions

With respect to any restricted  stock Award, in the event of (i) the liquidation
or dissolution of the Company,  (ii) a merger or consolidation of the Company or
(iii) a Change in Control (a  "Transaction"),  the Plan and the restricted stock
Awards  issued  hereunder  shall  continue  in effect in  accordance  with their
respective  terms, and each Participant  shall be entitled to receive in respect
of  each  common  share  of the  Company's  stock  subject  to  any  outstanding
restricted  stock  Awards,  upon  vesting,  the same  number  and kind of stock,
securities,  cash, property, or other consideration that each holder of a common
share of the  Company's  stock was  entitled  to receive in the  Transaction  in
respect of a common share of the Company's stock.

IV.10  Withholding Tax

The  Participant  will  pay to  the  Company  a cash  amount  equal  to any  tax
withholding obligation of the Company arising by reason of: (1) the Award of the
restricted shares; or (2) the Vesting of the restricted shares.

IV.11  Validity

In the event any provision of the Plan is held invalid,  void, or unenforceable,
the same shall not affect, in any respect whatsoever,  the validity of any other
provision of the Plan.

IV.12  Applicable Law

The Plan will be governed by and  construed in  accordance  with the laws of the
State of California.








 Exhibit 15.1


                    REVIEW REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS





The Board of Directors of
ICN Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

We have reviewed the accompanying  consolidated  condensed  balance sheet of ICN
Pharmaceuticals,  Inc.  and  subsidiaries  as of June 30,  1998 and the  related
consolidated  condensed  statements of income and  comprehensive  income for the
three and six month  periods  ended June 30, 1998 and 1997 and the  consolidated
condensed  statements  of cash flows for the six months  ended June 30, 1998 and
1997. These consolidated  condensed financial  statements are the responsibility
of the Company's management.

We conducted our review in accordance with standards established by the American
Institute  of  Certified  Public  Accountants.  A review  of  interim  financial
information consists principally of applying analytical  procedures to financial
data and making  inquiries of persons  responsible  for financial and accounting
matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance
with  generally  accepted  auditing  standards,  the  objective  of which is the
expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole.
Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material  modifications that should
be made to be in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

We have  previously  audited,  in accordance  with generally  accepted  auditing
standards,  the  consolidated  balance  sheet as of December 31,  1997,  and the
related consolidated statements of income,  stockholders' equity, and cash flows
for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated March 5,
1998, which included an emphasis of matter  paragraph  relating to the Company's
net monetary assets at ICN Yugoslavia which would be subject to foreign exchange
loss if a  devaluation  of the  Yugoslavian  dinar were to occur,  as more fully
described in Note 14 to the consolidated  financial statements,  we expressed an
unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.  In our opinion,
the  information  set forth in the  consolidated  condensed  balance sheet as of
December 31, 1997, is fairly stated,  in all material  respects,  in relation to
the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.

/S/  PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Newport Beach, California
July 31, 1998








Exhibit 15.2


                   AWARENESS LETTER OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS





August 13, 1998



Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549


Re:     ICN Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
        Registrations on Form S-8 (File No. 33-56971) and Form S-3
        (File Nos. 333-10661 and 333-49665)


We are aware  that our  report  dated  July 31,  1998,  on our review of interim
financial  information of ICN Pharmaceuticals,  Inc. for the three and six month
periods  ended June 30, 1998 and included in the Company's  quarterly  report on
Form  10-Q  for the  period  then  ended is  incorporated  by  reference  in the
Registrations  on Form  S-8  (File  No.  33-56971)  and on Form S-3  (File  Nos.
333-10661 and  333-49665).  Pursuant to Rule 436(c) under the  Securities Act of
1933, this report should not be considered a part of the registration  statement
prepared or certified by us within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of that Act.

/S/  PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Newport Beach, California






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