content: UNITED STATES
   SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
   Washington, D.C. 20549
  
   FORM 144
  
   NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES
   PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
  
   ATTENTION:
   Transmit for filing 3 copies of this form concurrently with
  either
   placing an order with a broker to execute sale or executing
  a sale
   directly with a market maker
  
  ____________________________________________________________
  ______
  
      NBTY, Inc
  1(a)NAME OF ISSUER (Please type or print)
  
      11-2228617
  1(b)IRS IDENT. NO.
  
      001-31788
  1(c)S.E.C. FILE NO.
  
      90 Orville Drive         Bohemia NY      11716
  1(d)ADDRESS OF ISSUER  STREET  CITY    STATE   ZIP CODE
  
      (631) 567-9500
  1(e)TELEPHONE
  
      Michael C. Slade
  2(a)NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ARE TO
  BE SOLD
  
  
  2(b)IRS IDENT. NO.
  
      Officer & Director
  2(c)RELATIONSHIP TO ISSUER
  
      90 Orville Drive         Bohemia NY      11716
  2(d)ADDRESS   STREET        CITY,    STATE  ZIP CODE
  ____________________________________________________________
  _________
   INSTRUCTION: The person filing this notice should contact
   the issuer to obtain the  I.R.S. identification Number
   and the S.E.C. File Number.
  ____________________________________________________________
  _________
  
  
      Common
  3(a)Title of the Class of Securities To Be Sold
  
  
        UBS Financial Services Inc.
  3(b)Name and Address of Each Broker Through whom the
  Securities
      Are To Be Offered or Each Market Maker who Is
      Acquiring the Securities
  
  
  SEC USE ONLY
  Broker - Dealer File Number
  
      100,000
  3(c)Number of Shares Other units To Be Sold (See instr.3(c))
  
      $2,449,000.00
   (d)Aggregate Market Value (See instr.3(d))
  
      67,185,560
   (e)Number of Shares or Other Units Outstanding (See
  instr.3(e))
  
      ASAP
   (f)Approximate Date of Sale (See instr.3(f))
  
      NYSE
   (g)Name of Each Securities Exchange(See instr. 3(g))
  ____________________________________________________________
  _________
   INSTRUCTIONS:
   1(a)Name of issuer
    (b)Issuer's I.R.S. Identification Number
    (c)Issuer's S.E.C. file number, if any
    (d)Issuer's address, including zip code
    (e)Issuer's telephone number including area code
  
   2(a)Name of person for whose account the securities are to
       be sold
    (b)Such person's I.R.S. identification number, if such a
       person is an entity
    (c)Such person's relationship to the issuer (e.g.,
  officer,
       director, 10% stockholder or member of immediate family
  of
       any of the foregoing)
    (d)Such person's address, including zip code
   3(a)Title of the class of securities to be sold
    (b)Name and address of each broker through whom the
       securities are intended to be sold
    (c)Number of shares or other units to be sold (if, debt
       securities, give the aggregate face amount)
    (d)Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold
       as of a specified date within 10 days are to be
       sold prior to the filing of this notice
    (e)Number of shares or other units of the class such
       person is an entity outstanding, or if debt
       securities the face amount thereof outstanding, as
       shown by the most recent report or statement
       published by the issuer
    (f)Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold
    (g)Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which
       the securities are intended to be sold
  
  ____________________________________________________________
  _________
  TABLE I; SECURITIES TO BE SOLD
  
  Furnish the following information with respect to the
  acquisition of
  the securities to be sold and with respect to the payment of
  all or
  any part of the purchase price or other consideration
  therefor:
  
  ____________________________________________________________
  _________
  
       COMMON
  Title of the Class
  
       6/1998
  Date you Acquired
  
       Merger
  Nature of Acquisition Transaction (if gift, also give date
  donor
  acquired)
  
       NBTY, Inc.
  Name of Person from Whom Acquired
  
       6,432,861
  Amount of Securities Acquired
  
       N/A
  Date of Payment
  
       N/A
  Nature of Payment
  ____________________________________________________________
  _________
  
  INSTRUCTIONS:
  
  1.If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor
  was no
    made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table
  or in a
    note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the
    consideration consisted of any note or other obligation,
  or if
    payment was made in installments describe the arrangement
  and
    state when the note or other obligation was discharged in
  full
    or the last installment paid.
  
  2.If within two years after the acquisition of the
  securities the
    person for whose account they are to be sold had any short
    positions, put or other option to dispose of securities
  referred
    to in paragraph (d)(3) of Rule 144, furnish full
  information with
    respect thereto.
  
  ____________________________________________________________
  _________
  TABLE II; SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS
  Furnish the following information as to all securities of
  the issuer
  sold during the past 3 months by the person for whose
  account the
  securities are to be sold.
  
  ____________________________________________________________
  _________
  
  
  
   Name and Address      Title of     Date of    Amount of
  Gross
   of Seller             Securities   Sale       Securities
  Proceeds
                         Sold                    Sold
   _________________     __________   ________   _________
  _________
  
  ____________________________________________________________
  _________
  
  
  REMARKS:
  
  INSTRUCTIONS:
  See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144.
  Information is to be given not only as to the person for
  whose
  account the securities are to be sold but also as to all
  other
  persons included in that definition. In addition,
  information
  shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are
  required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with
  sales for the account of the person filing this notice.
  
  ATTENTION:
  The person for whose account the securities to which this
  notice
  relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this
  notice
  that he does not know any material adverse information in
  regard to the current and prospective operations of the
  Issuer
  of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly
  disclosed.
  
  
   8/1/2005          Michael C. Slade
  ________________
  ______________________________________________
  DATE OF NOTICE      (SIGNATURE)
  
  The notice shall be signed by the person for whose account
  the
  securities are to be sold. At least one copy of the notice
  shall
  be manually signed.  Any copies not manually signed shall
  bear
  typed or printed signatures
  
  ATTENTION:
  Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute
  Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)
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text: UNITED STATES
   SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
   Washington, D.C. 20549
  
   FORM 144
  
   NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES
   PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
  
   ATTENTION:
   Transmit for filing 3 copies of this form concurrently with
  either
   placing an order with a broker to execute sale or executing
  a sale
   directly with a market maker
  
  ____________________________________________________________
  ______
  
      NBTY, Inc
  1(a)NAME OF ISSUER (Please type or print)
  
      11-2228617
  1(b)IRS IDENT. NO.
  
      001-31788
  1(c)S.E.C. FILE NO.
  
      90 Orville Drive         Bohemia NY      11716
  1(d)ADDRESS OF ISSUER  STREET  CITY    STATE   ZIP CODE
  
      (631) 567-9500
  1(e)TELEPHONE
  
      Michael C. Slade
  2(a)NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ARE TO
  BE SOLD
  
  2(b)IRS IDENT. NO.
  
      Officer & Director
  2(c)RELATIONSHIP TO ISSUER
  
      90 Orville Drive         Bohemia NY      11716
  2(d)ADDRESS   STREET        CITY,    STATE  ZIP CODE
  ____________________________________________________________
  _________
   INSTRUCTION: The person filing this notice should contact
   the issuer to obtain the  I.R.S. identification Number
   and the S.E.C. File Number.
  ____________________________________________________________
  _________
  
      Common
  3(a)Title of the Class of Securities To Be Sold
  
        UBS Financial Services Inc.
  3(b)Name and Address of Each Broker Through whom the
  Securities
      Are To Be Offered or Each Market Maker who Is
      Acquiring the Securities
  
  SEC USE ONLY
  Broker - Dealer File Number
  
      100,000
  3(c)Number of Shares Other units To Be Sold (See instr.3(c))
  
      $2,449,000.00
   (d)Aggregate Market Value (See instr.3(d))
  
      67,185,560
   (e)Number of Shares or Other Units Outstanding (See
  instr.3(e))
  
      ASAP
   (f)Approximate Date of Sale (See instr.3(f))
  
      NYSE
   (g)Name of Each Securities Exchange(See instr. 3(g))
  ____________________________________________________________
  _________
   INSTRUCTIONS:
   1(a)Name of issuer
    (b)Issuer's I.R.S. Identification Number
    (c)Issuer's S.E.C. file number, if any
    (d)Issuer's address, including zip code
    (e)Issuer's telephone number including area code
  
   2(a)Name of person for whose account the securities are to
       be sold
    (b)Such person's I.R.S. identification number, if such a
       person is an entity
    (c)Such person's relationship to the issuer (e.g.,
  officer,
       director, 10% stockholder or member of immediate family
  of
       any of the foregoing)
    (d)Such person's address, including zip code
   3(a)Title of the class of securities to be sold
    (b)Name and address of each broker through whom the
       securities are intended to be sold
    (c)Number of shares or other units to be sold (if, debt
       securities, give the aggregate face amount)
    (d)Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold
       as of a specified date within 10 days are to be
       sold prior to the filing of this notice
    (e)Number of shares or other units of the class such
       person is an entity outstanding, or if debt
       securities the face amount thereof outstanding, as
       shown by the most recent report or statement
       published by the issuer
    (f)Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold
    (g)Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which
       the securities are intended to be sold
  
  ____________________________________________________________
  _________
  TABLE I; SECURITIES TO BE SOLD
  
  Furnish the following information with respect to the
  acquisition of
  the securities to be sold and with respect to the payment of
  all or
  any part of the purchase price or other consideration
  therefor:
  
  ____________________________________________________________
  _________
  
       COMMON
  Title of the Class
  
       6/1998
  Date you Acquired
  
       Merger
  Nature of Acquisition Transaction (if gift, also give date
  donor
  acquired)
  
       NBTY, Inc.
  Name of Person from Whom Acquired
  
       6,432,861
  Amount of Securities Acquired
  
       N/A
  Date of Payment
  
       N/A
  Nature of Payment
  ____________________________________________________________
  _________
  
  INSTRUCTIONS:
  
  1.If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor
  was no
    made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table
  or in a
    note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the
    consideration consisted of any note or other obligation,
  or if
    payment was made in installments describe the arrangement
  and
    state when the note or other obligation was discharged in
  full
    or the last installment paid.
  
  2.If within two years after the acquisition of the
  securities the
    person for whose account they are to be sold had any short
    positions, put or other option to dispose of securities
  referred
    to in paragraph (d)(3) of Rule 144, furnish full
  information with
    respect thereto.
  
  ____________________________________________________________
  _________
  TABLE II; SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS
  Furnish the following information as to all securities of
  the issuer
  sold during the past 3 months by the person for whose
  account the
  securities are to be sold.
  
  ____________________________________________________________
  _________
  
   Name and Address      Title of     Date of    Amount of
  Gross
   of Seller             Securities   Sale       Securities
  Proceeds
                         Sold                    Sold
   _________________     __________   ________   _________
  _________
  
  ____________________________________________________________
  _________
  
  REMARKS:
  
  INSTRUCTIONS:
  See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144.
  Information is to be given not only as to the person for
  whose
  account the securities are to be sold but also as to all
  other
  persons included in that definition. In addition,
  information
  shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are
  required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with
  sales for the account of the person filing this notice.
  
  ATTENTION:
  The person for whose account the securities to which this
  notice
  relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this
  notice
  that he does not know any material adverse information in
  regard to the current and prospective operations of the
  Issuer
  of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly
  disclosed.
  
   8/1/2005          Michael C. Slade
  ________________
  ______________________________________________
  DATE OF NOTICE      (SIGNATURE)
  
  The notice shall be signed by the person for whose account
  the
  securities are to be sold. At least one copy of the notice
  shall
  be manually signed.  Any copies not manually signed shall
  bear
  typed or printed signatures
  
  ATTENTION:
  Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute
  Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)