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EXHIBIT 10.17

ALZA Corporation
Executive Deferral Plan
2000 Amendment 1

     ALZA Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"),
pursuant to the power granted to it by Section 10.2 of each of
the 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1992 Benefit Units of the
Executive Deferral Plan, as amended (each referred to as a
"Benefit Unit"), hereby amends each Benefit Unit, as follows,
effective as of February 8, 2000.

1.   For the 1987 and 1988 Benefit Units, Section 1.17 is amended
     in its entirety to read as follows:

     ""Retirement" and "Retire" shall mean termination of
     employment or severance of directorship with the
     Company (i) on or after the attainment of age sixty-two
     (62), (ii) at a time when Years of Service are equal to
     or greater than 20, (iii) at a time when the sum of age
     at last birthday plus Years of Service equal 62 or more
     ("Rule of 62") or (iv) within two years after a Change
     in Control, provided the Participant was an employee or
     director at the time of the Change in Control."  If a
     Participant is both an employee and a Director,
     Retirement shall not occur until he or she retires as
     both an employee and a Director.

2.   For each of the 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1992 Benefit Units,
     Section 1.18, as amended, is further amended in its entirety to
     read as follows:

     ""Retirement" and "Retire" shall mean termination of
     employment or severance of directorship with the
     Company (i) on or after the attainment of age sixty-two
     (62), (ii) at a time when Years of Service are equal to
     or greater than 20, (iii) at a time when the sum of age
     at last birthday plus Years of Service equal 62 or more
     ("Rule of 62") or (iv) within two years after a Change
     in Control, provided the Participant was an employee or
     director at the time of the Change in Control."  If a
     Participant is both an employee and a Director,
     Retirement shall not occur until he or she retires as
     both an employee and a Director.

3.   For each of the 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1992
     Benefit Units, Section 10.1 is amended in its entirety to read as
     follows:

     "Plan Termination.  The Company reserves the right to
     terminate the Plan at any time, subject to the payout of
     benefits as set forth below.  Upon termination of the Plan,
     the Participants' then existing EDP Accounts, including the
     Secondary Account Balance and all interest earned through
     the date of such termination, shall be paid out as if each
     Participant Retired on the date of termination based on the
     most recent payout election made by the Participant in
     accordance with Article 5 above.  If the Plan is terminated
     prior to a Change in Control, the Company reserves the
     right, at its sole discretion and notwithstanding any
     elections made by the Participant, to pay such benefits in a
     lump sum or in annual installments for up to 15 years, with
     interest credited on the unpaid balance at the Preferred
     Distribution Rate.  The termination of the Plan shall not
     adversely affect any Participant or Beneficiary who has
     become entitled to the payment of any benefits under the
     Plan as of the date of termination."

4.   For each of the 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1992
     Benefit Units, Section 10.2 is amended in its entirety to read as
     follows:

     "Amendment or Modification.  The Company may, at any time,
     amend or modify the Plan in whole or in part; provided,
     however, that no amendment or modification shall have the
     effect of decreasing or restricting any EDP Account balance,
     calculated as if (a) the Participant experienced a
     Termination of Employment as of the effective date of the
     amendment or modification, or (b) if the Participant was
     eligible to Retire on the effective date of the amendment or
     modification, or if such amendment or modification is made
     after a Change in Control, calculated as if the Participant
     had Retired as of the effective date of the amendment or
     modification.  The amendment or modification of the Plan
     shall have no effect on any Participant or Beneficiary who
     has become entitled to the payment of benefits under the
     Plan as of the date of the amendment or modification."

5.   Except as expressly provided herein, the provisions of each
     Benefit Unit will continue in their entirety as set forth
     immediately prior to the effective date of this amendment.

     The Company has caused this Amendment to be signed by its
duly authorized officer as of the date written below.

                           ALZA Corporation, a Delaware Corporation

                              By: /s/ David R. Hoffmann

                              Its: Vice President, Treasurer

                              Date: February 8, 2000EXHIBIT 10.18

ALZA Corporation
Executive Deferral Plan
2000 Amendment 2

     ALZA Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"),
pursuant to the power granted to it by Section 10.2 of each of
the 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1992 Benefit Units of the
Executive Deferral Plan, as amended (each referred to as a
"Benefit Unit"), hereby amends each Benefit Unit, as follows,
effective as of August 9, 2000.

1.   For each of the 1987 and 1988 Benefit Units, Section 1.25 is
     added to read as follows:

     "1.25     "Consultant" shall mean a Participant who enters
          into a written consulting arrangement with the Company
          under which the Participant becomes an independent
          consultant to the Company."

2.   For each of the 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1992 Benefit Units,
     Section 1.26 is added to read as follows:

     "1.26     "Consultant" shall mean a Participant who enters
          into a written consulting arrangement with the Company
          under which the Participant becomes an independent
          consultant to the Company."

3.   For each of the 1987 and 1988 Benefit Units, Section 1.26 is
     added to read as follows:

     "1.26     "Deferred Compensation Plan for Consultants" shall
          mean any nonqualified deferral plan that is established
          by the Company from time to time for a select group of
          independent consultants that allows such consultants to
          defer compensation paid to them by the Company."

4.   For each of the 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1992 Benefit Units,
     Section 1.27 is added to read as follows:

     "1.27     "Deferred Compensation Plan for Consultants" shall
          mean any nonqualified deferral plan that is established
          by the Company from time to time for a select group of
          independent consultants that allows such consultants to
          defer compensation paid to them by the Company."

5.   For each of the 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1992
     Benefit Units, Section 2.3 is added to read as follows:

     "2.3 Consultant.

     (a)  Change in Status.  If immediately upon or prior to a
          Participant's Retirement or Termination of Employment, either as
          an employee or as a Director, the Participant:

          (i)  becomes a Consultant; and

          (ii) made a timely and valid election in accordance with Section
               2.3(b) below,

          the Participant's entire Account Balance shall be
          rolled over to the Deferred Compensation Plan for
          Consultants as of the date of the Participant's
          Retirement or Termination of Employment, the
          Participant's participation in this Plan shall
          cease, and any obligations of the Company to the
          Participant with respect to his or her former
          Account Balance under this Plan shall be governed by
          the terms and conditions of the Deferred
          Compensation Plan for Consultants and not this Plan.
          If the Participant does meet all of the requirements
          set forth in (i) through (ii) immediately above, or
          a Deferred Compensation Plan for Consultants is not
          in existence at the time of the Participant's
          Retirement or Termination of Employment, the
          Participant's Account Balance shall continue to be
          governed by the terms and conditions of this Plan.

     (b)  Election.  Concurrent with the effective date of this
          Amendment, any current Participant in this Plan, who has not
          Retired or experienced a Termination of Employment, shall have
          the opportunity to elect whether or not to have his or her
          Account Balance rolled over to the Deferred Compensation Plan for
          Consultants in the event that the Participant becomes a
          Consultant and the conditions for a rollover, as set forth in
          Section 2.3(a) above, are met.  Any new Participant in this Plan
          shall have an opportunity to make a similar election at the time
          he or she becomes a Participant in the Plan.  Thereafter, a
          Participant may annually change his or her election to roll or
          not roll his or her Account Balance over to the Deferred
          Compensation Plan for Consultants by submitting a new Election
          Form to the Committee, provided that any such Election Form is
          submitted at least one (1) year prior to the Participant's
          Retirement or Termination of Employment and is accepted by the
          Committee in its sole discretion.  The Election Form most
          recently accepted by the Committee shall govern."

6.   For each of the 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1992
     Benefit Units, Section 11.13 is added to read as follows:

     "11.13    No Guarantee.  Nothing in this Plan shall be
          deemed to give a Participant the right to be retained
          in the service of the Company as a Consultant or to be
          eligible to participate in the Deferred Compensation
          Plan for Consultants.  Any election made under Section
          2.3 above is an election that is expressly contingent
          on the Participant meeting the requirements of Section
          2.3 above."

7.   Except as expressly provided herein, the provisions of the
     Plan will continue in their entirety as set forth immediately
     prior to the effective date of this amendment.

     The Company has caused this Amendment to be signed by its
duly authorized officer as of the date written below.

                              ALZA Corporation, a Delaware Corporation

                              By: David R. Hoffmann

                              Its: Vice President, Treasurer

                              Date: October 25, 2000

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