SCHEIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K


                     Pursuant To Section 13 Or 15(D) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act Of 1934

                        Date of Report: November 6, 1998

                           SCHEIN PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                    Delaware
         (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

            1-14019                                     11-2726505
- -----------------------------------       --------------------------------------
    (Commission File Number)               (I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.)

                                100 Campus Drive
                             Florham Park, NJ 07932
                    (Address of principal executive offices)





                                  973-593-5500
             ------------------------------------------------------
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)







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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.

Schein  Pharmaceutical,  Inc.  the  ("Company")  has entered into an Amended and
Restated  Credit  Agreement  with its bank group  dated  November  6, 1998.  The
amendment  provides  for an  increase  in  permissible  investments  and certain
indebtedness.  Additionally,  it modified the minimum net worth  requirement and
adjusted certain required ratios (as defined therein) including leverage,  fixed
charge  coverage and interest  expense  coverage.  The  amendment  increases the
future interest rate spread the Company will pay under the revolving  credit and
term loan agreements  depending upon the Company's  performance against leverage
and interest expense ratios.

A copy of the  Amended  and  Restated  Credit  Agreement,  referred  to above is
attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

(C)      EXHIBITS

99.1     Amended and Restated Credit Agreement Dated November 6, 1998




<PAGE>

                                   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.

                                            SCHEIN PHARMACEUTICAL, INC



Dated:       November 17, 1998              By:
                                                --------------------------------
                                                Dariush Ashrafi
                                                Executive Vice President and
                                                Chief Financial Officer





<PAGE>

INDEX TO EXHIBIT

Exhibit No.                Description
- -----------                -----------


  99.1                     Amended and Restated Credit Agreement Dated 
                           November 6, 1998





AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of November 6, 1998 (this 
                          "Amended and Restated Credit  Agreement"),amending and
                          restating the CREDIT  AGREEMENT  dated as of September
                          1, 1995, among SCHEIN PHARMACEUTICAL, INC., a Delaware
                          corporation (the "Borrower");  the LENDERS (as defined
                          in Article I of the Credit  Agreement);  and THE CHASE
                          MANHATTAN  BANK,  a New York banking  corporation,  as
                          issuing bank (in such capacity,  the "Issuing  Bank"),
                          as  administrative   agent  (in  such  capacity,   the
                          "Administrative   Agent")   for  the  Lenders  and  as
                          collateral  agent (in such capacity,  the  "Collateral
                          Agent")  for the  Lenders,  as  amended  by the  First
                          Amendment  dated as of February 26,  1996,  the Second
                          Amendment  dated as of September  27, 1996,  the Third
                          Amendment dated as of December 20, 1996 and the Fourth
                          Amendment  dated as of November  25, 1997 (as amended,
                          supplemented  or  otherwise   modified,   the  "Credit
                          Agreement").


                  The  Borrower  has  requested  that the  Credit  Agreement  be
amended and  restated in the manner  provided  for by this  Amended and Restated
Credit  Agreement  and  that  Chase  Securities  Inc.  ("CSI")  act as sole  and
exclusive  advisor,  arranger and book manager in connection with such amendment
and  restatement.  CSI has  agreed  to act as the  sole and  exclusive  advisor,
arranger and book manager in connection  with the amendment and  restatement  of
the Credit  Agreement,  and the  Lenders  are  willing to amend and  restate the
Credit  Agreement  upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth below.
Accordingly,  the Borrower and the Lenders hereby agree to amend and restate the
Credit  Agreement in the form of the Credit  Agreement,  with the amendments and
modifications provided herein, as follows:


                                    ARTICLE I

                                  Defined Terms
                                  -------------

                  Capitalized  terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall
have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.  As used herein, the
following  terms  shall  have  the  meanings  assigned  to them  below  (and the
following  definitions  are hereby added in their proper  alphabetical  order to
Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement):

                  "Amendment  and  Restatement  Date"  shall  mean the date this
         Amended  and  Restated  Credit  Agreement  shall  become  effective  in
         accordance with Article V hereof.

                  "Consent Decree" shall mean the Consent Decree of Condemnation
         and Permanent  Injunction in United  States v. All  Drugs...Located  at
         Steris  Laboratories,  Inc., et al., No. 98 Civ. 1630 (D. Az.,  entered
         October 21, 1998).

                  "FDA" shall mean the Food and Drug Administration.

                  "Steris" shall mean Steris Laboratories, Inc.

                  "Steris  Charges"  shall  mean any and all fees,  charges  and
         expenses  incurred  or  sustained  as a result of or  arising  from the
         changes  of  the  operations  of the  Borrower  and  the  Subsidiaries,
         including  but not  limited  to the FDA  seizure,  compliance  with the
         Consent  Decree,  compensation,  severance,  other related  payments in
         connection with the reduction in force,  the writedown of fixed assets,
         goodwill  and   inventory,   expenses   incurred  in  connection   with
         discontinued  and  recalled  products,   and  other  related  operating
         expenses.

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ARTICLE II

Amendments to the Credit Agreement
- ----------------------------------

                  The  Credit   Agreement   is  amended,   effective   upon  the
satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Article IV, as set forth below:

                  SECTION 2.01.  Amendment of Section 1.01.  Section 1.01 of the
Credit Agreement is hereby amended by:

                  (a) (i) deleting  the table  contained  in the  definition  of
         "Applicable  Percentage"  in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof
         the following:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

         "                                               Eurodollar           ABR                 Fee 
                                                          Spread            Spread            Percentage
                                                          ------            ------            ----------
<S>                                               <C>               <C>               <C>


         Category 1
         ----------
         Leverage  Ratio  less  than 3.0 to 1.0;  and
         Interest Expense Coverage Ratio greater
         than 5.0 to 1.0                                  1.5000            0.5000                0.2500

         Category 2
         ----------
         Leverage  Ratio greater than or equal to 3.0
         to 1.0 but less  than  3.5 to 1.0;  Interest
         Expense Coverage Ratio less than or equal to
         5.0 to 1.0 but greater than
         4.5 to 1.0                                       1.7500            0.7500                0.3125

         Category 3
         ----------
         Leverage  Ratio greater than or equal to 3.5
         to 1.0 but less  than  4.0 to 1.0;  Interest
         Expense Coverage Ratio less than or equal to
         4.5 to 1.0 but greater than
         4.0 to 1.0                                       2.0000            1.0000                0.3750

         Category 4
         ----------
         Leverage  Ratio greater than or equal to 4.0
         to 1.0 but less  than  4.5 to 1.0;  Interest
         Expense Coverage Ratio less than or equal to
         4.0 to 1.0 but greater than
         3.0 to 1.0                                       2.2500            1.2500                0.3750

         Category 5
         ----------
         Leverage  Ratio greater than or equal to 4.5
         to 1.0 but less  than  5.0 to 1.0;  Interest
         Expense Coverage Ratio less than or equal to
         3.0 to 1.0 but greater than
         2.5 to 1.0                                       2.5000            1.5000                0.5000

         Category 6
         ----------
         Leverage  Ratio greater than or equal to 5.0
         to 1.0 but less  than  5.5 to 1.0;  Interest
         Expense Coverage Ratio less than or equal to
         2.5 to 1.0 but greater than
         2.0 to 1.0                                       2.7500            1.7500                0.5000

         Category 7
         ----------
         Leverage  Ratio greater than or equal to 5.5
         to 1.0; or Interest  Expense  Coverage Ratio
         less than or equal to 2.0 to 1.0
                                                          3.0000            2.0000               0.5000"
</TABLE>

<PAGE>

         and (ii)  deleting the last sentence of the  definition of  "Applicable
         Percentage"   in  its  entirety  and  inserting  in  lieu  thereof  the
         following:

                           "Notwithstanding   the   foregoing,   the  Applicable
                  Percentage  shall be determined by reference to (a) Category 7
                  (i) for any period  after the last day of the second  complete
                  fiscal  quarter to commence after the Merger Date during which
                  the  Borrower has failed to deliver the  financial  statements
                  and  certificates  required by Section  5.04(a) or 5.04(b) and
                  Section  5.04(c) if such failure has continued  unremedied for
                  three  Business  Days   following   notice  thereof  from  the
                  Administrative  Agent or any Lender and (ii) at any time after
                  the last day of the second complete fiscal quarter to commence
                  after the Merger  Date during the  continuance  of an Event of
                  Default and (b) subject to clause (a) above, Category 4 on and
                  after  the  Amendment  and  Restatement  Date and prior to the
                  delivery of the financial statements and certificates required
                  by Section  5.04(b) and Section  5.04(c) for the first  fiscal
                  quarter of 1999.";

                  (b) deleting the definition of "Capital  Expenditures"  in its
         entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

                           "Capital  Expenditures" for any period shall mean (a)
                  the  sum of (i)  net  property,  plant  and  equipment  of the
                  Borrower  and  the  Subsidiaries  as of the  last  day of such
                  period,  in each case  determined on a  consolidated  basis in
                  accordance with GAAP, (ii)  depreciation  and  amortization of
                  property,   plant  and  equipment  of  the  Borrower  and  the
                  Subsidiaries  for such period,  determined  on a  consolidated
                  basis in accordance  with GAAP, and (iii) and property  rights
                  and   deferred   license   costs  of  the   Borrower  and  the
                  Subsidiaries  for the period that have been expended on a cash
                  basis  minus (b) the sum of (i) the book  value as of the last
                  day  prior  to  such   period,   for  the   Borrower  and  the
                  Subsidiaries  determined on a consolidated basis in accordance
                  with GAAP,  of those items of  property,  plant and  equipment
                  held by the Borrower or a Subsidiary  throughout  such period,
                  (ii) any  additions  to "net  property,  plant and  equipment"
                  during such period,  for the  Borrower  and the  Subsidiaries,
                  determined on a  consolidated  basis in accordance  with GAAP,
                  resulting   from   expenditures   of  proceeds  of   insurance
                  settlements in respect of lost,  destroyed or damaged  assets,
                  equipment  or other  property to the extent such  expenditures
                  are made to  replace  or repair  all or any part of such lost,
                  destroyed  or  damaged  assets,  equipment  or other  property
                  within 12 months of the receipt of such proceeds and (iii) any
                  additions,   net  of  minority  interests,  if  any,  to  "net
                  property, plant and equipment" arising from the Acquisition.";

                  (c)   inserting   immediately   after  the   phrase   "Capital
         Expenditures"  in the fifth  line of the  definition  of "Fixed  Charge
         Coverage Ratio" the phrase "(excluding net property rights and deferred
         license  costs of the Borrower and the  Subsidiaries  for the reporting
         periods in 1998, 1999 and 2000 only)";

                  (d)  deleting  the phrase "and (d) (to the extent not included
         in clauses  (a)  through  (c)  above)" in the  seventeenth  line of the
         definition of "Net Income" and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

                           ", (d) any Steris  Charges  taken by the Borrower and
                  the  Subsidiaries  in the third and fourth fiscal  quarters of
                  1998,  provided  such charges on a pre-tax basis do not exceed
                  $156,700,000  and  $5,000,000  for the third and fourth fiscal
                  quarters, respectively, and (e) (to the extent not included in
                  clauses (a) through (d) above)"; and

                  (e) deleting the period at the end of the  definition  of "Net
         Worth" and adding at the end thereof the following:

                           "plus the lesser of (i) amount of any non-cash Steris
                  Charges  taken by the Borrower and the  Subsidiaries  and (ii)
                  $117,000,000."

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                  SECTION 2.02.  Amendment of Section 5.04.  Section 5.04 of the
Credit Agreement is hereby amended by:

                   (a)  deleting  the  word  "and" at the end of  paragraph  (e)
         thereof and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

                           "(f)  within  30  days  after  the end of each of the
                  first two fiscal  months of each fiscal  quarter  ending after
                  the Amendment and Restatement  Date and on or prior to the end
                  of fiscal  1999,  the  internally  generated  profit  and loss
                  estimates of the Borrower  and its  consolidated  Subsidiaries
                  for such month,  prepared by the  Borrower in good faith based
                  upon reasonable assumptions;

                           (g) promptly  after the same become  available to the
                  Borrower,  with respect to each manufacturing  facility of the
                  Borrower and the  Subsidiaries,  all warning  letters or other
                  FDA   correspondence   (other  than  Form  FD  483s)  alleging
                  violations   of   FDA   regulatory    requirements   at   such
                  manufacturing facility;

                           (h) promptly  after the same become  available to the
                  Borrower,  during the period  beginning on the  Amendment  and
                  Restatement  Date and  ending on the last day of fiscal  1999,
                  (i) with respect to Steris, (A) all inspectional  observations
                  made by the FDA as a  consequence  of  inspections  of Steris,
                  which observations are recorded on a Form FD 483 and issued by
                  the FDA at the  conclusion of an  inspection,  (B) all written
                  responses by or on behalf of Steris to the FDA concerning such
                  inspectional observations,  (C) all written responses by or on
                  behalf of Steris to the FDA concerning  alleged  violations of
                  FDA regulatory  requirements  contained in warning  letters or
                  other FDA  correspondence,  and (D) all  other  correspondence
                  from the FDA concerning alleged material violations of current
                  good manufacturing  practices by Steris, and (ii) with respect
                  to  each  manufacturing  facility  of  the  Borrower  and  the
                  Subsidiaries  other than  manufacturing  facilities of Steris,
                  (A) all  inspectional  observations  recorded on a Form FD 483
                  issued  at  the   conclusion   of   inspections,   other  than
                  pre-approval    inspections   and   post-approval   validation
                  inspections,  (B) all written responses by or on behalf of the
                  Borrower or the Subsidiaries  concerning alleged violations of
                  FDA regulatory  requirements  contained in warning  letters or
                  other FDA  correspondence,  and (C) all  other  correspondence
                  from the FDA concerning alleged material violations of current
                  good manufacturing practices by such manufacturing facility;

                            (i)  promptly,  from  time to time  after the end of
                  fiscal 1999,  with respect to each  manufacturing  facility of
                  the  Borrower  and  the  Subsidiaries,  any  of the  items  in
                  paragraph  (h)  above  that  the  Administrative  Agent or any
                  Lender may request; and"; and

                  (b) redesignating paragraph (f) thereof as paragraph (j).

                  SECTION 2.03.  Amendment of Article VI.  Article VI of the 
Credit Agreement is hereby amended by:

                  (a) deleting the phrase  "other  Indebtedness  of the Borrower
         not in excess of  $10,000,000  aggregate  principal  amount at any time
         outstanding"  in paragraph  (m) of Section  6.01 and  inserting in lieu
         thereof the phrase "other Indebtedness (including Indebtedness incurred
         in connection with the acquisition of assets and product rights of John
         Wyeth & Brother Ltd., a subsidiary  of American  Home  Products) not in
         excess  of  $20,000,000   aggregate   principal   amount  at  any  time
         outstanding";

                  (b)  inserting at the end of paragraph (f) of Section 6.04 the
following:

                        ", and of Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01(m)";

                  (c) deleting  the word "and" from the end of paragraph  (k) of
         Section 6.04 and all of paragraph  (l) of Section 6.04 and inserting in
         lieu thereof the following:

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                           "(l)  investments  consisting of the capital stock of
                  Duramed  Pharmaceuticals,  Inc.  received  as a result  of the
                  Borrower's     settlement     negotiations     with    Duramed
                  Pharmaceuticals,  Inc.; provided no cash consideration is paid
                  by the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries after the Amendment
                  and Restatement Date for such capital stock; and

                           (m) other or additional investments, loans and 
                  advances   in  a  net   aggregate   amount   not   to   exceed
                  $20,000,000.";

                  (d) deleting  Sections  6.13,  6.14 and 6.15 in their entirety
         and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

                           "SECTION  6.13.  Capital  Expenditures.   Permit  the
                  aggregate  amount of Capital  Expenditures  made (a) in fiscal
                  year 1998 to exceed  $39,000,000  (or,  in the event  that FDA
                  product  approval is received with respect to Ferrlecit  prior
                  to the end of 1998,  $44,000,000),  (b) in fiscal year 1999 to
                  exceed $35,000,000 (or, in the event that FDA product approval
                  is  received  with  respect to  Ferrlecit  prior to the end of
                  1998,  $30,000,000) or (c) in any fiscal year, commencing with
                  fiscal year 2000, to exceed $25,000,000 plus,  commencing with
                  fiscal  year  2001,  50%  of  the  excess,   if  any,  of  (i)
                  $25,000,000  over (ii)  actual  Capital  Expenditures  for the
                  preceding fiscal year.

                           SECTION 6.14.  Leverage Ratio.  Permit the Leverage 
                  Ratio as of any date during any period  specified  below to be
                  in excess of the ratio set forth below next to such period:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                           Period                                                      Ratio
                           ------                                                      -----
<S>                                                                   <C>       

                  From and including the last day of fiscal 1996 to
                  but excluding the last day of the second fiscal
                  quarter of 1997                                                  6.50 to 1.00



                  From and including the last day of the second fiscal
                  quarter of 1997 to but excluding the last day of the
                  third fiscal quarter of 1997                                     6.00 to 1.00


                  From and including the last day of the third fiscal
                  quarter of 1997 to but excluding the last day of
                  fiscal 1997                                                      5.75 to 1.00


                  From and including the last day of fiscal 1997 to
                  but excluding the last day of the second fiscal
                  quarter of 1998                                                  5.25 to 1.00


                  From and including the last day of the second fiscal
                  quarter of 1998 to but excluding the last day of the
                  third fiscal quarter of 1998                                     5.00 to 1.00


                  From and including the last day of the third fiscal
                  quarter of 1998 to and including the last day of
                  fiscal 1998                                                      4.50 to 1.00

                  From and including the first day of fiscal 1999 to
                  but excluding the last day of the third fiscal
                  quarter of 1999                                                  5.00 to 1.00


                  From and including the last day of the third fiscal
                  quarter of 1999 to but excluding the last day of
                  fiscal 1999                                                      4.25 to 1.00


                  From and including the last day of fiscal 1999 to
                  and including the last day of the first fiscal
                  quarter of 2000                                                  4.00 to 1.00

                  Thereafter                                                      3.50 to 1.00";

</TABLE>

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                  (d) redesignating Sections 6.16 and 6.17 as Sections 6.15 and 
6.16, respectively; and

                  (e) deleting  Section  6.18 in its  entirety and  inserting in
lieu thereof the following:

                           "SECTION 6.17.  Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.  Permit 
                  the Fixed  Charge  Coverage  Ratio as of any date  during  any
                  period  specified  below to be less  than the  ratio set forth
                  below next to such period:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                           Period                                                      Ratio
                           ------                                                      -----
<S>                                                                        <C>    

                  From and including the last day of fiscal 1996 to
                  but excluding the last day of fiscal 1997                        1.00 to 1.00

                  From and including the last day of fiscal 1997 to
                  and including the last day of fiscal 1998                        1.10 to 1.00

                  From and including the first day of fiscal 1999 to
                  but excluding the last day of the second fiscal
                  quarter of 1999                                                  0.75 to 1.00

                  From and including the last day of the second fiscal
                  quarter of 1999 to but excluding the last day of the
                  third fiscal quarter of 1999                                     0.80 to 1.00

                  From and including the last day of the third fiscal
                  quarter of 1999 to but excluding the last day of
                  fiscal 1999                                                      0.90 to 1.00

                  From and including the last day of fiscal 1999 to
                  but excluding the last day of the second fiscal
                  quarter of 2000                                                  1.05 to 1.00

                  From and including the last day of the second fiscal
                  quarter of 2000 to but excluding the last day of
                  fiscal 2000                                                      1.25 to 1.00

                  Thereafter                                                       1.50 to 1.00

</TABLE>
                           SECTION 6.18. Interest Expense Coverage Ratio. Permit
                  the Interest  Expense Coverage Ratio as of any date during any
                  period  specified  below to be less  than the  ratio set forth
                  below next to such period:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                           Period                                                      Ratio
                           ------                                                      -----
<S>                                                                        <C>    

                  From and including the last day of the third fiscal
                  quarter of 1998 to and including the last day of
                  fiscal 1998                                                      2.50 to 1.00

                  From and including the first day of fiscal 1999 to
                  and including the last day of the second fiscal
                  quarter of 1999                                                  2.25 to 1.00

                  From and including the first day of the third fiscal
                  quarter of 1999 to and including the last day of the
                  third fiscal quarter of 1999                                     2.50 to 1.00

                  Thereafter                                                       2.75 to 1.00

</TABLE>

<PAGE>

                  SECTION  2.04.  Amendment of Article  VII.  Article VII of the
Credit  Agreement is hereby  amended by (i) deleting the word "or" at the end of
clause (m)  thereof  and (ii)  inserting  at the end of clause (n)  thereof  the
following:

         "or

                  (o) the FDA  shall  assert  that  the  Borrower  or any of the
         Subsidiaries is in material  violation of the Consent Decree,  or shall
         commence any action or proceeding  asserting any material  violation of
         current  good  manufacturing  practices  by the  Borrower or any of the
         Subsidiaries,  or shall seize, impound or otherwise impose restrictions
         on the use of material  properties  or assets of the Borrower or any of
         the  Subsidiaries,  or there shall be a drawing on Bond #1376333 posted
         with the United States District Court for the District of Arizona,  and
         in any such  case,  Lenders  having  Loans,  L/C  Exposures  and unused
         Revolving  Credit  Commitments  and Term Loan  Commitments at such time
         representing  two-thirds  of  the  sum of all  Loans  outstanding,  L/C
         Exposures and unused Revolving Credit and Term Loan Commitments at such
         time shall determine that such action is reasonably likely to result in
         a Material Adverse Effect;".


                                   ARTICLE III

                      Understanding With Respect to Steris
                      ------------------------------------

                  Upon the  effectiveness  of this Amended and  Restated  Credit
Agreement,  it is  understood  and agreed that,  retroactive  to the date of the
Credit  Agreement,  no Default or Event of Default under the Credit Agreement or
the  Security  Documents  shall be  deemed to have  occurred  as a result of the
events and  circumstances  that led to the  enforcement  actions of the FDA with
respect to Steris,  the enforcement  actions themselves or the resulting changes
to the  operations  of the Borrower  and the  Subsidiaries,  including,  without
limitation, the Steris Charges. Nothing herein shall be deemed to be a waiver of
any Default or Event of Default after the date hereof.


                                   ARTICLE IV

                         Representations and Warranties
                         ------------------------------

         The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to each Lender that:

                  (a) After giving  effect to Article II and Article III hereof,
         the  representations  and  warranties  set forth in Article III of this
         Amended  and  Restated  Credit  Agreement  are true and  correct in all
         material respects as of the date hereof with the same effect as made on
         and as of such date,  except to the  extent  such  representations  and
         warranties expressly relate to an earlier date.

                  (b) After giving  effect to Article II and Article III hereof,
         no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

                                    ARTICLE V

                                  Effectiveness
                                  -------------

                  This  Amended  and  Restated  Credit  Agreement  shall  become
effective  on and as of any date on or prior to November 6, 1998,  on which each
of the following conditions precedent shall have been satisfied:

                  (a) The Administrative Agent shall have received duly executed
         counterparts  hereof which,  when taken  together,  bear the authorized
         signatures of the Borrower and Required Lenders.

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                  (b) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate
         of a  Financial  Officer  of  the  Borrower,  dated  the  date  hereof,
         confirming  that after  giving  effect to Article  II and  Article  III
         hereof (i) the  representations and warranties set forth in Article III
         of this Amended and Restated  Credit  Agreement are true and correct in
         all  material  respects  on and as of the  date  hereof,  with the same
         effect as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent that
         such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date
         and (ii) no Event of Default or Default has occurred and is continuing.

                  (c) The Consent  Decree shall have been approved by the United
         States  District Court for the District of Arizona and shall be in full
         force and effect.

                  (d) Each of the Lenders  executing  this  Amended and Restated
         Credit  Agreement  shall have received  from the Borrower,  through the
         Administrative  Agent,  on or before the date  hereof,  in  immediately
         available funds, a fee equal to 0.25% of the sum of (x) its Post-Merger
         Revolving  Credit  Commitment  as in effect on the date hereof plus (y)
         its portion of Term Facility  Loans  outstanding as of the date hereof.
         The Borrower shall be deemed to have satisfied the foregoing  condition
         precedent  by  remitting  to the  Administrative  Agent,  on or  before
         November 6, 1998, an amount equal to the sum of the fees due to each of
         the Lenders executing this Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.

                                   ARTICLE VI

                                  Miscellaneous
                                  -------------

                  SECTION 6.01.  Governing Law.  THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED 
CREDIT AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW 
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

                  SECTION 6.02.  Counterparts.  This Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts,  each of which shall be
an original but all of which,  when taken  together,  shall  constitute  but one
instrument.  Delivery of an  executed  counterpart  of a signature  page of this
Amended and Restated  Credit  Agreement by  facsimile  transmission  shall be as
effective  as delivery of a manually  executed  counterpart  of this Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement.


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                  IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  parties  hereto  have  caused  this
Amended and Restated  Credit  Agreement to be duly executed by their  respective
authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.


SCHEIN PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.,


by                                  
   ---------------------------------
   Name:
   Title:


THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, individually and as Issuing Bank, Administrative Agent
and Collateral Agent,


by 
   ---------------------------------
   Name:
   Title:


THE BANK OF NEW YORK,


by                                                   
   ---------------------------------
   Name:
   Title:


THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,


By                                                   
   ---------------------------------
   Name:
   Title:


THE BANK OF TOKYO--MITSUBISHI TRUST COMPANY,


by                                                   
   ---------------------------------
   Name:
   Title:


BAYERISCHE HYPO-UND VEREINSBANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH,


by                                                   
   ---------------------------------
   Name:
   Title:


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by                                                   
   ---------------------------------
   Name:
   Title:


COMERICA BANK,


by                                                   
   ---------------------------------
   Name:
   Title:


COMMERCIAL  LOAN FUNDING TRUST I, by LEHMAN  COMMERCIAL  PAPER INC.,  not in its
individual capacity but solely as Administrative Agent,


by                                                   
   ---------------------------------
   Name:
   Title:


COMMERZBANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH,


by                                                   
   ---------------------------------
   Name:
   Title:


by                                                   
   ---------------------------------
   Name:
   Title:

COOPERATIEVE CENTRALE RAIFFEIFEN-BOERENLEENBANK, B.A., "RABOBANK NEDERLAND",


by                                                   
   ---------------------------------
   Name:
   Title:


by                                                   
   ---------------------------------
   Name:
   Title:


DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK AND/OR CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH,


by                                                   
   ---------------------------------
   Name:
   Title:


<PAGE>

by                                                   
   ---------------------------------
   Name:
   Title:


DG BANK DEUTSCHE GENOSSENSCHAFTSBANK, AG,


by                                                   
   ---------------------------------
   Name:
   Title:


by                                                   
   ---------------------------------
   Name:
   Title:


FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK,


by                                                   
   ---------------------------------
   Name:
   Title:


FLEET BANK, N.A.,


by                                                   
   ---------------------------------
   Name:
   Title:

KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,


by                                                   
   ---------------------------------
   Name:
   Title:


MELLON BANK, N.A.,


by                                                   
   ---------------------------------
   Name:
   Title:


PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,


by                                                   
   ---------------------------------
   Name:
   Title:

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SOCIETE GENERALE,


by                                                   
   ---------------------------------
   Name:
   Title:


SUMMIT BANK,


by                                                   
   ---------------------------------
   Name:
   Title:


WESTDEUTSCHE LANDESBANK GIROZENTRALE,


by                                                   
   ---------------------------------
   Name:
   Title:


by                                                   
   ---------------------------------
   Name:
   Title:



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