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                        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):       August 18, 2000
                                                    ---------------------------
  
  
  
                                   ALZA Corporation
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                 (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
  
  
             Delaware                         1-6247               77-0142070
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     (State or Other Jurisdiction          (Commission            (IRS Employer
             of Incorporation)             File Number)        Identification No.)
  
  1900 Charleston Road P.O. Box 7210, Mountain View, California      94039-7210
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     (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                        (Zip Code)
  
  
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code (650) 564-5000
                                                     -----------------------------
  
  
                                        N/A
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           (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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  Item 5.   Other Events
  
            On August 18, 2000, (the "Redemption Date") ALZA Corporation ("ALZA")
                                      ---------------                      ----
  completed the redemption of the entire class of its 5% Convertible Debentures
  Due 2006 (the "Debentures").  ALZA duly notified the New York Stock Exchange
                 ----------
  (the "Exchange") of the redemption in accordance with the rules of the Exchange.
        --------
  Trading of the Debentures on the Exchange was suspended, pending removal of the
  Debentures from listing and registration.  Application for removal from listing
  and registration has been made pursuant to Rule 12d2-2(a)(2) of the Securities
  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
  
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
  
  Dated: September 6, 2000           ALZA Corporation
  
                                     By  /s/ Peter Staple
                                       ------------------------------
                                       Name:  Peter Staple
                                       Title: Executive Vice President &
                                              General Counsel
  
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text: 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):       August 18, 2000
                                                    ---------------------------
  
                                   ALZA Corporation
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
  
             Delaware                         1-6247               77-0142070
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (State or Other Jurisdiction          (Commission            (IRS Employer
             of Incorporation)             File Number)        Identification No.)
  
  1900 Charleston Road P.O. Box 7210, Mountain View, California      94039-7210
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                        (Zip Code)
  
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code (650) 564-5000
                                                     -----------------------------
  
                                        N/A
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
  Item 5.   Other Events
  
            On August 18, 2000, (the "Redemption Date") ALZA Corporation ("ALZA")
                                      ---------------                      ----
  completed the redemption of the entire class of its 5% Convertible Debentures
  Due 2006 (the "Debentures").  ALZA duly notified the New York Stock Exchange
                 ----------
  (the "Exchange") of the redemption in accordance with the rules of the Exchange.
        --------
  Trading of the Debentures on the Exchange was suspended, pending removal of the
  Debentures from listing and registration.  Application for removal from listing
  and registration has been made pursuant to Rule 12d2-2(a)(2) of the Securities
  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
  
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
  
  Dated: September 6, 2000           ALZA Corporation
  
                                     By  /s/ Peter Staple
                                       ------------------------------
                                       Name:  Peter Staple
                                       Title: Executive Vice President &
                                              General Counsel
  
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