EXHIBIT 21



ALPHARMA INC.

Subsidiaries of the Registrant



|Name                                         | Jurisdiction which Organized
|-------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------
|                                             |                             
|United States:                               |                             
|                                             |                             
|Alpharma NW Inc.                             | Washington                  
|Alpharma U.S. Inc.                           | Delaware                    
|Barre Parent Corporation                     | Delaware                    
|Alpharma USPD Inc.                           | Maryland                    
|G.F. Reilly Company                          | Delaware                    
|ParMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.                 | Delaware                    
|Alpharma Animal Health Company               | Texas                       
|Alpharma Operating Corporation               | Delaware                    
|Purepac Pharmaceutical Co.                   | Delaware                    
|Faulding Laboratories Inc.                   | Delaware                    
|                                             |                             
|Foreign:                                     |                             
|                                             |                             
|Alpharma ApS                                 | Denmark                     
|Alpharma AS                                  | Norway                      
|Allabinc de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.             | Mexico                      
|Empressa Laboratories De Mexico S.A. de C.V. | Mexico                      
|Alpharma GmbH                                | Switzerland                 
|Alpharma B.V.                                | Holland                     
|Alpharma AB                                  | Sweden                      
|Dumex Ltd.                                   | United Kingdom              
|PT Alpharma                                  | Indonesia                   
|Alpharma do Brazil LTDA                      | Brazil                      
|Alpharma SARL                                | France                      
|Alpharma Limited                             | United Kingdom              
|Alpharma Fine Chemicals, Kft.                | Hungary                     
|Alpharma OY                                  | Finland                     
|Alpharma Animal Health Ltd.                  | United Kingdom              
|Alpharma Animal Health Pty. Ltd.             | Australia                   
|Alpharma SAS                                 | France                      
|Alpharma Isis GmbH & Co. KG                  | Germany                     
|Alpharma Belgium BVBA                        | Belgium                     
|Alpharma (Luxembourg) Sarl                   | Luxembourg                  
|Alpharma de Argentina S.R.L.                 | Argentina                   
|Alpharma (Luxembourg) Sarly Compania Ltda    | Chile                       
|Alpharma Bermuda G.P.                        | Bermuda                     
|Foshan Faulding Pharmaceutical Co Ltd.       | China