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                       Securities and Exchange Commission
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q


             Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                  For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2002

                        Commission file number 000-23520


                          QUINTILES TRANSNATIONAL CORP.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


            North Carolina                              56-1714315
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   (State or other jurisdiction of          (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
   incorporation or organization)

   4709 Creekstone Dr., Suite 200
              Durham, NC                                27703-8411
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(Address of principal executive offices)                (Zip Code)


                                 (919) 998-2000
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                                      N/A
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              (Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
                          if changed since last report)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. [X] Yes   [ ] No

The number of shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value, outstanding as of
March 31, 2002 was 118,703,665




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                                      Index

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Part I.  Financial Information

         Item 1.  Financial Statements (unaudited)

                  Condensed consolidated balance sheets -
                  March 31, 2002 and December 31, 2001                       3

                  Condensed consolidated statements of
                  operations - Three months ended
                  March 31, 2002 and 2001                                    4

                  Condensed consolidated statements of
                  cash flows - Three months ended
                  March 31, 2002 and 2001                                    5

                  Notes to condensed consolidated financial
                  statements - March 31, 2002                                6

         Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of
                  Financial Condition and Results of Operations             16

         Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure
                  about Market Risk                                         30

Part II. Other Information

         Item 1.  Legal Proceedings                                         31

         Item 2.  Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds                 31

         Item 3.  Defaults upon Senior Securities - Not Applicable          31

         Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
                  Holders  - Not Applicable                                 31

         Item 5.  Other Information - Not Applicable                        32

         Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                          32

Signatures                                                                  33



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                 QUINTILES TRANSNATIONAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                                                        MARCH 31    DECEMBER 31
                                                          2002          2001
                                                       -----------  -----------
                                                       (unaudited)    (Note 1)
                                                           (In thousands)
ASSETS
Current assets:
   Cash and cash equivalents                           $   579,623  $   565,063
   Trade accounts receivable and unbilled
     services, net                                         400,718      426,954
   Investments in debt securities                           27,333       27,489
   Prepaid expenses                                         28,173       28,085
   Other current assets and receivables                     34,628       32,147
                                                       -----------  -----------
         Total current assets                            1,070,475    1,079,738

Property and equipment                                     467,630      469,919
Less accumulated depreciation                             (199,951)    (196,144)
                                                       -----------  -----------
                                                           267,679      273,775
Intangibles and other assets:
   Goodwill                                                169,724      163,651
   Other identifiable intangibles, net                     136,840      123,999
   Investments in debt securities                            9,821        9,510
   Investments in marketable equity securities              76,435       77,992
   Investments in non-marketable equity securities
     and loans                                              40,174       37,590
   Deferred income taxes                                   140,020      136,686
   Deposits and other assets                                50,170       44,799
                                                       -----------  -----------
                                                           623,184      594,227
                                                       -----------  -----------
         Total assets                                  $ 1,961,338  $ 1,947,740
                                                       ===========  ===========

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
   Accounts payable and accrued expenses               $   232,843  $   223,573
   Credit arrangements, current                             17,062       16,116
   Unearned income                                         203,416      205,783
   Income taxes                                             19,226       14,811
   Other current liabilities                                 1,342        1,903
                                                       -----------  -----------
         Total current liabilities                         473,889      462,186

Long-term liabilities:
   Credit arrangements, less current portion                21,625       21,750
   Other liabilities                                         5,585        8,716
                                                       -----------  -----------
                                                            27,210       30,466
                                                       -----------  -----------
         Total liabilities                                 501,099      492,652

Shareholders' equity:
   Preferred stock, none issued and outstanding
     at March 31, 2002 and December 31, 2001,
     respectively                                             --           --
   Common stock and additional paid-in capital,
     118,703,665 and 118,623,669 shares issued
     and outstanding at March 31, 2002 and
     December 31, 2001,  respectively                      894,251      897,075
   Retained earnings                                       606,338      589,142
   Accumulated other comprehensive loss                    (40,350)     (31,129)
                                                       -----------  -----------
         Total shareholders' equity                      1,460,239    1,455,088
                                                       -----------  -----------
         Total liabilities and shareholders' equity    $ 1,961,338  $ 1,947,740
                                                       ===========  ===========

                 The accompanying notes are an integral part of
                    these condensed consolidated statements.

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                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                   (unaudited)

                                               THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31
                                             -------------------------------
                                                2002                  2001
                                             ---------             ---------
                                                      (in thousands)
Revenues:
    Gross service revenues                   $ 474,320             $ 463,265
    Commercial rights and royalties             14,194                 2,647
    Investment                                   4,782                  (902)
                                             ---------             ---------
    Total gross revenues                       493,296               465,010
    Less: reimbursed service costs              95,153                61,442
                                             ---------             ---------
                                               398,143               403,568

Costs of revenues:
    Service                                    211,515               238,905
    Commercial rights and royalties             14,279                 2,561
    Investment                                     158                    30
                                             ---------             ---------
                                               225,952               241,496
                                             ---------             ---------
Contribution                                   172,191               162,072

General, administrative and other:
    General and administrative                 127,233               134,509
    Depreciation and amortization               21,389                22,401
    Interest (income) expense, net              (3,262)               (5,848)
    Other expense (income), net                  1,069                  (618)
                                             ---------             ---------
                                               146,429               150,444
                                             ---------             ---------

Income before income taxes                      25,762                11,628
Income tax expense                               8,501                 3,837
                                             ---------             ---------

Net income                                   $  17,261             $   7,791
                                             =========             =========

Net income per share:
    Basic                                    $    0.15             $    0.07
    Diluted                                       0.14                  0.06


                 The accompanying notes are an integral part of
                    these condensed consolidated statements.

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                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                   (unaudited)

                                                     THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                        2002             2001
                                                     ---------        ----------
                                                           (In thousands)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income                                           $  17,261        $   7,791

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
 provided by operating activities:
  Depreciation and amortization                         21,793           22,653
  Restructuring charge payments, net                    (8,414)          (7,100)
  (Gain) loss from sales of investments, net            (4,782)             902
  Benefit from deferred income tax expense              (2,233)            (105)
  Change in operating assets and liabilities            32,637           36,506
  Other                                                 (1,121)            (224)
                                                     ---------        ---------
Net cash provided by operating activities               55,141           60,423

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from disposition of property and equipment      2,336            2,279
Acquisition of property and equipment                  (10,703)         (24,019)
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired        (25,248)          (6,522)
(Purchases of) proceeds from debt securities, net         (215)          32,667
Proceeds from (purchases of) equity investments            162          (13,576)
                                                     ---------        ---------
Net cash used in investing activities                  (33,668)          (9,171)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Decrease in lines of credit, net                          --                (26)
Principal payments on credit arrangements, net          (2,490)          (4,370)
Issuance of common stock, net                            1,964            6,033
Repurchase of common stock                              (4,781)            (471)
                                                     ---------        ---------
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities     (5,307)           1,166

Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes
  on cash                                               (1,606)          (4,686)
                                                     ---------        ---------

Increase in cash and cash equivalents                   14,560           47,732
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period       565,063          330,214
                                                     ---------        ---------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period           $ 579,623        $ 377,946
                                                     =========        =========

                 The accompanying notes are an integral part of
                    these condensed consolidated statements.

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              Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
                                   (unaudited)

                                 March 31, 2002

1.   Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim
financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of
Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and
notes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete
financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting
of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation
have been included. Operating results for the three month period ended March 31,
2002 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the
year ended December 31, 2002. For further information, refer to the Consolidated
Financial Statements and Notes thereto included in the Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001 of Quintiles Transnational Corp. (the
"Company").

The balance sheet at December 31, 2001 has been derived from the audited
consolidated financial statements of the Company. Certain amounts in the 2001
financial statements have been reclassified to conform with the 2002 financial
statement presentation. The reclassifications had no effect on previously
reported net income, shareholders' equity or net income per share.

For an update of the Company's legal proceedings, refer to Item 1 of Part II of
this Form 10-Q.

2.   Commercial Rights and Royalties

The Company has entered into financial transactions and other arrangements with
customers and other parties in which a portion of the Company's revenues and
operating income depends on the performance of a specific pharmaceutical
product. These transactions may include providing product development and/or
commercialization services to customers, as well as the funding of such
services, in return for royalties or commissions based on the sales of the
customer's product. Below is a brief description of these agreements:

In May 1999, the Company entered into an agreement with CV Therapeutics, Inc.
("CVTX") to commercialize Ranolazine for angina in the United States and Canada.
Under the terms of this agreement, the Company purchased 1,043,705 shares of
CVTX's common stock for $5 million of which the Company owns 581,705 shares as
of March 31, 2002, and has made available a $10 million credit line for
pre-launch sales and marketing activities. Once Ranolazine, which is currently
in Phase III studies, is approved, the Company will provide a $10 million
milestone payment to CVTX which will be used to pay off any outstanding balances
on the credit line. The Company will also make available an additional line of
credit to help fund a portion of the first year sales and marketing expenses.
Additionally, the Company has committed to provide a minimum of approximately
$14.4 million per year of commercialization services and to fund a minimum of
$7.8 million per year of marketing activities, for a period of five years. In
return it will

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receive payment for services rendered by the Company in year one
and royalties based on the net sales of Ranolazine in years two through five
subject to a cap not to exceed 300% of funding by the Company in any year or
over the life of the contract. In addition, the Company will also receive
royalties in years six and seven.

In December 1999, the Company obtained the distribution rights to market four
pharmaceutical products in the Philippines from a large pharmaceutical customer
in exchange for providing certain commercialization services amounting to
approximately $5.1 million during the two-year period ending December 31, 2001.
As of March 31, 2002, the Company has capitalized 251.8 million philippino pesos
(approximately $4.9 million) related to these commercialization rights, and is
amortizing these costs over seven years. Under the terms of the agreement, the
customer has the option to reacquire the rights to the four products from the
Company after seven years for a price to be determined at the exercise date.

In January 2001, the Company entered into an agreement with Scios Inc. ("SCIO")
to market Natrecor(R) for acute congestive heart failure in the United States
and Canada. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company agreed to provide $30
million in funding over a two and one-half year period for sales and marketing
activities following product launch, of which $13.75 million has been funded by
the Company as of March 31, 2002. The Company also received warrants to purchase
700,000 shares of SCIO's common stock at $20 per share, exercisable in
installments over two and one-half years. In addition to receiving payments on a
fee for service basis for providing commercialization services, the Company will
receive royalties based on net sales of the product from 2002 through 2008. The
royalty payments are subject to minimum and maximum amounts of $50 million and
$65 million, respectively, over the life of the agreement.

In June 2001, the Company entered into an agreement with Pilot Therapeutics,
Inc.'s ("PLTT") to commercialize a natural therapy for asthma, AIROZIN(TM), in
the United States and Canada. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company will
provide commercialization services for AIROZIN(TM) and a milestone-based $6
million line of credit which is convertible into PLTT's common stock, of which
$4 million was funded by the Company as of March 31, 2002. Further, the Company
has committed to funding 50% of sales and marketing activities for AIROZIN(TM)
over five years with a $6 million limit per year. Following product approval and
launch, the Company will receive royalties based on the net sales of
AIROZIN(TM). The royalty percentage will vary to allow the Company to achieve a
minimum rate of return.

In December 2001, the Company entered into an agreement with Discovery
Laboratories, Inc. ("DSCO") to commercialize, in the United States, DSCO's
humanized lung surfactant, Surfaxin(R), which is currently in Phase III studies.
Under the terms of the agreement, the Company acquired 791,905 shares of DSCO's
common stock and a warrant to purchase 357,143 shares of its common stock at
$3.48 per share for a total of $3 million, and has agreed to make available a
line of credit up to $10 million for pre-launch commercialization services as
certain milestones are achieved by DSCO. In addition, the Company will receive
additional warrants to purchase approximately 38,000 shares of DSCO common stock
at an exercise price of $3.03 per share for each million dollars made available
by the Company under the line of credit as milestones are achieved. The Company
has agreed to fund the sales and marketing activities of this product up to $10
million per year for seven years. In return, the Company will receive
commissions based on net sales of Surfaxin(R) for meconium aspiration syndrome,
infant respiratory distress syndrome and all "off-label"

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uses for 10 years.

In December 2001, the Company acquired the license to market SkyePharma's
Solaraze(TM) skin treatment in the United States, Canada and Mexico for 15 years
from Bioglan Pharma Plc for a total consideration of $26.7 million. The Company
will amortize the rights ratably over 15 years. The Company has a commitment to
pay royalties to SkyePharma based on a percentage of net sales of Solaraze(TM).
Pursuant to the license, the Company may pursue additional indications for the
compound, which will be facilitated through the Company's ownership rights in
the Solaraze(TM) New Drug Application and Investigational New Drug.

In March 2002, the Company acquired certain assets of Bioglan Pharma, Inc.
("Bioglan") for a total consideration of approximately $26.4 million. The assets
included distribution rights to market ADOXA(TM) in the United States for 10
years along with other products and product rights that Bioglan had previously
marketed, as well as approximately $1.6 million in cash. Under the purchase
method of accounting, the results of operations of Bioglan are included in the
Company's results of operations as of March 22, 2002 and the assets and
liabilities of Bioglan were recorded at their respective fair values. The fair
values are preliminary and are subject to refinement as information relative to
the fair values as of March 22, 2002 becomes available. The acquisition did not
have a material impact on the financial position or results of operations for
the Company. The acquisition resulted in total goodwill and intangible assets of
$26.0 million. The Company will amortize the rights ratably over the lives of
these products. Under certain of the contracts acquired, the Company has
commitments to pay royalties based on a percentage of net sales of the acquired
products.

In January 2002, the Company entered into an agreement with Kos Pharmaceuticals,
Inc. ("KOSP") to commercialize, in the United States, KOSP's treatments for
cholesterol disorders, Advicor(R) and Niaspan(R). Advicor(R) was launched in
January 2002 and Niaspan(R) is also on the market. Under the terms of the
agreement, the Company will provide a dedicated sales force of 150
cardiovascular-trained representatives who, in combination with KOSP's sales
force of 300 representatives, will commercialize Advicor(R) and Niaspan(R) for
two years. In return, the Company also received warrants to purchase 150,000
shares of KOSP's common stock at $32.79 per share, exercisable in installments
over two years. Further, the Company will receive commissions based on net sales
of the product from 2002 through 2006. The commission payments are subject to
minimum and maximum amounts of $45 million and $75 million, respectively, over
the life of the agreement.

During the first quarter of 2002, the Company has entered into a letter of
intent with a large pharmaceutical customer to market four pharmaceutical
products within Europe. The Company will provide sales and marketing resources
over five years in return for a royalty on the sales of the products above
certain baselines. In addition to a minimal royalty on the baseline sales
targets for these products, the Company is entitled to receive a share of
incremental net sales above these baselines. Revenues are recognized as they are
earned under the terms of the letter of intent. The Company currently estimates
that the projected incremental revenue will exceed the operating costs of this
arrangement and, therefore, has deferred approximately $0.9 million in direct
operating costs. If the projected incremental sales for these products do not
exceed the operating costs, the Company will recognize the deferred costs
through earnings in the period it becomes reasonably estimable.

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The Company has firm commitments under the above arrangements, excluding the
letter of intent discussed in the preceding paragraph for which the commitments
are not finalized, to provide funding of approximately $117.5 million in
exchange for various commercial rights. As of March 31, 2002, the Company has
funded approximately $65.7 million of these commitments. Further, the Company
has future funding commitments that are contingent upon satisfaction of certain
milestones being met by the third party such as receiving the United States Food
and Drug Administration ("FDA") approval, obtaining funding from additional
third parties, agreement of a marketing plan and other similar milestones. Due
to the uncertainty of the amounts and timing, these contingent commitments are
not included in the commitment amounts.

Below is a summary of the remaining commitments with pre-determined payment
schedules under such arrangements (in thousands):

                                                  Commitments
                                                  -----------

                    2002                          $    28,511
                    2003                               23,300
                                                  -----------
                                                  $    51,811
                                                  ===========

3.   Investments - Marketable Equity Securities

The Company has entered into financial arrangements with various customers and
other parties in which the Company provides funding in the form of an equity
investment. The equity investments may be subject to certain trading
restrictions including "lock-up" agreements. The Company's portfolio in such
transactions as of March 31, 2002 is as follows (in thousands except share
data):


                                                 Number of   Cost    Fair Market
Company                        Trading Symbol     Shares     Basis      Value
-------                        --------------     ------     -----      -----

Common Stock:
CV Therapeutics, Inc.               CVTX          581,705   $ 2,833   $ 21,058
The Medicines Company               MDCO        2,059,221     8,978     29,364
Triangle Pharmaceuticals Inc.       VIRS        3,775,000    15,029     19,253
Other                                                         5,024      6,760
                                                            -------   --------
Total Marketable Equity Securities                          $31,864   $ 76,435
                                                            =======   ========

The Company may from time to time acquire equity instruments of companies in
which a current market value is not readily available. As such, these
investments are included in the Investments - Non-marketable Equity Securities
and Loans.

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4.   Investments - Non-marketable Equity Securities and Loans

The Company has entered into financial arrangements with various customers and
other parties in which the Company provides funding in the form of an equity
investment in non-marketable securities or loans. These financial arrangements
are comprised of direct and indirect investments. The indirect investments are
made through six venture capital funds in which the Company is an investor. The
Company's portfolio in such transactions as of March 31, 2002 is as follows (in
thousands):

                                                                      Remaining
                                                                       Funding
                 Company                              Cost Basis      Commitment
                 -------                              ----------      ----------

     Venture capital funds                             $ 21,224        $ 21,237
     Equity investments (eight companies)                11,547            --
     Convertible loans (five companies)                   7,403           2,600
     Loans (two companies)                                 --            20,000
                                                       --------        --------
     Total non-marketable equity securities and loans  $ 40,174        $ 43,837
                                                       ========        ========

Below is a table representing management's best estimate as of March 31, 2002 of
the amount and timing of the above commitments (in thousands):

                                                 Total
                                                 -----

                       2002                   $   20,505
                       2003                       18,332
                       2004                        5,000
                                              ----------
                                              $   43,837
                                              ==========

The Company also has future loan commitments that are contingent upon
satisfaction of certain milestones by the third party such as receiving FDA
approval, obtaining funding from additional third parties, agreement of a
marketing plan and other similar milestones. Due to the uncertainty of the
amounts and timing, these contingent commitments are not included in the
commitment amounts described above.

The Company has determined that it is not practicable at each reporting date to
estimate the fair value of its investments in non-marketable equity securities.

5.   Goodwill and Identifiable Intangible Assets

On January 1, 2002, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards ("SFAS") No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets." As such, all
goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are no longer amortized but
reviewed at least annually for impairment. Other intangible assets continue to
be amortized over their useful lives. During the second quarter of 2002, the
Company will perform the required impairment tests and therefore, as of March
31, 2002 has not yet assessed the impact of any impairment under these tests.

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As of March 31, 2002, the Company had approximately $169.7 million of goodwill.
Through December 2001, goodwill was amortized on a straight-line basis over
periods from five to 40 years. The following is a summary of reported net income
and net income per share, as adjusted to exclude goodwill amortization expense
(in thousands, except per share amounts):

                                         Three Months Ended March 31, 2001
                                         ---------------------------------

    Net income                                     $      7,791
    Add: goodwill amortization                            1,934
    Less: income tax benefit                               (638)
                                                   ------------
    Adjusted net income                            $      9,087
                                                   ============

    Adjusted net income per share:
         Basic                                     $       0.08
         Diluted                                           0.08

In accordance with SFAS No. 142, the Company has reclassed capitalized software
and related accumulated amortization to other identifiable intangible assets
from property and equipment for all periods presented. Identifiable assets
consist primarily of software, which are amortized over the estimated useful
life ranging from three to five years, and commercial rights, which are
amortized ratably, based on estimated cash flows, over the life of the rights
ranging from five to 15 years. Amortization expense associated with identifiable
intangible assets was $6.0 million and $5.2 million for the three months ended
March 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively. The following is a summary of
identifiable intangible assets (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                          As of March 31, 2002               As of December 31, 2001
                                  -----------------------------------  ----------------------------------

                                   Gross     Accumulated      Net       Gross     Accumulated      Net
                                   Amount    Amortization    Amount     Amount    Amortization    Amount
                                  --------   ------------   --------   --------   ------------   --------
<S>                               <C>        <C>            <C>        <C>        <C>            <C>
Identifiable intangible assets:
     Software and related assets  $157,377     $ 69,381     $ 87,996   $156,806     $ 63,938     $ 92,868
     Commercial rights              51,228        2,384       48,844     33,475        2,344       31,131
                                  --------     --------     --------   --------     --------     --------
                                  $208,605     $ 71,765     $136,840   $190,281     $ 66,282     $123,999
                                  ========     ========     ========   ========     ========     ========
</TABLE>

Estimated amortization expense for existing identifiable intangible assets is
approximately $25 million to $26.5 million per year for each of the years in
the five-year period ended December 31, 2006, respectively. Estimated
amortization expense will be affected by various factors including future
acquisitions of product and/or commercial rights.

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6.   Stock Repurchase

The Company was authorized by its Board of Directors to repurchase up to $100
million of the Company's Common Stock until March 1, 2002. On February 7, 2002,
the Board of Directors extended this authorization until March 1, 2003. During
the three months ended March 31, 2002, the Company entered into agreements to
repurchase 290,000 shares of its Common Stock for an aggregate price of
approximately $4.8 million.

7.   Significant Customers

One customer accounted for 12.8 % and 11.4% of consolidated gross service
revenues less reimbursed service costs for the three months ended March 31, 2002
and 2001, respectively. The revenues were derived from the product development,
commercial services and informatics groups.

8.   Investment Revenues

The following table is a summary of investment revenues for the three months
ended March 31, 2002 and 2001(in thousands):

                                                   Three months ended March 31
                                                 ------------------------------
                                                   2002                   2001
                                                 -------                -------

Marketable equity securities:
    Gross realized gains                         $ 4,724                $    --
    Impairment losses                                 --                 (3,099)
Non-Marketable equity securities and loans:
     Gross realized gains                             --                  2,197
     Gross realized losses                          (400)                    --
Other                                                458                     --
                                                 -------                -------
                                                 $ 4,782                $  (902)
                                                 =======                =======


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9.   Restructuring Charge

During the third quarter of 2001, the Company adopted a restructuring plan which
resulted in the recognition of a restructuring charge of $50.9 million. Of the
approximately 1,000 positions to be eliminated under this plan, 749 individuals
have been terminated as of March 31, 2002.

Activity during the first three months of 2002 was as follows for the 2001
restructuring plan (in thousands):

                                  Balance at       Write-Offs/      Balance at
                              December 31, 2001     Payments      March 31, 2002
                              -----------------    -----------    --------------

Severance and related costs       $ 19,323          $ (6,060)        $13,263
Exit costs                           8,806            (1,264)          7,542
                                  --------          --------         -------
                                  $ 28,129          $ (7,324)        $20,805
                                  ========          ========         =======


The Company adopted a restructuring plan in January 2000 ("January 2000 Plan")
and a follow-on restructuring plan which resulted in the recognition of a
restructuring charge of $58.6 million. During the third quarter of 2001, the
Company recognized an additional restructuring charge of approximately $1.1
million as a revision of an estimate to the January 2000 Plan. Of the
approximately 990 positions that were to be eliminated under these plans, 916
positions have been terminated as of March 31, 2002, which includes 770
positions under the January 2000 Plan.

Activity during the first three months of 2002 was as follows for the 2000
restructurings (in thousands):

                                  Balance at       Write-Offs/      Balance at
                              December 31, 2001     Payments      March 31, 2002
                              -----------------    -----------    --------------

Severance and related costs       $    894          $   (312)        $   582
Exit costs                           1,714              (778)            936
                                  --------          --------         -------
                                  $  2,608          $ (1,090)        $ 1,518
                                  ========          ========         =======

As a result of the restructuring plans, the Company has approximately 500,000
square feet of abandoned leased facilities as of March 31, 2002. A portion of
these facilities has been subleased and the Company is pursuing disposition of
the remaining abandoned facilities. Below is a summary of the total lease
obligations for the abandoned facilities (in thousands):

             Remainder of 2002                               $   6,768
             2003                                                6,229
             2004                                                3,782
             2005                                                2,818
             2006                                                2,712
             Thereafter                                          6,515
                                                             ---------
             Gross abandoned lease obligations                  28,824
             Less: sublease/restructuring                      (12,000)
                                                             ---------
             Total obligation in excess of subleases
               and related restructuring accrual balances    $  16,824
                                                             =========

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10.  Net Income Per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of the weighted-average shares
used when calculating the basic and diluted net income per share (in thousands):

                                        Three months Ended March 31
                                        ---------------------------
                                           2002           2001
                                           ----           ----
Weighted average shares:
     Basic weighted average shares        118,685       116,338
     Effect of dilutive securities:
     Stock options                          1,542         3,726
                                          -------       -------
     Diluted weighted average shares      120,227       120,064
                                          =======       =======

Options to purchase approximately 14.4 million shares of the Company's Common
Stock were outstanding during the three months ended March 31, 2002, but were
not included in the computation of diluted net income per share because the
option's exercise price was greater than the average market price of the
Company's Common Stock and, therefore, the effect would be antidilutive.

11.  Comprehensive Income

The following table represents the Company's comprehensive income for the three
months ended March 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively (in thousands):

                                                     Three Months Ended March 31
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                         2002            2001
                                                         ----            ----

Net income                                             $ 17,261      $   7,791
Other comprehensive income (loss):
  Unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities,
    net of income taxes                                   1,650        (82,964)
  Reclassification adjustment, net of income taxes       (3,153)          --
  Foreign currency adjustment                            (7,786)       (13,946)
                                                       --------      ---------
Comprehensive income (loss)                            $  7,972      $ (89,119)
                                                       ========      =========



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12.  Segments

The following table presents the Company's operations by reportable segment. The
Company is managed through four reportable segments, namely, the product
development group, the commercial services group, the informatics group and the
PharmaBio group. Management has distinguished these segments based on the normal
operations of the Company. The product development group is primarily
responsible for all phases of clinical research and outcomes research
consulting. The commercial services group is primarily responsible for sales
force deployment and strategic marketing services. The informatics group is
primarily responsible for providing market research solutions and strategic
analysis to support healthcare decisions. The PharmaBio group is primarily
responsible for facilitating non-traditional customer alliances and consists
primarily of product revenues, royalties and commissions and investment revenues
relating to the financial arrangements with customers and other third parties.
During 2002, the Late Phase, primarily Phase IV, operations included in the
commercial services group were reclassified to the product development group in
order to consolidate the operational and business development activities. These
changes are reflected in all periods presented. The Company does not include
general and administrative expenses, depreciation and amortization except
amortization of commercial rights, interest income (expense), other income
(expense) and income tax expense (benefit) in segment profitability. Significant
intersegment revenues have been eliminated. (In thousands)

<Table>
<Caption>
                                                                Three months ended March 31, 2002
                                     ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Product       Commercial
                                     Development      Services      Informatics    PharmaBio     Eliminations    Consolidated
                                     -----------     ----------     -----------    ---------     ------------    ------------
<S>                                  <C>             <C>            <C>            <C>           <C>             <C>
Net services:
  External                           $   230,457     $  136,020     $    12,690    $    --        $      --      $    379,167
  Intersegment                              --           11,212            --           --            (11,212)           --
                                     -----------     ----------     -----------    ---------     ------------    ------------

  Total net services                     230,457        147,232          12,690         --            (11,212)        379,167

Commercial rights and royalties             --             --              --         14,194             --            14,194

Investment                                  --             --              --          4,782             --             4,782
                                     -----------     ----------     -----------    ---------     ------------    ------------
    Total net revenues               $   230,457     $  147,232     $    12,690    $  18,976     $    (11,212)   $    398,143
                                     ===========     ==========     ===========    =========     ============    ============

    Contribution                     $   112,413     $   50,768     $     4,470    $   4,540     $       --      $    172,191
                                     ===========     ==========     ===========    =========     ============    ============
<Caption>
                                                                Three months ended March 31, 2001
                                     ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Product       Commercial
                                     Development      Services      Informatics    PharmaBio     Eliminations    Consolidated
                                     -----------     ----------     -----------    ---------     ------------    ------------
<S>                                  <C>             <C>            <C>            <C>           <C>             <C>
Net services:
  External                           $   225,242     $  161,117     $    15,464    $    --       $       --      $    401,823
  Intersegment                              --             --              --           --               --              --
                                     -----------     ----------     -----------    ---------     ------------    ------------
  Total net services                     225,242        161,117          15,464         --               --           401,823

Commercial rights and royalties             --             --              --          2,647             --             2,647

Investment                                  --             --              --           (902)            --              (902)
                                     -----------     ----------     -----------    ---------     ------------    ------------
    Total net revenues               $   225,242     $  161,117     $    15,464    $   1,745     $       --      $    403,568
                                     ===========     ==========     ===========    =========     ============    ============

    Contribution                     $   105,069     $   50,305     $     7,543    $    (845)    $       --      $    162,072
                                     ===========     ==========     ===========    =========     ============    ============
</Table>

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13.  Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In July 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 144,
"Accounting for the Impairment on Disposal of Long-Lived Assets." This statement
supersedes SFAS No. 121, "Accounting for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of"
and the accounting and reporting provisions of APB Opinion No. 30, "Reporting
the Results of Operations-Reporting the Effects of Disposal of a Segment of a
Business, and Extraordinary, Unusual and Infrequently Occurring Events and
Transactions." The Company adopted SFAS No. 144 as required to do so on January
1, 2002. The adoption of SFAS No. 144 did not have a material impact on the
Company's results of operations and financial position.

In November 2001, the Emerging Issues Task Force ("EITF") released EITF Issue
01-14, "Income Statement Characterization of Reimbursements Received for
"Out-of-Pocket" Expenses Incurred," requiring companies to report reimbursed
costs as part of gross revenues. The Company adopted the provisions of EITF
01-14 as required to do so on January 1, 2002 and, as such, reimbursed service
costs have been reclassified to gross service revenues for all periods
presented. However, it was impracticable to identify and reclassify certain
prior period commercialization reimbursed service costs and, accordingly,
historical results have not been restated for these costs. During the quarter
ended March 31, 2002, these commercialization reimbursed service costs totaled
approximately $19.6 million.

Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
         of Operations

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT FOR FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

Information set forth in this Form 10-Q, including Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, contains various
"forward looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Act of 1934, as
amended. Forward looking statements represent our judgment concerning the future
and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual operating
results and financial position to differ materially. Such forward looking
statements can be identified by the use of forward looking terminology such as
"may," "will," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "believe," "continue," or
"target" or the negative thereof or other variations thereof or comparable
terminology.

We caution you that any such forward looking statements are further qualified by
important factors that could cause our actual operating results to differ
materially from those in the forward looking statements, including without
limitation, our ability to distribute backlog among project management groups
and match demand to resources, our actual operating performance, the actual
savings and operating improvements resulting from our restructuring activities,
our ability to maintain large customer contracts or to enter into new contracts,
changes in trends in the pharmaceutical industry, the risk that our PharmaBio
transactions will not generate revenues, profits or return on investment at the
rate or levels we expect, risks associated with entering into a new line of
business such as those being entered into by PharmaBio, the risk that our
informatics business will not be able to operate as expected using new and
multiple data sources, the risk that our proposed joint venture with McKesson
Corporation relating to the informatics business will not be consummated, or if
consummated, will not be successful, liability risks associated with our
business which could result in losses

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or indemnity to others not covered by insurance and risks associated with data
use and use of our data products which are regulated by state and federal laws
and contracts. See "Risk Factors" below for additional factors that could cause
actual results to differ.

Results of Continuing Operations

Three Months Ended March 31, 2002 and 2001
------------------------------------------

Gross service revenues, which are total service fees accrued to our customers
including reimbursed service costs, for the first quarter of 2002 were $474.3
million versus $463.3 million for the first quarter of 2001. Reimbursed service
expenses, which are pass-through expenses that are to be reimbursed by our
customers, were $95.2 million for the first quarter of 2002 as compared to $61.4
million for the first quarter of 2001.

We adopted Emerging Issues Task Force Issue 01-14 on January 1, 2002, as
required. This new accounting guidance requires us to report reimbursed service
costs as part of gross service revenues. Our reimbursed service costs include
such items as payments to investigators and travel expenses for our clinical
monitors and sales representatives. Historically, we have not reported these
reimbursed service costs as service revenues since we do not earn a profit on
these costs. In accordance with this new accounting guidance, we have
reclassified reimbursed service costs to gross service revenues for all periods
presented. However, it was impracticable to identify and reclassify certain
prior period commercialization reimbursed service costs and, accordingly,
historical results have not been restated for these costs. During the first
quarter of 2002, these commercialization reimbursed service costs totaled
approximately $19.6 million.

Gross service revenues accrued to our customers less reimbursed service costs,
or net service revenues, for the first quarter of 2002 were $379.2 million, a
decrease of $22.7 million or 5.6% over the first quarter of 2001 net service
revenues of $401.8 million. However, there was a negative impact of
approximately $12.0 million due to the effect of foreign currency fluctuations
related to the strengthening of the US Dollar relative to the euro, other
European currencies and the Japanese yen; therefore, using a constant exchange
rate for each period, net service revenues decreased $10.7 million or (2.7%).
Net service revenues increased in the Asia Pacific region $7.5 million or 21.9%
to $41.9 million. Net service revenues decreased $29.0 million or (13.4%) to
$187.5 million in the Americas region primarily as a result of the decline in
the commercial services group and $1.2 million or (0.8%) to $149.8 million in
the Europe and Africa region as a result of a negative impact of $7.6 million
due to the effect of foreign currency fluctuations.

Commercial rights and royalties revenues, which include product revenues,
royalties and commissions, for the first quarter of 2002 were $14.2 million, an
increase of $11.5 million over the first quarter of 2001 commercial rights and
royalties revenues of $2.6 million. These revenues include products for which we
have acquired the rights, such as the dermatology products, Solaraze(TM) and
ADOXA(TM). Also included are product revenues that we receive in exchange for
providing commercial or product development services. The $11.5 million increase
is primarily the result of our contracts with Scios Inc. and Kos
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Investment revenues, which include gains and losses on the sale of equity
securities and impairment of investment instruments, for the first quarter of
2002 were $4.8 million versus a loss of $902,000 for the first

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quarter of 2001. The first quarter of 2001 included a $3.1 million impairment
loss on securities whose decline in fair value was other than temporary.

Total net revenues decreased $5.4 million or (1.3%) to $398.1 million for the
first quarter of 2002 from $403.6 million for the first quarter of 2001.

Service costs, which include compensation and fringe benefits for billable
employees, and other expenses directly related to service contracts, were $211.5
million or 55.8% of net service revenues for the first quarter of 2002 versus
$238.9 million or 59.5% of net service revenues for the first quarter of 2001.
This reduction is primarily a result of the continued effect of our process
enhancements and cost reduction efforts.

Commercial rights and royalties costs, which include compensation and related
fringe benefits for employees, amortization of commercial rights, infrastructure
costs of the PharmaBio group and other expenses directly related to commercial
rights and royalties, were $14.3 million versus $2.6 million for the first
quarter of 2001. These costs include services and products provided by third
parties, as well as services provided by our other service groups, totaling
approximately $11.2 million for the first quarter of 2002. The profit for these
internal services is reported within the service group providing the services.
The first quarter of 2002 also includes costs to launch and market Solaraze(TM)
and ADOXA(TM).

Investment costs, which include costs directly related to direct and indirect
investments in our customers or other third parties as part of the financing
arrangements, were $158,000 for the first quarter of 2002 versus $30,000 for the
first quarter of 2001.

Revenue less associated direct costs, or contribution, was $172.2 million or
43.2% of total net revenues for the first quarter of 2002 versus $162.1 million
or 40.2% of total net revenues for the first quarter of 2001.

General and administrative expenses, which include compensation and fringe
benefits for administrative employees, non-billable travel, professional
services, and expenses for advertising, information technology and facilities,
were $127.2 million or 32.0% of total net revenues for the first quarter of 2002
versus $134.5 million or 33.3% of total net revenues for the first quarter of
2001. General and administrative expenses decreased $7.3 million primarily due
to the effects of reductions relating to our restructurings.

Depreciation and amortization, which include depreciation of our property and
equipment, and amortization of our definite-lived intangible assets except
commercial rights, decreased to $21.4 million for the first quarter of 2002
versus $22.4 million for the first quarter of 2001. This decrease is primarily
due to the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142,
"Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets," which requires all goodwill and
indefinite-lived intangible assets no longer be amortized but reviewed at least
annually for impairment.

Net interest income, which represents interest income received from bank
balances and investments in debt securities net of interest expense incurred on
lines of credit, notes and capital leases, was $3.3 million for the

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first quarter of 2002 versus $5.8 million for the first quarter of 2001. The
$2.6 million decrease was due to a decline in interest rates.

Other expense was $1.1 million for the first quarter of 2002 versus other income
of $618,000 for the first quarter of 2001. The $1.7 million variation was a
result of several factors, including effects of foreign currency translations,
disposal of assets and transaction costs associated with the pending joint
venture with McKesson Corporation.

Income before income taxes was $25.8 million or 6.5% of total net revenues for
the first quarter of 2002 versus $11.6 million or 2.9% of total net revenues for
the first quarter of 2001.

The effective income tax rate was 33.0% for the first quarter of 2002 and 2001,
respectively. Since we conduct operations on a global basis, our effective
income tax rate may vary.

Analysis by Segment:

During the three months ended March 31, 2002, we transferred the portion of the
operations of our Late Phase, primarily Phase IV, clinical group that was in the
commercial services group to the product development group. All historical
information presented has been restated to reflect this change.

The following table summarizes the operating activities for our four reportable
segments for the three months ended March 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively. We do
not include general and administrative expenses, depreciation and amortization
except amortization of commercial rights, interest income (expense), other
income (expense) and income tax expense (benefit) in our segment analysis.
Significant intersegment revenues have been eliminated, (dollars in millions).

                        Total Net Revenues              Contribution
                    ------------------------- ---------------------------------
                                                      % of Net         % of Net
                      2002     2001  Growth %   2002  Revenues   2001  Revenues
                    -------  ------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------

Product development $ 230.5  $ 225.2    2.3%  $ 112.4    48.8% $ 105.1    46.6%
Commercial services   147.2    161.1   (8.6)     50.8     34.5    50.3     31.2
Informatics            12.7     15.5  (17.9)      4.5     35.2     7.5     48.8
PharmaBio              19.0      1.7   987.4      4.5     23.9    (0.8)   (48.4)
Eliminations          (11.2)      --      --       --       --      --       --
                    -------  ------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------
                    $ 398.1  $ 403.6  (1.3%)  $ 172.2    43.2% $ 162.1    40.2%

The product development group's financial performance improvement was a result
of several factors, including an increase in revenues and the continued effect
of process enhancements.

The commercial services group's financial performance was negatively impacted by
difficult business conditions for large fee-for-service contracts in the United
States, as well as the completion of several contracts in the United States.
This trend is anticipated to continue into the next quarter. The negative impact
was offset by the effects of our cost reduction efforts.

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The informatics group's performance was negatively impacted by the pending
transaction to transfer this group into a joint venture with McKesson
Corporation. We are targeting this transaction to be completed during the second
quarter of 2002.

The PharmaBio group's increase in net revenues, which consist of commercial
rights and royalties and investments, was primarily the result of our contracts
with Scios Inc. and Kos Pharmaceuticals, Inc. This group was negatively impacted
by the costs associated with the launch and marketing of Solaraze(TM) and
ADOXA(TM). We believe the costs of marketing these products will exceed the
revenues during the first year.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash and cash equivalents were $579.6 million at March 31, 2002 as compared to
$565.1 million at December 31, 2001.

Cash from operations were $55.1 million for the three months ended March 31,
2002 versus $60.4 million for the comparable period of 2001. Included in cash
provided by operations for the three months ended March 31, 2001 was an income
tax refund of $47.6 million. Investing activities consisted primarily of capital
asset purchases. Capital asset purchases required an outlay of cash of $10.7
million for the three months ended March 31, 2002 compared to an outlay of $24.0
million for the same period in 2001.

On March 22, 2002, we acquired certain assets of Bioglan, including
approximately $1.6 million in cash, for approximately $26.4 million. As part of
the agreement, we also acquired Bioglan's rights to certain dermatology products
already on the market in the United States, including ADOXA(TM).

The following table is a summary of our net service receivables outstanding (in
thousands, except days):

                                               March 31, 2002  December 31, 2001
                                               --------------  -----------------

Trade service accounts receivable                 $ 240,992        $ 258,917
Unbilled services                                   155,658          166,754
Unearned income                                    (203,016)        (205,783)
                                                  ---------        ---------
Net service receivables outstanding               $ 193,634        $ 219,888
                                                  =========        =========

Number of days of service revenues outstanding           37               43

The decrease in the number of days of service revenues outstanding is a result
of our continued focus on the fundamentals of our business and efficiencies
generated by our shared service centers.

Investments in debt securities were $37.2 million at March 31, 2002 as compared
to $37.0 million at December 31, 2001. Our investments in debt securities
consist primarily of U.S. Government Securities, which are callable by the
issuer at par, and money funds.

Investments in marketable equity securities at March 31, 2002 were $76.4
million, a decrease of $1.6 million, as compared to $78.0 million at December
31, 2001. This decrease is due primarily to sales of marketable equity
securities partially offset by unrealized gains on the portfolio as a result of
stock price increases and purchases.

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Investments in non-marketable equity securities and loans at March 31, 2002 were
$40.2 million, an increase of $2.6 million, as compared to $37.6 million at
December 31, 2001.

We have available to us a (pound)10.0 million (approximately $14.3 million)
unsecured line of credit and a (pound)1.5 million (approximately $2.1 million)
general banking facility with a U.K. bank. At March 31, 2002, we did not have
any outstanding balances on these facilities.

In March 2001, the Board of Directors authorized us to repurchase up to $100
million of our common stock until March 1, 2002. In February 2002, the Board
extended this authorization until March 1, 2003. During the first three months
of 2002, we entered into agreements to repurchase 290,000 shares for an
aggregate price of $4.8 million. Shareholders' equity at March 31, 2002 was
$1.460 billion versus $1.455 billion at December 31, 2001.

Based on our current operating plan, we believe that our available cash and cash
equivalents, together with future cash flows from operations and borrowings
under our line of credit agreements will be sufficient to meet our foreseeable
cash needs in connection with our operations. As part of our business strategy,
we review many acquisition candidates in the ordinary course of business, and in
addition to acquisitions already made, we are continually evaluating new
acquisition and expansion possibilities. In addition, as part of our business
strategy going forward, we intend to review and consider opportunities to
acquire additional product rights, as appropriate. We may from time to time seek
to obtain debt or equity financing in our ordinary course of business or to
facilitate possible acquisitions or expansion.

RISK FACTORS

In addition to the other information provided in our reports, you should
consider the following factors carefully in evaluating our business and us.
Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us, that we currently
deem immaterial or that are similar to those faced by other companies in our
industry or business in general, such as competitive conditions, may also impair
our business operations. If any of the following risks occur, our business,
financial condition, or results of operations could be materially adversely
affected.

Changes in outsourcing trends in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries
could adversely affect our operating results and growth rate.

Economic factors and industry trends that affect our primary customers,
pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, also affect our business. For
example, the practice of many companies in these industries has been to hire
outside organizations like us to conduct large clinical research and sales and
marketing projects. This practice has grown substantially over the past decade,
and we have benefited from this trend. Some industry commentators believe that
the rate of growth of outsourcing will continue to trend downward. If these
industries reduce their tendency to outsource those projects, our operations,
financial condition and growth rate could be materially and adversely affected.
Recently, we also believe we have been negatively impacted by mergers and other
factors in the pharmaceutical industry, which appear to have slowed decision
making by our customers and delayed certain trials. A continuation of these
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effect on our business. In addition, numerous governments have undertaken
efforts to control growing healthcare costs through legislation, regulation and
voluntary agreements with medical care providers and pharmaceutical companies.
If future regulatory cost containment efforts limit the profits which can be
derived on new drugs, our customers may reduce their research and development
spending, which could reduce the business they outsource to us. We cannot
predict the likelihood of any of these events or the effects they would have on
our business, results of operations or financial condition.

If we are unable to successfully develop and market potential new services, our
growth could be adversely affected.

Another key element of our growth strategy is the successful development and
marketing of new services that complement or expand our existing business. If we
are unable to succeed in (1) developing new services and (2) attracting a
customer base for those newly developed services, we will not be able to
implement this element of our growth strategy, and our future business, results
of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected.

For example, we are expanding our pharmaceutical and healthcare information and
market research services. These services involve analyzing healthcare
information to study aspects of current healthcare products and procedures for
use in developing new products and services or in analyzing sales and marketing
of existing products. In addition to the other difficulties associated with the
development of any new service, our ability to develop these services may be
limited further by contractual provisions limiting our use of the healthcare
information or the legal rights of others that may prevent or impair our use of
the healthcare information. Due to these and other limitations, we cannot assure
you that we will be able to develop this type of service successfully. Our
inability to develop new products or services or any delay in development may
adversely affect our ability to maintain our rate of growth in the future.

Our plan to web-enable our product development and commercialization services
may negatively impact our results in the short term.

We are currently developing an Internet platform for our product development and
commercialization services. We have entered into agreements with certain vendors
for them to provide web-enablement services to help us develop this platform. If
such vendors fail to perform as required or if there are substantial delays in
developing and implementing this platform, we may have to make substantial
further investments, internally or with third parties, to achieve our
objectives. Meeting our objectives is dependent on a number of factors which may
not take place as we anticipate, including obtaining adequate web-enablement
services, creating web-enablement services which our customers will find
desirable and implementing our business model with respect to these services.
Also, these expenditures are likely to negatively impact our profitability, at
least until our web-enabled products are operationalized. Over time, we envision
continuing to invest in extending and enhancing our Internet platform in other
ways to further support and improve our services. We cannot assure you that any
improvements in operating income resulting from our Internet capabilities will
be sufficient to offset our investments in the Internet platform. Our results
could be further negatively impacted if our competitors are able to execute
their services on a web-based platform before we can launch our Internet
services or if they are able to structure a platform that attracts customers
away from our services.

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Our ability to provide informatics services depends on agreements with third
parties to access healthcare data.

In order to provide our informatics services, we need access to healthcare data.
Prior to the sale of our ENVOY subsidiary, we obtained this data directly from
ENVOY. Following the sale of ENVOY to WebMD, we entered into a data services
agreement with WebMD to continue to provide us with the ENVOY data, as well as
other data collected by WebMD.

On February 24, 2001, WebMD unilaterally stopped the transmission of data to us
in violation of our rights under the data rights agreement which resulted in
litigation. On October 12, 2001, we entered into a settlement agreement with
WebMD which ended the litigation and resolved the disputes between our two
companies. In connection with the settlement agreement, we continued to receive
healthcare data from WebMD, but only through February 28, 2002. While we have
been able to secure agreements for similar data from alternate sources, we
cannot assure you that access to such data will not be more costly than in the
past or that we will have continuous access to the data that we need to support
our informatics products. Furthermore, we must aggregate the volume of data from
a variety of sources, and we do not have a track record for being able to
process and use the data we receive from different sources effectively.

On March 15, 2002, we entered into a joint venture agreement with McKesson
Corporation pursuant to which we agreed to form a joint venture company designed
to leverage the operational strengths of the healthcare information business of
each company. Several major data providers are to contribute de-identified
prescription and medical data to the joint venture company. There can be no
assurances, however, that any of the data providers with which we currently are
in discussions will join the joint venture company or otherwise provide data to
the joint venture company.

If continued access to data is not available on acceptable terms, our
informatics group will not be able to support its contracts with existing
customers or continue development projects as currently planned, which would
have an adverse effect on our business.

The consummation of our proposed joint venture with McKesson may not occur and,
if consummated, the joint venture may not succeed.

The consummation of our joint venture with McKesson may not occur and, even if
consummated, the joint venture's success will be subject to the risks of our
informatics business as well as new risks applicable to its operation as a
stand-alone entity. The proposed joint venture with McKesson is important to our
business and, if the transaction fails to close or the closing is delayed, we
may not be able to derive the benefits we hoped to achieve by leveraging our
informatics business with outside resources. If the conditions to closing are
not satisfied or the agreement is otherwise terminated prior to closing, we will
continue to own our informatics business and be subject to the risks associated
with that business.

If the joint venture company is formed as contemplated, we may not achieve the
intended benefits of the joint venture if it is not able to secure additional
data in exchange for equity. Although we and McKesson currently are in
discussions with several major data providers to participate in the joint
venture company, it is possible that these or other data providers will prefer
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venture company, or will not want to participate at all. Such a trend could have
a material adverse effect on the joint venture's operations and financial
condition. The joint venture also could encounter other difficulties, including:

     o    its ability to aggregate the volume of data received from data
          providers;

     o    its ability to attract customers, besides Quintiles and McKesson, to
          purchase its products and services;

     o    the risk of changes in healthcare information privacy regulations that
          could have an adverse impact on the joint venture's operations;

     o    the risk that it will not be able to effectively and cost-efficiently
          replace services previously provided to the contributed businesses by
          the former parent corporations; and

     o    other risks currently faced by our informatics business and described
          elsewhere in these risk factors.

Although we will have a license to the joint venture company's data products for
use by our product development and commercial services groups, if the joint
venture is unable to provide us with the quality and character of data products
that we need to support those services, we will not be able to fully realize the
benefits of the joint venture and will need to seek other strategic alternatives
to achieve our goals. Also, if the joint venture company is not successful, it
could have a material adverse effect on our results of operation and financial
condition because it is a pass-through entity and, as such, its results will be
reflected in our financial statements to the extent of our interest in the joint
venture.

The potential loss or delay of our large contracts could adversely affect our
results.

Many of our customers can terminate our contracts upon 15-90 days' notice. In
the event of termination, our contracts often provide for fees for winding down
the project, but these fees may not be sufficient for us to maintain our
margins, and termination may result in lower resource utilization rates. Thus,
the loss or delay of a large contract or the loss or delay of multiple contracts
could adversely affect our net revenue and profitability. We believe that this
risk has potentially greater effect as we pursue larger outsourcing arrangements
with global pharmaceutical companies. Also, over the past two years we have
observed that customers may be more willing to delay, cancel or reduce contracts
more rapidly than in the past. If this trend continues, it could become more
difficult for us to balance our resources with demands for our services and our
financial results could be adversely affected.

Underperformace of our commercial rights strategies could have a negative impact
on our financial performance.

As part of our PharmaBio Development business strategy, we enter into
arrangements with customers in which we take on some of the risk of the
potential success or failure of the customer's product. These transactions may
include a strategic investment in a customer, providing financing to a customer,
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an interest in the revenues from a customer's product. For example, we
may build a sales organization for a biotechnology customer to commercialize a
new product in exchange for a share in the revenues of the product. We must
carefully analyze and select the customers and products with which we are
willing to structure our risk-based deals. Our financial results would be
adversely affected if our customer or its products do not achieve the level of
success that we anticipate and/or our return or payment from the product
investment or financing is less than our costs of performance, investment or
financing.

Our rights to market and sell certain pharmaceutical products expose us to
product risks typically associated with pharmaceutical companies.

Our recent acquisition of the rights to market and sell Solaraze(TM) and the
rights to other dermatology products acquired from Bioglan, as well as any other
product rights we may hold at any time, subject us to a number of risks typical
to the pharmaceutical industry. For example, we could face product liability
claims in the event users of these products, or of any other pharmaceutical
product we may license in the future, experience negative reactions or adverse
side effects or in the event it causes injury, is found to be unsuitable for its
intended purpose or is otherwise defective. While we believe we currently have
adequate insurance in place to protect against these risks, we may nevertheless
be unable to satisfy any claims for which we may be held liable as a result of
the use or misuse of products which we manufacture or sell, and any such product
liability claim could adversely affect our business, operating results or
financial condition. In addition, like pharmaceutical companies, our commercial
success in this area will depend in part on our obtaining, securing and
defending our intellectual property rights covering our pharmaceutical products.

These risks may be augmented by certain risks relating to our outsourcing of the
manufacturing and distribution of these products or any pharmaceutical product
we may license in the future. For example, as a result of our decision to
outsource the manufacturing and distribution of Solaraze(TM), we are unable to
directly monitor quality control in the manufacturing and distribution
processes.

Our plans to market and sell Solaraze(TM) and other pharmaceutical products also
subject us to risks associated with entering into a new line of business. We
have limited experience operating in this line of business. If we are unable to
operate this new line of business as we expect, the financial results from this
new line of business could have a negative impact on our results of operations
as a whole. The risk that our results may be affected if we are unable to
successfully operate our pharmaceutical operations may increase in proportion
with (1) the number of products we license in the future, (2) the applicable
stage of the drug approval process of the products and (3) the levels of
outsourcing involved in the development, manufacture and commercialization of
such products.

If we lose the services of Dennis Gillings, Pamela Kirby or other key personnel,
our business could be adversely affected.

Our success substantially depends on the performance, contributions and
expertise of our senior management team, led by Dennis B. Gillings, Ph.D., our
Chairman, and Pamela J. Kirby, Ph.D., our Chief Executive Officer. Our
performance also depends on our ability to attract and retain qualified
management and professional, scientific and technical operating staff, as well
as our ability to recruit qualified representatives

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for our contract sales services. The departure of Dr. Gillings, Dr. Kirby, or
any key executive, or our inability to continue to attract and retain qualified
personnel could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of
operations or financial condition.

Our product development services create a risk of liability from clinical trial
participants and the parties with whom we contract.

We contract with drug companies to perform a wide range of services to assist
them in bringing new drugs to market. Our services include supervising clinical
trials, data and laboratory analysis, patient recruitment and other services.
The process of bringing a new drug to market is time-consuming and expensive. If
we do not perform our services to contractual or regulatory standards, the
clinical trial process could be adversely affected. Additionally, if clinical
trial services such as laboratory analysis do not conform to contractual or
regulatory standards, trial participants could be affected. These events would
create a risk of liability to us from the drug companies with whom we contract
or the study participants. Similar risks apply to our product development
services relating to medical devices.

We also contract with physicians to serve as investigators in conducting
clinical trials. Such testing creates risk of liability for personal injury to
or death of volunteers, particularly to volunteers with life-threatening
illnesses, resulting from adverse reactions to the drugs administered during
testing. It is possible third parties could claim that we should be held liable
for losses arising from any professional malpractice of the investigators with
whom we contract or in the event of personal injury to or death of persons
participating in clinical trials. We do not believe we are legally accountable
for the medical care rendered by third party investigators, and we would
vigorously defend any such claims. For example, we are among the defendants
named in a purported class action by participants in an Alzheimer's study
seeking to hold us liable for alleged damages to the participants arising from
the study. Nonetheless, it is possible we could be found liable for those types
of losses.

In addition to supervising tests or performing laboratory analysis, we also own
a number of labs where Phase I clinical trials are conducted. Phase I clinical
trials involve testing a new drug on a limited number of healthy individuals,
typically 20 to 80 persons, to determine the drug's basic safety. We also could
be liable for the general risks associated with ownership of such a facility.
These risks include, but are not limited to, adverse events resulting from the
administration of drugs to clinical trial participants or the professional
malpractice of Phase I medical care providers.

We also could be held liable for errors or omissions in connection with our
services. For example, we could be held liable for errors or omissions or breach
of contract if one of our laboratories inaccurately reports or fails to report
lab results or if our informatics products violate rights of third parties.
Although, we maintain insurance to cover ordinary risks, insurance would not
cover the risk of a customer deciding not to do business with us as a result of
poor performance.

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Our insurance may not cover all of our indemnification obligations and other
liabilities associated with our operations.

We maintain insurance designed to cover ordinary risks associated with our
operations and our ordinary indemnification obligations. This insurance might
not be adequate coverage or may be contested by our carriers. For example, our
insurance carrier, to whom we paid premiums to cover risks associated with our
product development services, has filed suit against us seeking to rescind the
insurance policies or to have coverage denied for some or all of the claims
arising from class action litigation involving an Alzheimer study. The
availability and level of coverage provided by our insurance could have a
material impact on our profitability if we suffer uninsured losses or are
required to indemnify third parties for uninsured losses.

Relaxation of government regulation could decrease the need for the services we
provide.

Governmental agencies throughout the world, but particularly in the United
States, highly regulate the drug development/approval process. A large part of
our business involves helping pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies through
the regulatory drug approval process. Any relaxation in regulatory approval
standards could eliminate or substantially reduce the need for our services,
and, as a result, our business, results of operations and financial condition
could be materially adversely affected. Potential regulatory changes under
consideration in the United States and elsewhere include mandatory substitution
of generic drugs for patented drugs, relaxation in the scope of regulatory
requirements or the introduction of simplified drug approval procedures. These
and other changes in regulation could have an impact on the business
opportunities available to us.

Failure to comply with existing regulations could result in a loss of revenue.

Any failure on our part to comply with applicable regulations could result in
the termination of ongoing clinical research or sales and marketing projects or
the disqualification of data for submission to regulatory authorities, either of
which could have a material adverse effect on us. For example, if we were to
fail to verify that informed consent is obtained from patient participants in
connection with a particular clinical trial, the data collected from that trial
could be disqualified, and we could be required to redo the trial under the
terms of our contract at no further cost to our customer, but at substantial
cost to us.

Proposed and final laws and regulations may create a risk of liability and may
increase the cost of our business or limit our service offerings.

The confidentiality of individually identifiable health information and the
circumstances under which such individually identifiable health records may be
released for inclusion in our databases or used in other aspects of our business
are subject to substantial government regulation both domestically and
internationally. Additional U.S. legislation governing the possession, use and
dissemination of medical record information and other personal health
information has been proposed or adopted at both the state and federal levels.
Proposed and final U.S. and international regulations governing individually
identifiable health information may (1) require us to implement new security
measures that may require substantial expenditures or (2) limit our ability to
offer some of our products and services. These regulations may also increase
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new privacy requirements for our informatics business and mandating additional
privacy procedures for our clinical research business. Additionally, states in
the U.S. may adopt health information legislation or regulations that contain
privacy and security provisions that are more burdensome than the U.S. federal
regulations. In recent litigation, a party took the position that various state
laws could be construed to require modifications to access specifications for
particular data elements in de-identified health information that we receive.
These laws or further changes to existing laws having similar effects could
limit our ability to offer some of our products or have an impact on the
business opportunities to us. There is a risk of civil or criminal liability if
we are found to be responsible for any violations of applicable laws,
regulations or duties relating to the privacy or security of individually
identifiable health information. In addition, in connection with our settlement
agreement with WebMD, we agreed to indemnify WebMD for losses arising out of or
in connection with the settlement agreement itself, the cancelled Data Rights
Agreement with WebMD, our data business, the collection, accumulation, storage
or use of data by ENVOY for the purpose of transmitting or delivering data to
us, any transmission or delivery by ENVOY of data to us, or violations of law or
contract attributable to any such event, action or circumstance. Under the terms
of our agreement, our indemnification obligation for the first $20 million in
aggregate losses is limited to 50%, except that this limitation does not apply
to indemnity obligations we may have to WebMD arising from the sale of ENVOY,
including a class action lawsuit filed against ENVOY prior to its purchase by us
and subsequent sale to WebMD.

Industry regulation may restrict our ability to analyze and disseminate
pharmaceutical and healthcare data.

We are directly subject to certain restrictions on the collection and use of
data. Laws relating to the collection and use of data are evolving, as are
contractual rights. We cannot assure you that contractual restrictions imposed
by our customers, legislation or regulations will not, now or in the future,
directly or indirectly restrict the analysis or dissemination of the type of
information we gather and therefore materially adversely affect our operations.

Our services are subject to evolving industry standards and rapid technological
changes.

The markets for our services, particularly our informatics services, which
include our data analysis services, are characterized by rapidly changing
technology, evolving industry standards and frequent introduction of new and
enhanced services. To succeed, we must continue to:

     o    enhance our existing services;

     o    introduce new services on a timely and cost-effective basis to meet
          evolving customer requirements;

     o    integrate new services with existing services;

     o    achieve market acceptance for new services; and

     o    respond to emerging industry standards and other technological
          changes.

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Exchange rate fluctuations may affect our results of operations and financial
condition.

We derive a large portion of our net revenue from international operations. Our
financial statements are denominated in U.S. dollars; thus, factors associated
with international operations, including changes in foreign currency exchange
rates and any trends associated with the transition to the euro, could
significantly affect our results of operations and financial condition. Exchange
rate fluctuations between local currencies and the U.S. dollar create risk in
several ways, including:

     -    Foreign Currency Translation Risk. The revenue and expenses of our
          foreign operations are generally denominated in local currencies.

     -    Foreign Currency Transaction Risk. Our service contracts may be
          denominated in a currency other than the currency in which we incur
          expenses related to such contracts.

We try to limit these risks through exchange rate fluctuation provisions stated
in our service contracts, or we may hedge our transaction risk with foreign
currency exchange contracts or options. Although we may hedge our transaction
risk, there were no open foreign exchange contracts or options relating to
service contracts at March 31, 2002. Despite these efforts, we may still
experience fluctuations in financial results from our operations outside the
United States, and we cannot assure you that we will be able to favorably reduce
our currency transaction risk associated with our service contracts.

We may be adversely affected by customer concentration.

We have one customer that accounted for 12.8% of our net service revenues for
the three months ended March 31, 2002. These revenues resulted from services
provided by the product development, commercial services and informatics groups.
If any large customer decreases or terminates its relationship with us, our
business, results of operations or financial condition could be materially
adversely affected.

New healthcare legislation or regulation could restrict our informatics
business.

On December 28, 2000, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, also referred
to as HHS, issued the final rule on Standards for Privacy of Individually
Identifiable Health Information to implement the privacy requirements for HIPAA.
This rule generally (1) imposes standards for covered entities transmitting or
maintaining protected data in an electronic, paper or oral form with respect to
the rights of individuals who are the subject of protected health information;
and (2) establishes limitations on and procedures for (a) the exercise of those
individuals' rights, (b) the uses and disclosures of protected health
information and (c) language in contractual agreements between covered entities
and their business associates with regards to protected health information. The
effective date of the final rule was April 14, 2001 and the compliance date is
April 14, 2003 (April 14, 2004 for small health plans). HHS' Office for Civil
Rights, the enforcement office for the rule, issued guidance in the form of
questions and answers on the rule in July 2001 and on March 27, 2002 issued a
proposed modification to the privacy rule (NPRM). If state or federal
legislation or a more restrictive rule is adopted, it could inhibit third party
processors in using, transmitting or disclosing health data (even if they have
been de-identified) for purposes other than facilitating payment or performing

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other clearinghouse functions which would restrict our ability to obtain data
for use in our informatics services (any such state law may be subject to
enforceability challenges based on constitutional and federal preemption
issues). In addition, it could require us to establish uniform specifications
for obtaining de-identified data, so that de-identified data obtained from
different sources could be aggregated. While the impact of developments in
legislation, regulations or the demands of third party processors is difficult
to predict, each could materially adversely affect our informatics business.

If we are unable to submit electronic records to the FDA according to FDA
regulations, our ability to service our customers during the FDA approval
process could be adversely affected.

If we were unable to submit electronic records to the United States Food and
Drug Administration, also referred to as the FDA, according to FDA regulations,
our ability to service our customers during the FDA approval process could be
adversely affected. The FDA published 21 CFR Part 11 "Electronic Records;
Electronic Signatures; Final Rule" ("Part 11") in 1997. Part 11 became effective
in August 1997 and defines the regulatory requirements that must be met for FDA
acceptance of electronic records and/or electronic signatures in place of the
paper equivalents. Part 11 requires that those utilizing such electronic records
and/or signatures employ procedures and controls designed to ensure the
authenticity, integrity and, as appropriate, confidentiality of electronic
records and, in certain circumstances, Part 11 requires those utilizing
electronic records to ensure that a person appending an electronic signature
cannot readily repudiate the signed record. Pharmaceutical and biotechnology
companies are increasing their utilization of electronic records and electronic
signatures and are requiring their service providers and partners to do
likewise. Many of our customers, or potential customers, are targeting 2003 for
full compliance of all their affected systems. Becoming compliant with Part 11
involves considerable complexity and cost. Our ability to provide services to
our customers in full compliance with applicable regulations includes a
requirement that, over time, we become compliant with the requirements of Part
11. If we are unable to achieve this objective, our ability to provide services
to our customers which meet FDA requirements may be adversely affected.

Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk

The Company did not have any material changes in market risk from December 31,
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PART II. Other Information

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

On January 26, 2001, a purported class action lawsuit was filed in the State
Court of Richmond County, Georgia, naming Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.,
Pharmed Inc., Debra Brown, Bruce I. Diamond and Quintiles Laboratories Limited,
one of our subsidiaries, on behalf of 185 Alzheimer's patients who participated
in drug studies involving an experimental drug manufactured by defendant
Novartis and their surviving spouses. The complaint alleges claims for breach of
fiduciary duty, civil conspiracy, unjust enrichment, misrepresentation, Georgia
RICO violations, infliction of emotional distress, battery, negligence and loss
of consortium as to class member spouses. The complaint seeks unspecified
damages, plus costs and expenses, including attorneys' fees and experts' fees.
We believe the claims to be without merit and intend to defend the suit
vigorously.

On January 22, 2002, Federal Insurance Company and Chubb Custom Insurance
Company filed suit against us and two of our subsidiaries, Quintiles Pacific,
Inc. and Quintiles Laboratories Limited, in the United States District Court for
the Northern District of Georgia. In the suit, Chubb, our primary commercial
general liability carrier, and Federal, our excess liability carrier, seek to
rescind the policies issued to us for coverage years 2000-2001 and 2001-2002
based on an alleged misrepresentation by us on our policy application. We deny
these allegations; contending that the information was material to their
determination to accept the risk of coverage. Alternatively, Chubb and Federal
seek a declaratory judgment that there is no coverage under the policies for
some or all of the claims asserted against us and our subsidiaries in the
litigation described in the prior paragraph, and, if one or more of such claims
is determined to be covered, Chubb and Federal request an allocation of the
defense costs between the claims they contend are covered and non-covered
claims. We believe these allegations are without merit and intend to defend this
case vigorously.

We are also a party to certain other pending litigation arising in the normal
course of our business. While the final outcome of such litigation cannot be
predicted with certainty, it is the opinion of management, based on consultation
with legal counsel, that the outcome of these other matters would not materially
affect our consolidated financial position or results of operations.

Item 2.  Changes in Securities  and Use of Proceeds

During the three months ended March 31, 2002, options to purchase 9,000 shares
of our common stock were exercised at an average exercise price of $3.0525 per
share in reliance on Rule 701 under the Securities Act of 1933. We granted such
options prior to becoming subject to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, pursuant to our Non-qualified
Employee Incentive Stock Option Plan.

Item 3.  Defaults upon Senior Securities  - Not applicable

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Item 5.  Other Information - Not applicable

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

         (a) Exhibits - Not applicable

         (b) During the three months ended March 31, 2002, the Company filed or
   furnished two reports on Form 8-K.

The Company filed a Form 8-K, dated January 23, 2002, including its press
release announcing the Company's earnings information for the period ended
December 31, 2001.

The Company furnished a Form 8-K to the Securities and Exchange Commission,
dated March 5, 2002, disclosing that the Board of Directors approved an
extension of the Company's share repurchase program through March 1, 2003. Under
the repurchase program, the Company is authorized to repurchase up to $100
million of its Common Stock. The report on Form 8-K dated, March 5, 2002 was
furnished pursuant to Regulation FD. This report shall not be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into this Form 10-Q or filed hereunder for purposes of
liability under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

No other reports on Form 8-K were filed or furnished during the three months
ended March 31, 2002.






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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 thereunto duly authorized.


                          Quintiles Transnational Corp.
                        ---------------------------------
                                   Registrant



Date     May 10, 2002                  /s/ Dennis B. Gillings
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                                       Dennis B. Gillings, Chairman



Date     May 10, 2002                  /s/ Pamela J. Kirby
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                                       Pamela J. Kirby, Chief Executive Officer



Date     May 10, 2002                  /s/ James L. Bierman
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                                       James L. Bierman, Chief Financial Officer





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