UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       Pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities exchange act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 15, 1997



                            MERIS LABORATORIES, INC.
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            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



                                   California
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         (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)


         0-19360                                   77-0274078
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  (Commission file number)              (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)



   2890 Zanker Road, San Jose, California                    95134
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  (Address of principal executive offices)                (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  408-434-9200



                               Not Applicable
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      (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

                                                    
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Item 5.    Other Events

     The Registrant  filed the Form 12b-25  Notification of Late Filing on April
1, 1997 with  respect to the  Registrant's  inability  to timely file the Annual
report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended  December 31, 1996. The Registrant
is not  able to file its  Annual  Report  on Form  10-K on April  15,  1997,  as
previously  indicated,  due  to  the  time  constraints  and  difficulty  in the
allocation  of personnel  and  financial  resources.  The  Registrant  will work
diligently  to finalize  such Annual  Report and will file its Annual  Report on
Form 10-K as soon as possible.

                                   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.


                                      MERIS LABORATORIES, INC.


                          By:          /s/ Thurman Jordan
                                      --------------------------------------
                                      Thurman Jordan
                                      Senior Vice President - Finance
                                      (Duly authorized Officer and
                                       Principal Accounting Officer)
                                       

Date: April 15, 1997



















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UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       Pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities exchange act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 15, 1997

                            MERIS LABORATORIES, INC.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                   California
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

         0-19360                                   77-0274078
---------------------------           ------------------------------------------
  (Commission file number)              (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

   2890 Zanker Road, San Jose, California                    95134
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (Address of principal executive offices)                (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  408-434-9200

                               Not Applicable
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

                                                    
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Item 5.    Other Events

     The Registrant  filed the Form 12b-25  Notification of Late Filing on April
1, 1997 with  respect to the  Registrant's  inability  to timely file the Annual
report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended  December 31, 1996. The Registrant
is not  able to file its  Annual  Report  on Form  10-K on April  15,  1997,  as
previously  indicated,  due  to  the  time  constraints  and  difficulty  in the
allocation  of personnel  and  financial  resources.  The  Registrant  will work
diligently  to finalize  such Annual  Report and will file its Annual  Report on
Form 10-K as soon as possible.

                                   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.

                                      MERIS LABORATORIES, INC.

                          By:          /s/ Thurman Jordan
                                      --------------------------------------
                                      Thurman Jordan
                                      Senior Vice President - Finance
                                      (Duly authorized Officer and
                                       Principal Accounting Officer)
                                       

Date: April 15, 1997

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