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<B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
July&nbsp;21, 2005.</B>
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<B>Registration
No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B>
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<B>UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<B>Washington,&nbsp;D.C. 20549</B>
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<B>Form S-8</B>
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<B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<B>UNDER</B>
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<B>THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<B>ADAMS RESPIRATORY THERAPEUTICS, INC.</B>
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<I>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</I>
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    <B>Delaware</B></TD>
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    <B>75-2725552</B></TD>
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    <I>(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
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<B>425 Main Street</B>
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<B>Chester, NJ 07930</B>
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<I>(Address, including zip code, of principal executive
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<B>Adams Respiratory Therapeutics, Inc. 2005 Long-Term Incentive
Plan</B>
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<B>Adams Respiratory Therapeutics, Inc. 1999 Long-Term Incentive
Plan</B>
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<I>(Full title of the plans)</I>
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    <B><I>Copy to:</I></B></TD>
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    <B>WALTER E. RIEHEMANN, ESQ.<BR>
    Executive Vice President, Chief Legal<BR>
    and Compliance Officer<BR>
    425 Main Street<BR>
    Chester, New Jersey 07930<BR>
    (908)&nbsp;879-1400<BR>
     </B><I>(Name, address and telephone number of agent for
    service)</I></TD>
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    <B>LAURA G. THATCHER<BR>
     Alston &#38; Bird LLP<BR>
     One Atlantic Center<BR>
     1201 West Peachtree Street, NW<BR>
     Atlanta, Georgia 30309-3424<BR>
     (404) 881-7546</B></TD>
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<B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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    Common Stock, $0.01&nbsp;par value</DIV>
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    2,737,802(1)</TD>
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    $17.00(2)</TD>
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    $46,542,634.00(2)</TD>
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    $5,478.07</TD>
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    Common Stock, $0.01&nbsp;par value</DIV>
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    3,243,310(1)</TD>
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    $1.68(3)</TD>
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    $5,448,760.80(3)</TD>
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    $&nbsp;641.32</TD>
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    &nbsp;&nbsp;Total</DIV>
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    $6,119.39</TD>
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    <TD>(1)&nbsp;</TD>
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    Amount to be registered consists of 2,737,802&nbsp;shares of
    Adams Respiratory Therapeutics, Inc., or Adams, common stock to
    be issued pursuant to the grant or exercise of awards under the
    Adams 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the &#147;2005 Plan&#148;)
    and 3,243,310&nbsp;shares of Adams&#146; common stock that are
    subject to previously-granted stock options under the
    Adams&#146; 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the &#147;1999
    Plan&#148;). This Registration Statement also covers additional
    shares of Adams common stock that may become issuable in
    accordance with the adjustment and anti-dilution provisions of
    the 2005 Plan and the 1999 Plan.</TD>
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    <TD>(2)&nbsp;</TD>
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    Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the registration
    fee pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h), based upon an assumed price of
    $17.00&nbsp;per share, which was the initial public offering
    price of Adams&#146; stock on July&nbsp;21, 2005.</TD>
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    Determined in accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(h), the registration
    fee calculation is based on the weighted average exercise price
    of previously-granted stock options under the 1999 Plan.</TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item 1. Plan Information.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#003">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item 4. Description of Securities.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#009">Item 8. Exhibits.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#010">Item 9. Undertakings.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#011">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#012">EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="y10898exv5w1.txt">OPINION OF ALSTON & BIRD LLP</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="y10898exv23w2.txt">CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="y10898exv99w3.txt">DIRECTOR COMPENSATION PLAN</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="y10898exv99w4.txt">FORM OF NON-STATUTORY STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="y10898exv99w5.txt">FORM OF INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="y10898exv99w6.txt">FORM OF RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="y10898exv99w7.txt">FORM OF NON-STATUTORY STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="y10898exv99w8.txt">FORM OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT</A></TD></TR>
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<B>PART&nbsp;I</B>
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<B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION&nbsp;10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>
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    <B><I>Plan Information.</I></B></TD>
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The documents constituting Part&nbsp;I of this Registration
Statement will be sent or given to participants in the 2005 Plan
and the 1999 Plan as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities
Act&#148;).
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    <TD><B>Item&nbsp;2.</B></TD>
    <TD>
    <B><I>Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual
    Information.</I></B></TD>
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Upon written or oral request, Adams will provide, without
charge, the documents incorporated by reference in Item&nbsp;3
of Part&nbsp;II of this Registration Statement. The documents
are incorporated by reference in the Section&nbsp;10(a)
prospectus. Adams will also provide, without charge, upon
written or oral request, other documents required to be
delivered to participants pursuant to Rule&nbsp;428(b). Requests
for the above-mentioned information should be directed to Walter
E. Riehemann at the address and telephone number on the cover of
this Registration Statement.
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<B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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    <TD><B>Item&nbsp;3.</B></TD>
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    <B><I>Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</I></B></TD>
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The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) pursuant to the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange
Act&#148;) or the Securities Act are hereby incorporated by
reference into this Registration Statement:
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    <TD align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    (1)&nbsp;Adams&#146; Prospectus filed pursuant to
    Rule&nbsp;424(b) under the Securities Act filed with the
    Commission on July&nbsp;21, 2005;</TD>
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    (2)&nbsp;All other reports filed by Adams pursuant to
    Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since
    July&nbsp;21, 2005;&nbsp;and</TD>
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    <TD align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    (3)&nbsp;The description of Common Stock contained in
    Adams&#146; Registration Statement filed under Section&nbsp;12
    of the Exchange Act, including all amendments or reports filed
    for the purpose of updating such description.</TD>
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All other documents subsequently filed by Adams pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement that indicates that all securities
offered have been sold or that deregisters all securities that
remain unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents.
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Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed
incorporated herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified
or superseded for the purpose of this Registration Statement to
the extent that a statement contained herein or in any
subsequently filed document which also is, or is deemed to be,
incorporated herein by reference modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall
not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to
constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
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    <TD><B>Item&nbsp;4.</B></TD>
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    <B><I>Description of Securities.</I></B></TD>
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Not applicable.
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    <TD><B>Item&nbsp;5.</B></TD>
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    <B><I>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</I></B></TD>
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Not applicable.
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    <TD><B>Item&nbsp;6.</B></TD>
    <TD>
    <B><I>Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</I></B></TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; color: #000000; background: #ffffff;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Delaware General Corporation Law and Adams&#146; certificate
of incorporation and bylaws provide for indemnification of
Adams&#146; directors and officers for liabilities and expenses
that they may incur in such capacities. In general, directors
and officers are indemnified with respect to actions taken in
good faith in a manner reasonably believed to be in, or not
opposed to, Adams&#146; best interests, and with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, actions that the indemnitee had
no reasonable cause to believe were unlawful. Please see
Adams&#146; certificate of incorporation and bylaws, which are
incorporated by reference to this Registration Statement.
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Adams has entered into Indemnification Agreements with its
officers and directors. The Indemnification Agreements provide
Adams&#146; officers and directors with further indemnification
to the maximum extent permitted by the Delaware General
Corporation Law.
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Adams currently maintains a directors&#146; and officers&#146;
liability insurance policy.
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    <TD><B>Item&nbsp;7.</B></TD>
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    <B><I>Exemption from Registration Claimed.</I></B></TD>
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Not applicable.
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    <B><I>Exhibits.</I></B></TD>
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See Exhibit&nbsp;Index, which is incorporated here by reference.
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    <B><I>Undertakings.</I></B></TD>
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(a)&nbsp;The undersigned hereby undertakes:
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    (1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are
    being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration
    Statement:</TD>
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    (i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by
    Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    (ii)&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
    arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement
    (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
    individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
    in the information set forth in this Registration Statement;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    (iii)&nbsp;To include any material information with respect to
    the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this
    Registration Statement or any material change to such
    information in this Registration Statement;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    <I>provided, however</I>, that paragraphs&nbsp;(a)(1)(i) and
    (a)(1)(ii) above do not apply if the registration statement is
    on Form&nbsp;S-3, Form&nbsp;S-8, or Form&nbsp;F-3 and the
    information required to be included in a post-effective
    amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports
    filed with or furnished to the Commission by Adams pursuant to
    Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange
    Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this
    Registration Statement.</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    (2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability
    under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective
    amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
    relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of
    such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
    <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.</TD>
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    <TD align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    (3)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a
    post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered
    which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.</TD>
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(b)&nbsp;The undersigned hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
filing of Adams&#146; annual report pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to
Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that
is incorporated by reference in
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this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall
be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.
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(c)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising
under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors,
officers and controlling persons of Adams pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, Adams has been advised that
in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against
public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by Adams of
expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of Adams in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling
person in connection with the securities being registered, Adams
will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in
the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.
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(signatures on following page)
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<B>SIGNATURES</B>
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
Adams certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that
it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the
City of Chester, State of New Jersey, on July&nbsp;20, 2005.
</DIV>

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    <B>ADAMS RESPIRATORY THERAPEUTICS, INC.</B></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By:&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    /s/ David P. Becker</TD>
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    <DIV style="border-top: 1pt solid #000000; font-size: 1pt; margin-top: 2pt" align="left">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    David P. Becker</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Executive Vice President and</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Chief Financial Officer</TD>
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<B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</DIV>

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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints David P. Becker his true
and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this
Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as
fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of the, or their or his
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
</DIV>

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons
in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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    <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" nowrap><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" nowrap><B>Date</B></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap style="border-top: 1pt solid #000000;">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" nowrap style="border-top: 1pt solid #000000;">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" nowrap style="border-top: 1pt solid #000000;">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="7">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left" valign="top">
    /s/ Michael J. Valentino<BR>
    <DIV style="border-top: 1pt solid #000000; font-size: 1pt; margin-top: 2pt;">&nbsp;</DIV>Michael
    J. Valentino</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive
    Officer)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    July&nbsp;20, 2005</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="7">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left" valign="top">
    /s/ David P. Becker<BR>
    <DIV style="border-top: 1pt solid #000000; font-size: 1pt; margin-top: 2pt;">&nbsp;</DIV>David
    P. Becker</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal
    Financial and Accounting Officer)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    July&nbsp;20, 2005</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="7">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left" valign="top">
    /s/ John Q. Adams,&nbsp;Sr.<BR>
    <DIV style="border-top: 1pt solid #000000; font-size: 1pt; margin-top: 2pt;">&nbsp;</DIV>John
    Q. Adams,&nbsp;Sr.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    Director</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    July&nbsp;20, 2005</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="7">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left" valign="top">
    /s/ Steven A. Elms<BR>
    <DIV style="border-top: 1pt solid #000000; font-size: 1pt; margin-top: 2pt;">&nbsp;</DIV>Steven
    A. Elms</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    Director</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    July&nbsp;20, 2005</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="7">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left" valign="top">
    /s/ Joan P. Neuscheler<BR>
    <DIV style="border-top: 1pt solid #000000; font-size: 1pt; margin-top: 2pt;">&nbsp;</DIV>Joan
    P. Neuscheler</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    Director</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    July&nbsp;20, 2005</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="7">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left" valign="top">
    /s/ Donald J. Liebentritt<BR>
    <DIV style="border-top: 1pt solid #000000; font-size: 1pt; margin-top: 2pt;">&nbsp;</DIV>Donald
    J. Liebentritt</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    Director</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    July&nbsp;20, 2005</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="7">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left" valign="top">
    /s/ Harold F. Oberkfell<BR>
    <DIV style="border-top: 1pt solid #000000; font-size: 1pt; margin-top: 2pt;">&nbsp;</DIV>Harold
    F. Oberkfell</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    Director</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    July&nbsp;20, 2005</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="7">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left" valign="top">
    /s/ William C. Pate<BR>
    <DIV style="border-top: 1pt solid #000000; font-size: 1pt; margin-top: 2pt;">&nbsp;</DIV>William
    C. Pate</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    Director</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    July&nbsp;20, 2005</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="7">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left" valign="top">
    /s/ Andrew N. Schiff,&nbsp;M.D.<BR>
    <DIV style="border-top: 1pt solid #000000; font-size: 1pt; margin-top: 2pt;">&nbsp;</DIV>Andrew
    N. Schiff,&nbsp;M.D.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    Director</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    July&nbsp;20, 2005</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" nowrap><B>Description</B></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top" nowrap>4</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" nowrap>.1</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    Certificate of Incorporation of Adams Respiratory Therapeutics,
    Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 of
    Adams Respiratory Therapeutics, Inc.&#146;s Amendment No.&nbsp;2
    to Form&nbsp;S-1, Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-123585).</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top" nowrap>4</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" nowrap>.2</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    Bylaws of Adams Respiratory Therapeutics, Inc. (incorporated
    herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 of Adams Respiratory
    Therapeutics, Inc.&#146;s Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to Form&nbsp;S-1,
    Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-123585).</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top" nowrap>5</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" nowrap>.1</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    Opinion of Alston&nbsp;&#38; Bird LLP.</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top" nowrap>23</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" nowrap>.1</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    Consent of Alston&nbsp;&#38; Bird LLP (included in
    Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top" nowrap>23</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" nowrap>.2</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    Consent of Ernst&nbsp;&#38; Young LLP.</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top" nowrap>24</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" nowrap>.1</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    Power of Attorney (included on signature page).</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top" nowrap>99</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" nowrap>.1</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    Adams Respiratory Therapeutics, Inc. 2005 Incentive Plan
    (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.21 of Adams
    Respiratory Therapeutics, Inc.&#146;s Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to
    Form&nbsp;S-1, Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-123585).</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top" nowrap>99</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" nowrap>.2</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    Adams Respiratory Therapeutics, Inc. 1999 Long-Term Incentive
    Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.6 of
    Adams Respiratory Therapeutics, Inc.&#146;s Form&nbsp;S-1,
    Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-123585).</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top" nowrap>99</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" nowrap>.3</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    Adams Respiratory Therapeutics, Inc. Director Compensation Plan</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top" nowrap>99</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" nowrap>.4</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    Form of Non-Statutory Stock Option Agreement for Employees and
    Officers</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top" nowrap>99</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" nowrap>.5</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement for Employees and
    Officers</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top" nowrap>99</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" nowrap>.6</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement for Employees and
    Officers</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top" nowrap>99</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" nowrap>.7</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    Form of Non-Statutory Stock Option Agreement for Non-Employee
    Directors</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="right" valign="top" nowrap>99</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" nowrap>.8</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for Non-Employee
    Directors</TD>
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ADAMS RESPIRATORY THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
July 21, 2005.
Registration
No. 333-
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ADAMS RESPIRATORY THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
75-2725552
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
425 Main Street
Chester, NJ 07930
(Address, including zip code, of principal executive
offices)
Adams Respiratory Therapeutics, Inc. 2005 Long-Term Incentive
Plan
Adams Respiratory Therapeutics, Inc. 1999 Long-Term Incentive
Plan
(Full title of the plans)
Copy to:
WALTER E. RIEHEMANN, ESQ.
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal
and Compliance Officer
425 Main Street
Chester, New Jersey 07930
(908) 879-1400
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for
    service)
LAURA G. THATCHER
Alston & Bird LLP
One Atlantic Center
1201 West Peachtree Street, NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30309-3424
(404) 881-7546
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed
Title of Securities
Amount to
Maximum Offering
Maximum Aggregate
Amount of
to be Registered
be Registered
Price per Share
Offering Price
Registration Fee
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
2,737,802(1)
$17.00(2)
$46,542,634.00(2)
$5,478.07
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
3,243,310(1)
$1.68(3)
$5,448,760.80(3)
$ 641.32
Total
$6,119.39
(1)
Amount to be registered consists of 2,737,802 shares of
    Adams Respiratory Therapeutics, Inc., or Adams, common stock to
    be issued pursuant to the grant or exercise of awards under the
    Adams 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "2005 Plan")
    and 3,243,310 shares of Adams' common stock that are
    subject to previously-granted stock options under the
    Adams' 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "1999
    Plan"). This Registration Statement also covers additional
    shares of Adams common stock that may become issuable in
    accordance with the adjustment and anti-dilution provisions of
    the 2005 Plan and the 1999 Plan.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the registration
    fee pursuant to Rule 457(h), based upon an assumed price of
    $17.00 per share, which was the initial public offering
    price of Adams' stock on July 21, 2005.
(3)
Determined in accordance with Rule 457(h), the registration
    fee calculation is based on the weighted average exercise price
    of previously-granted stock options under the 1999 Plan.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
Item 1. Plan Information.
Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Item 9. Undertakings.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
OPINION OF ALSTON & BIRD LLP
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION PLAN
FORM OF NON-STATUTORY STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
FORM OF INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
FORM OF RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT
FORM OF NON-STATUTORY STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
FORM OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1.
Plan Information.
The documents constituting Part I of this Registration
Statement will be sent or given to participants in the 2005 Plan
and the 1999 Plan as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act").
Item 2.
Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual
    Information.
Upon written or oral request, Adams will provide, without
charge, the documents incorporated by reference in Item 3
of Part II of this Registration Statement. The documents
are incorporated by reference in the Section 10(a)
prospectus. Adams will also provide, without charge, upon
written or oral request, other documents required to be
delivered to participants pursuant to Rule 428(b). Requests
for the above-mentioned information should be directed to Walter
E. Riehemann at the address and telephone number on the cover of
this Registration Statement.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act") or the Securities Act are hereby incorporated by
reference into this Registration Statement:
(1) Adams' Prospectus filed pursuant to
    Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act filed with the
    Commission on July 21, 2005;
(2) All other reports filed by Adams pursuant to
    Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since
    July 21, 2005; and
(3) The description of Common Stock contained in
    Adams' Registration Statement filed under Section 12
    of the Exchange Act, including all amendments or reports filed
    for the purpose of updating such description.
All other documents subsequently filed by Adams pursuant to
Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement that indicates that all securities
offered have been sold or that deregisters all securities that
remain unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed
incorporated herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified
or superseded for the purpose of this Registration Statement to
the extent that a statement contained herein or in any
subsequently filed document which also is, or is deemed to be,
incorporated herein by reference modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall
not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to
constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4.
Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
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Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Delaware General Corporation Law and Adams' certificate
of incorporation and bylaws provide for indemnification of
Adams' directors and officers for liabilities and expenses
that they may incur in such capacities. In general, directors
and officers are indemnified with respect to actions taken in
good faith in a manner reasonably believed to be in, or not
opposed to, Adams' best interests, and with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, actions that the indemnitee had
no reasonable cause to believe were unlawful. Please see
Adams' certificate of incorporation and bylaws, which are
incorporated by reference to this Registration Statement.
Adams has entered into Indemnification Agreements with its
officers and directors. The Indemnification Agreements provide
Adams' officers and directors with further indemnification
to the maximum extent permitted by the Delaware General
Corporation Law.
Adams currently maintains a directors' and officers'
liability insurance policy.
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
See Exhibit Index, which is incorporated here by reference.
Item 9.
Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are
    being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration
    Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by
    Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
    arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement
    (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
    individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
    in the information set forth in this Registration Statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to
    the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this
    Registration Statement or any material change to such
    information in this Registration Statement;
provided, however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and
    (a)(1)(ii) above do not apply if the registration statement is
    on Form S-3, Form S-8, or Form F-3 and the
    information required to be included in a post-effective
    amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports
    filed with or furnished to the Commission by Adams pursuant to
    Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
    Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this
    Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability
    under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective
    amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
    relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of
    such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a
    post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered
    which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
filing of Adams' annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to
Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that
is incorporated by reference in
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this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall
be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising
under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors,
officers and controlling persons of Adams pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, Adams has been advised that
in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against
public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by Adams of
expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of Adams in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling
person in connection with the securities being registered, Adams
will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in
the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.
(signatures on following page)
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
Adams certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that
it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the
City of Chester, State of New Jersey, on July 20, 2005.
ADAMS RESPIRATORY THERAPEUTICS, INC.
By:
/s/ David P. Becker
David P. Becker
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints David P. Becker his true
and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this
Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as
fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of the, or their or his
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons
in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Michael J. Valentino
Michael
    J. Valentino
Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive
    Officer)
July 20, 2005
/s/ David P. Becker
David
    P. Becker
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal
    Financial and Accounting Officer)
July 20, 2005
/s/ John Q. Adams, Sr.
John
    Q. Adams, Sr.
Director
July 20, 2005
/s/ Steven A. Elms
Steven
    A. Elms
Director
July 20, 2005
/s/ Joan P. Neuscheler
Joan
    P. Neuscheler
Director
July 20, 2005
/s/ Donald J. Liebentritt
Donald
    J. Liebentritt
Director
July 20, 2005
/s/ Harold F. Oberkfell
Harold
    F. Oberkfell
Director
July 20, 2005
/s/ William C. Pate
William
    C. Pate
Director
July 20, 2005
/s/ Andrew N. Schiff, M.D.
Andrew
    N. Schiff, M.D.
Director
July 20, 2005
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Table of Contents
EXHIBIT INDEX
TO
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
Exhibit
Number
Description
4
.1
Certificate of Incorporation of Adams Respiratory Therapeutics,
    Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of
    Adams Respiratory Therapeutics, Inc.'s Amendment No. 2
    to Form S-1, Registration Statement No. 333-123585).
4
.2
Bylaws of Adams Respiratory Therapeutics, Inc. (incorporated
    herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Adams Respiratory
    Therapeutics, Inc.'s Amendment No. 2 to Form S-1,
    Registration Statement No. 333-123585).
5
.1
Opinion of Alston & Bird LLP.
23
.1
Consent of Alston & Bird LLP (included in
    Exhibit 5.1).
23
.2
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
24
.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page).
99
.1
Adams Respiratory Therapeutics, Inc. 2005 Incentive Plan
    (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.21 of Adams
    Respiratory Therapeutics, Inc.'s Amendment No. 2 to
    Form S-1, Registration Statement No. 333-123585).
99
.2
Adams Respiratory Therapeutics, Inc. 1999 Long-Term Incentive
    Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of
    Adams Respiratory Therapeutics, Inc.'s Form S-1,
    Registration Statement No. 333-123585).
99
.3
Adams Respiratory Therapeutics, Inc. Director Compensation Plan
99
.4
Form of Non-Statutory Stock Option Agreement for Employees and
    Officers
99
.5
Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement for Employees and
    Officers
99
.6
Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement for Employees and
    Officers
99
.7
Form of Non-Statutory Stock Option Agreement for Non-Employee
    Directors
99
.8
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for Non-Employee
    Directors