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                                                                   Exhibit 10.70

                                 AMENDMENT NO. 3
                                     TO THE
                     BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORPORATION
                                HEALTH CARE PLAN
                             FOR SALARIED EMPLOYEES

     THIS AMENDMENT NO. 3 to the Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation Health
Care Plan for Salaried Employees (the "Plan"), as amended through March 8, 2004,
is made and entered into the 30th day of December, 2004. The provisions of this
Amendment shall be effective as of July 30, 2004;

                                   WITNESSETH:

     WHEREAS, Reynolds American Inc. ("RAI") maintains the Plan for the benefit
of former employees of Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation who are employed
in "transitional employment" (as such term is defined in the Plan) by RAI or any
of its subsidiaries and affiliates designated as participating companies; and

     WHEREAS, the RAI Employee Benefits Committee (the "Committee"), by actions
taken on December 30, 2004, authorized amendments to the Plan to modify various
Plan provisions to reflect the transactions contemplated by the Business
Combination (as such term is defined in the Plan) and make other administrative
changes to the Plan; and

     WHEREAS, such action of the Committee further authorized the members of the
Committee to perform any and all acts and execute any and all documents that
they may deem necessary to effectuate the Committee's resolutions;

     NOW, THEREFORE, the Plan hereby is amended as follows:

                                       1.

     The first sentence of the Preamble of the Plan is hereby amended in its
entirety to read as follows:

     "The Sponsoring Company adopted the Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation
Comprehensive Health Care Plan and Separate Operations for Salaried Employees
(the "Prior Plan"), effective as of July 1, 1988, to provide health care
benefits to Eligible Employees of the Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation,
BATUS, Inc., Brown & Williamson Industries, Inc., and effective as of December
1, 1988, B.A.T. Capital Corporation, and their eligible dependents."

                                       2.

     The first sentence of the second paragraph of the Preamble of the Plan is
hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

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     "Effective January 1, 1992, the Sponsoring Company amended and restated in
its entirety the Prior Plan under the name of the Brown & Williamson Tobacco
Corporation Health Care Plan for Salaried Employees (the "Plan") which
incorporated into a single plan document all plans providing self-insured health
care benefits to salaried employees of the Company and their eligible
dependents."

                                       3.

     The last two paragraphs of the Preamble of the Plan are hereby amended be
deleting the term "Company" and replacing it with the term "Sponsoring Company"
each place it appears therein.

                                       4.

     The first paragraph of Section 1.45(c) of the Plan is hereby amended in its
entirety to read as follows:

     "Effective as of the Closing of the Business Combination, the provisions
set forth below shall apply."

                                       5.

     Section 1.52 of the Plan is hereby amended in its entirety to read as
follows:

     "1.52 Plan Administrator or Administrator.  The terms "Plan Administrator"
          or "Administrator" means, for the period from July 30, 2004 to August
          17, 2004, the RJR Employee Benefits Committee, and thereafter means
          the RAI Employee Benefits Committee, as described in Section 13.01."

                                       6.

     Article 1 of the Plan is hereby amended by adding a new Section 1.66A,
immediately following Section 1.66, to read as follows:

     "1.66A Sponsoring Company.  The term "Sponsoring Company" means Reynolds
          American Inc." Prior to the Closing, the term "Sponsoring Company"
          meant Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation."

                                       7.

     Section 2.01(b) is amended in its entirety to read as follows:

     (b)  Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.01, the following
          eligibility rules shall apply:

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          (1)  any Eligible Employee who is transferred from a business
               operation which, prior to March 1, 1995, was part of The American
               Tobacco Company or Golden Belt Manufacturing Company shall
               commence participation in the Plan as provided in this Section
               2.01 on the later of March 1, 1995 or transfer to employment as
               an Eligible Employee; and

          (2)  former employees of Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation (or a
               Related Company) who are employed by RAI pursuant to the
               "Business Combination" at and after "Closing" (as such terms are
               defined in Section 1.08(a)) or individuals who, prior to July 30,
               2004, received written job offers from management of Brown &
               Williamson Tobacco Corporation for employment in the Brown &
               Williamson Federal Credit Union and became employed by RAI on or
               after July 30, 2004 ("Credit Union Employees"), in either case
               for a "transition period" (as defined in paragraph (3) below),
               and who were Participants in the Plan immediately prior to
               Closing, or who first become eligible to participate while in
               "transitional employment" (as defined in paragraph (3) below)
               (taking into account service before and after Closing), shall
               continue to be (or, as applicable, shall become) eligible to
               participate in the Plan in all respects until the first to occur
               of (i) termination of employment for any reason, or (ii)
               commencement of "regular employment" with RAI (as defined in
               paragraph (3) below).

          (3)  For purposes of this Plan, the term "regular employment" means
               full- or part-time ongoing employment with RAI that is not
               classified by RAI as transitional employment. An employee is
               considered to be in "transitional employment" if his or her
               employment is transferred to RAI in connection with the Business
               Combination or he or she is a Credit Union Employee, and the
               employee is employed within the B&W Division of RAI for a limited
               period of time (a "transition period").

                                       8.

     Section 2.01(c) of the Plan is hereby amended by (i) deleting the word
"and" at the end of Section 2.01(c)(6), (ii) deleting the "." at the end of
Section 2.01(c)(7) and replacing it with a "," and (iii) amending Sections
2.01(c)(8) and (9) in their entirety to read as follows:

          (8)  except as provided in Section 2.01(b)(2) with respect to Credit
               Union Employees, any individual who was not an Employee of the
               Company as defined in Section 1.08(a)(2) immediately prior to
               Closing, and

          (9)  salaried Employees who enter into "regular employment" (as
               defined in Section 2.01(b)(3)) with RAI at and after Closing,
               effective the date such regular employment commences.

                                       9.

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     Section 2.03(a)(3) of the Plan is hereby amended by adding the phrase
"which has not adopted the Plan" immediately following the term "Related
Company" where it appears therein.

                                       10.

     Section 2.10(a) of the Plan is hereby amended by deleting the term
"Company" and replacing it with the term "Plan Administrator" where it appears
therein.

                                       11.

     Section 12.08 of the Plan is hereby amended in its entirety to read as
follows:

     "12.08 HIPAA PrivacyRule.  Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the
          contrary, the Plan shall be operated in accordance with the Health
          Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

     (a)  Disclosure of PHI to the Company

          (1)  The Plan may disclose to the Company "summary health
               information," as that term is defined in the Standards for
               Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information, 45 CFR
               Part 160 and Part 164, subparts A and E (the "Privacy Rule"), for
               the purpose of allowing the Company to: (i) obtain bids from
               insurers for providing health insurance coverage under the Plan;
               or (ii) amend or terminate the Plan.

          (2)  The Plan may disclose to the Company enrollment or disenrollment
               information regarding an individual.

          (3)  The Plan may disclose an individual's protected health
               information, as that term is defined in the Privacy Rule ("PHI"),
               to the Company if authorized by the individual to make such
               disclosure in accordance with the Privacy Rule.

          (4)  Except as provided in Sections 12.08(a)(1), (2) and (3) above and
               subject to the other provisions of this Section 12.08, the Plan
               may disclose the PHI of a Participant of the Plan or his or her
               Dependent-Participant, if any, to the Company only as necessary
               to enable the Company to perform "Plan Administration Functions"
               on behalf of the Plan.

          (5)  The term "Plan Administration Functions" shall have the same
               meaning ascribed to it by the Privacy Rule and shall include
               those activities that meet the Privacy Rule's definition of
               "Payment" or "Health Care Operations," including, without
               limitation, activities related to claims processing, auditing,
               eligibility or coverage decisions, utilization review, billing
               and collections, coordination of benefits, claims management,
               quality assurance, case management, and benefit design.
               Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term "Plan Administration
               Functions" shall not include

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               any activities related to (i) obtaining bids from health insurers
               for the purpose of providing health insurance coverage under the
               Plan; (ii) amending or terminating the Plan; or (iii) enrollment
               or disenrollment in the Plan.

     (b)  Use and Disclosure of PHI by the Company

          (1)  The Company may use and/or disclose the PHI that it receives from
               the Plan pursuant to Section 12.08(a)(4) to the extent necessary
               to perform Plan Administration Functions or as required by law.
               The following Employees of the Company assist with Plan
               Administration Functions, and in connection with those job
               responsibilities, may use and/or disclose PHI that is received
               from the Plan:

               (A)  The designated Privacy Official and Privacy Contact;

               (B)  Employees who work in the Company's human resources
                    department and have responsibility for the Plan;

               (C)  Employees who work in the Company's benefits department and
                    have responsibility for the Plan;

               (D)  Employees who work in the Company's legal department and
                    have responsibility for the Plan;

               (E)  Employees who work in the Company's finance department and
                    have responsibility for the Plan, including auditing and
                    plan accounting functions; and

               (F)  Employees who work in the Company's payroll department and
                    have responsibility for payroll deductions relating to the
                    Plan.

     (c)  Plan Sponsor Certification

          (1)  The Plan may disclose an individual's PHI to the Company pursuant
               to Section 12.08(a)(4) only upon receipt of a certification from
               the Company that the Plan has been amended consistent with the
               Privacy Rule, as reflected in this Section, and that the Company
               will comply with the provisions of this Section, including the
               provisions of Section 12.08(c)(2) below.

          (2)  If the Plan discloses an individual's PHI to the Company pursuant
               to Section 12.08(a)(4), the Company agrees and certifies as
               follows:

               (A)  The Company will not use or disclose such PHI other than as
                    permitted by the Plan or as required by law.

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               (B)  The Company will ensure that any agents to whom it provides
                    such PHI agree to the same restrictions and conditions
                    applicable to the Company with respect to the PHI.

               (C)  The Company will not use or disclose such PHI for
                    employment-related actions and decisions or in connection
                    with any other employee benefit plan sponsored by the
                    Company.

               (D)  The Company will report to the Plan any known use or
                    disclosure of such PHI which is inconsistent with the
                    permitted uses or disclosures of the PHI.

               (E)  To the extent such PHI is part of a "Designated Record Set"
                    ("DRS"), as that term is defined by the Privacy Rule, the
                    Company will allow the individual that is the subject of the
                    PHI to access and copy the PHI in accordance with the
                    Privacy Rule.

               (F)  To the extent such PHI is part of a DRS, the Company will
                    make such PHI available for amendment or will incorporate
                    any amendments to the PHI in accordance with the Privacy
                    Rule.

               (G)  The Company will make available such information as is
                    required to allow the Plan to provide an accounting of
                    disclosures of PHI to an individual in accordance with the
                    Privacy Rule.

               (H)  The Company will make its internal practices, books and
                    records relating to the use and disclosure of PHI received
                    from the Plan available to the Secretary of the Department
                    of Health and Human Services as necessary for the Secretary
                    to determine the Plan's compliance with the Privacy Rule.

               (I)  If feasible, the Company will return or destroy all PHI
                    received from the Plan once it is no longer needed for the
                    purpose for which the disclosure was made, and if the return
                    or destruction of the PHI is not feasible, the Company will
                    limit the future use and disclosure of such information to
                    those purposes which make the return or destruction of the
                    information infeasible.

               (J)  The Company will provide for adequate separation between the
                    Plan and Company, in the manner described in the Privacy
                    Rule and this Section.

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     (d)  Non-Compliance.  If any of the individuals identified in Section
          12.08(c) fails to comply with the provisions of this Section, he or
          she will be subject to the Plan's HIPAA Privacy Policies and
          Procedures regarding sanctions for violating the Privacy Rule.

     (e)  HIPAA Privacy Rule Controls over Conflicting Provisions.  If there is
          any conflict between the provisions of this Section 12.08 and the
          remaining provisions of the Plan, the provisions of this Section 12.08
          will control."

                                       12.

     Article 12 of the Plan is hereby amended by adding a new Section 12.09 to
the end thereof to read as follows:

     "12.09 Adoption/Withdrawal of Participating Companies.

     (a)  Any Related Company may, with the consent of the Plan Administrator,
          adopt the Plan and thereby become a participating Company hereunder by
          executing an instrument evidencing such adoption and filing a copy
          thereof with the Plan Administrator. By this adoption of the Plan,
          participating Companies (other than the Sponsoring Company) shall be
          deemed to consent to actions taken by the Sponsoring Company in
          entering into any arrangements for the purpose of providing benefits
          under the Plan, and to authorize the Sponsoring Company and/or the
          Plan Administrator on behalf of the participating Company to take any
          actions within the authority of the Sponsoring Company under the terms
          of the Plan.

     (b)  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of any participating
          Company that adopts the Plan and thereafter (i) ceases to exist or
          (ii) withdraws or is eliminated from the Plan, it shall not thereafter
          be considered a participating Company thereunder and the Employees of
          such participating Company shall no longer be eligible to participate
          in the Plan. Any participating Company (other than the Sponsoring
          Company) which adopts the Plan may elect separately to withdraw from
          the Plan and such withdrawal shall constitute a termination of the
          Plan as to it; provided, however, that such terminating participating
          Company shall continue to be a participating Company for the purposes
          hereof as to Participants and Dependent-Participants to whom it owes
          obligations hereunder, unless the Sponsoring Company or the Plan
          Administrator directs otherwise.

     (c)  Effective as of the Closing, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company is the only
          Related Company that has adopted the Plan and become a participating
          Company hereunder."

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                                       13.

     Article 13 of the Plan is hereby amended in its entirety to read as
follows:

                                   "ARTICLE 13
                               Plan Administration

     13.01 Plan Administrator.  The Plan Administrator shall administer the Plan
          and shall be the "named fiduciary" for the Plan. Nothing herein shall
          restrict the Sponsoring Company's right to remove a Plan Administrator
          at any time. The Plan Administrator shall be responsible for the
          day-to-day administration of the Plan; provided that the Plan
          Administrator may delegate its administrative duties to one or more
          Benefits Administration Committees or Claims Administrators as set
          forth in Section 13.04 below. The Sponsoring Company's sole
          responsibility with respect to the administration of the Plan is to
          appoint or remove the Plan Administrator.

     13.02 Duties and Powers of the Plan Administrator.  The Plan Administrator
          shall have the following duties, responsibilities and authority with
          respect to the administration of the Plan:

     (a)  Complete discretionary authority to construe and interpret the Plan
          including, without limitation, determining an Employee's eligibility
          to participate in and receive benefits under the Plan, correcting any
          defect, supplying and omitting and reconciling any inconsistency;

     (b)  To prescribe procedures to be followed by Eligible Employees and
          Participants in making elections, filing claims, and any other
          administrative procedure necessary to properly administer the Plan.
          Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Plan
          Administrator and any Claims Administrator may prospectively revise
          their rules and procedures whenever they deem it appropriate, even if
          this causes inconsistency with prior decisions or results;

     (c)  To prepare and distribute information explaining the Plan to Eligible
          Employees and Participants;

     (d)  To receive from the Company, the Eligible Employees and Participants
          such information as may be necessary or desirable for the proper
          administration of the Plan;

     (e)  To employ such persons, including, but not limited to, actuaries,
          accountants, and counsel, as it deems appropriate, to perform such
          duties as may from time to time be required either by administrative
          convenience or necessity or under ERISA or under the Code and to
          render advice upon request with regard to any matters arising under
          the Plan;

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     (f)  To prepare and file any reports or returns with respect to the Plan
          required under applicable law;

     (g)  To take all other steps deemed necessary or appropriate to properly
          administer the Plan in accordance with its terms and the requirements
          of applicable law; and

     (h)  To act in accordance with all applicable laws governing applicable
          fiduciary standards.

     13.03 Rules and Decisions.  The Plan Administrator shall decide any matter,
          and may adopt any rule or procedure, regarding eligibility, benefits,
          claims, or any other issue arising under the Plan that it deems
          necessary, desirable or appropriate in the administration of the Plan,
          including factual determinations. All rules and decisions of the Plan
          Administrator shall be uniformly and consistently applied to all
          Eligible Employees and Participants in similar circumstances and shall
          be conclusive and binding on all persons having an interest in the
          Plan. When making any decision or determination, the Plan
          Administrator or its delegate shall be entitled to rely upon, without
          further inquiry, such information as may be furnished to it by an
          Eligible Employee or Participant, the Company, legal counsel, or the
          administrator of another plan.

     13.04 Delegation and Allocation of Responsibility of the Plan
          Administrator.

     (a)  The Plan Administrator, in its discretion, may delegate its
          administrative duties and responsibilities to one or more Benefits
          Administration Committees each consisting of three or more persons,
          who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Plan
          Administrator and one or more of whom may also be members of the RAI
          Employee Benefits Committee. Vacancies in the Benefits Administration
          Committees shall be filled by the Plan Administrator but the Benefits
          Administration Committees may act, notwithstanding any vacancies, so
          long as there are at least two members of such Committee. The members
          of a Benefits Administration Committee shall serve without
          compensation for their services as such, but shall be reimbursed by
          the Sponsoring Company for all necessary expenses incurred in the
          discharge of their duties.

     (b)  Subject to restrictions imposed by the Plan Administrator, a Benefits
          Administration Committee's powers shall include the following powers:

          (1)  to interpret provisions of the Plan with respect to eligibility,
               service, and determination of benefits,

          (2)  to recommend and implement coverage level and Participant
               contribution amount changes for the Plan,

          (3)  to authorize the payment of routine expenses of the Plan,

          (4)  to prepare and/or approve the filing of required governmental
               reports,

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          (5)  to review medical child support orders to determine compliance
               with the qualified medical child support order rules of ERISA
               section 609(a)(2),

          (6)  to maintain Plan records, and

          (7)  to prepare Employee announcements, forms and procedures.

          A Benefits Administration Committee, at its discretion, may delegate
          ministerial and clerical duties to assistants, including Employees in
          a Company's Employee Benefits department. A Benefits Administration
          Committee, at its discretion, may identify and retain Claims
          Administrators with respect to various benefits under the Plan. The
          designation of a Claims Administrator under the Plan shall constitute
          an express grant to the Claims Administrator of discretionary
          authority to determine eligibility for Plan benefits, based on
          information provided by the Company, Participants and Providers,
          including determinations of Medical Necessity, determinations pursuant
          to Pre-Admission and Continued Stay Reviews, and other
          predeterminations, precertifications and preapprovals required under
          the Plan.

     13.05 Indemnity.  To the extent not insured against by any insurance
          company pursuant to the provisions of any applicable insurance policy,
          the Sponsoring Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Plan
          Administrator, the members of any Benefits Administration Committee
          and their assistants from any and all claims, demands, lawsuits, or
          proceedings in connection with the Plan, including the expenses of
          defense, provided, that such indemnification shall not apply to any
          person for such person's act of willful misconduct or as otherwise
          prohibited by law.

     13.06 Fiduciary Duties and Responsibilities.  Each Plan fiduciary will
          discharge his or its duties with respect to the Plan solely in the
          interest of the Participants; for the exclusive purpose of providing
          benefits to such individuals and defraying reasonable expenses of
          administering the Plan; and in accordance with the terms of the Plan.
          Each fiduciary, in carrying out such duties, will act with the care,
          skill, prudence and diligence under the circumstances then prevailing
          that a prudent person acting in a like capacity and familiar with such
          matters would use in exercising such authority. A fiduciary may serve
          in more than one fiduciary capacity. Unless liability is otherwise
          provided under Section 405 of ERISA, a named fiduciary will not be
          liable for any act or omission of any other party to the extent that
          (a) such responsibility was properly allocated to such other party as
          a named fiduciary, or (b) such other party has been properly
          designated to carry out such responsibility pursuant to the procedures
          set forth above."

                                       14.

     Article 14 of the Plan is hereby amended by deleting the term "Company" and
replacing it with the term "Sponsoring Company" where it appears therein.

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                                       15.

     The second sentence of Section 15.01 of the Plan is hereby amended in its
entirety to read as follows"

     "The Company (other than the Sponsoring Company) may also make payment of
the benefits provided for its Employees who are Participants in the Plan from
its general assets."

                                       16.

     Section A1.03 of Exhibit A to the Plan is hereby amended by deleting the
term "Company" and replacing it with "Sponsoring Company" each place it appears
therein.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned member of the Committee has executed
this Amendment No. 3 as of the day and year first written above.

                                        RAI Employee Benefits Committee

                                        By: /s/ McDara P. Folan, III
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EXHIBIT 10.88

                                ANDRX CORPORATION
                      RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT

      This Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into
as of ________ between Andrx Corporation, a Delaware corporation (including any
of its subsidiaries or affiliates, the "Company") and __________ ("Employee"),
pursuant to the Company's 1993 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the "1993
Plan").

      1.    Award of Deferrable Restricted Stock Units. The Company hereby
awards to the Employee as of the date first written above ("Date of Grant"), an
award of 35,000 deferrable restricted stock units (each an "RSU"), with each RSU
representing the right to acquire one share of Andrx Corporation - Andrx Group
Common Stock, par value $.001 ("Common Stock"), subject to the conditions,
restrictions and limitations set forth below (the "RSU Award"). The Employee
hereby acknowledges and accepts such grant and agrees to acquire the RSU Award
and the shares of Common Stock covered thereby upon such terms and subject to
such conditions, restrictions and limitations as provided herein.

      2.    Vesting.

            (a)   Subject to Sections 2(b) and 3, Employee shall become vested
in 25% of the RSUs covered by the RSU Award on each of the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th
anniversaries of the Date of Grant, thereby causing such RSU to become "Vested
RSUs".

            (b)   Notwithstanding Sections 2(a) and 3, Employee shall become
vested in any or all RSUs covered by the RSU Award as of such earlier date or
dates as may be expressly determined by the Company's Board of Directors or its
Compensation Committee (in either case, the "Compensation Committee"), in its
sole discretion.

      3.    Effect of Certain Events Upon Vesting.

            (a)   If Employee's employment with the Company is terminated by the
Company prior to all RSUs becoming Vested RSUs pursuant to Section 2 above, and
Cause (as hereinafter defined) exists, then (i) all RSUs which have not
previously been exercised (including Vested RSUs) shall immediately be
forfeited, without any payment of consideration by the Company to the Employee,
unless expressly determined otherwise by the Compensation Committee in its sole
discretion, and (ii) to the extent the Employee derived any benefit from the
sale, transfer, receipt or otherwise of any Vested RSUs within the twelve month
period prior to the occurrence of Cause, unless expressly determined otherwise
by the Compensation Committee in its sole discretion, the Employee shall be
liable to the Company for an amount equal to the amount realized (or the payment
received) by Employee as a result thereof, net of any income taxes actually paid
by Employee with respect thereto. Such damages amount is in addition to, and not
in lieu of, any other remedy or recourse to which Andrx may be entitled.

            (b)   "Cause" shall mean (i) Employee's conviction of, or plea of
nolo contendere to, a felony involving a crime of moral turpitude; (ii)
Employee's having been found guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction, of
commission of any willful or fraudulent
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act that is adverse to the interests of Company, or (iii) Employee's breach,
either prior to the termination of employment or thereafter, of this agreement
or the Confidentiality and Non-Competition Agreement attached hereto as EXHIBIT
A (which is incorporated herein by reference).

            (c)   If Employee's employment with the Company is terminated by the
Company or is terminated because of death or a mental or physical disability
(within the meaning of Section 22(e) of the Code) as determined by a medical
doctor satisfactory to the Compensation Committee after November 30, 2003, but
prior to all RSUs becoming Vested RSUs pursuant to Section 2 above, as a result
of any reason other than set forth in Section 3(a), then upon execution of the
release attached hereto as EXHIBIT B (which is incorporated herein by
reference), then Employee shall immediately become vested in such portion of the
RSUs (including previously Vested RSUs) that is equal to the product of the
number of RSUs covered by this Agreement, multiplied by a fraction, the
numerator of which is the number of complete months from December 1, 2002 to the
date of termination of Employee's employment, and the denominator of which is
72.

            (d)   Upon a Change of Control (as hereinafter defined) and if in
the good faith determination of the Employee, there shall be a change in the
Employee's status or responsibilities (including reporting responsibilities)
which does not represent a promotion or if the Employee shall be assigned duties
which are inconsistent with Employee's current duties at the time of the Change
of Control, or if the Employee is required to regularly work in a location which
is 25 or more miles from the locale at which the Employee's work is now located,
any unvested RSUs shall immediately vest and become Vested RSUs. As used herein,
a "Change in Control" shall be deemed to have occurred if (i) any person
(including any individual, firm, partnership or other entity) together with all
Affiliates and Associates (as defined under Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and
Regulations promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Exchange Act") of such person, but excluding (A) a trustee or other
fiduciary holding securities under an Employee benefit plan of Company or any
subsidiary of Company, (B) a corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the
stockholders of Company in substantially the proportions as their ownership of
Company, (C) Company or any subsidiary of Company, or (D) Employee, together
with all Affiliates and Associates of Employee, is or becomes the Beneficial
Owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act), directly or
indirectly, of securities of Company representing 40% of more of the combined
voting power of Company's then outstanding securities, such person being
hereinafter referred to as an Acquiring Person; (ii) individuals who, on the
date hereof, are Continuing Directors (as hereinafter defined) shall cease for
any reason to constitute a majority of the Company's Board of Directors
("Board"); or (iii) the stockholders of Company approve a merger of
consolidation of Company with any other corporation, other than a merger of
consolidation that would result in the voting securities of Company outstanding
immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining
outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving
entity) at least 80% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of
Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or
consolidation, or the stockholders or Company approve a plan of complete
liquidation of Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by Company of
all or substantially all of Company's assets. As used herein, "Continuing
Director" shall mean (1) any member of the Board, while such person is a member
of the Board, who was a member of the Board prior to the date of this Agreement,
or (2) any person

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who subsequently becomes a member of the Board, while such person is a member of
the Board (excluding an Acquiring Person or a representative of any Acquiring
Person), if such person's nomination for election or election to the Board is
recommended or approved by a majority of the Continuing Directors.

      4.    Delivery of Shares.

            (a)   As soon as practicable following an RSU becoming a Vested RSU,
the Company shall deliver to the Employee one share of Common Stock for each
Vested RSU, subject to the deferral procedures described in Section 4(b).

            (b)   Subject to the approval of the Compensation Committee, the
Employee may defer receipt of any share of Common Stock by delivering a written
election of such deferral to the Compensation Committee by the date six months
prior to the applicable vesting date or, if earlier, the December 31 immediately
prior to the applicable vesting date; provided, however, that in the sole
discretion of the Compensation Committee, and based on the opinion of any of the
Company's tax advisors, the election to defer may be required to be made at a
different time or may be disallowed in its entirety. Such written deferral
election must require delivery of the shares upon termination of the Employee's
employment with the Company for any reason and may require delivery upon a
specific date if such date were to occur prior to such termination.

            (c)   In order to mitigate any loss of deduction under Section
162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, the Company may elect to defer the
Employee's receipt of the shares of Common Stock upon the vesting of any RSUs to
no later than the date 10 days after the Employee's employment with the Company
terminates for any reason, so long as the Employee agrees to such deferral, with
such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld. The Employee is not obligated to
incur any economic loss to effect such mitigation.

      5.    Restrictions on Transfer. The RSU Award granted hereunder to the
Employee may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise
encumbered, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, by operation of law or
otherwise; provided, however, that the RSU Award and/or any Vested RSUs shall be
transferable by the Employee, in whole or in part, to members of his immediate
family, to trusts or partnerships formed exclusively for the benefit of the
Employee and/or members of his immediate family, or pursuant to a domestic
relations order in settlement of marital property rights. Except as permitted by
the foregoing, no right or benefit under this Agreement shall be subject to
transfer, anticipation, alienation, sale, assignment, pledge, encumbrance or
charge, whether voluntary, involuntary, by operation of law or otherwise, and
any attempt to transfer, anticipate, alienate, sell, assign, pledge, encumber or
charge the same shall be void. No right or benefit hereunder shall in any manner
be liable for or subject to any debts, contracts, liabilities or torts of the
person entitled to such benefits. Any assignment in violation of this Section 5
shall be void.

      6.    Withholding Tax Requirements. For purposes of tax withholding, the
Company shall withhold shares of Common Stock at the time Common Stock is
delivered (or otherwise becomes taxable) to the Employee, and shall pay only the
statutory minimum withholding amounts to the applicable tax authorities in
accordance therewith.

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      7.    Sale and Issuance of Common Stock. The Employee agrees that he/she
shall not sell any Common Stock delivered to him/her pursuant to this Agreement
and that the Company shall not be obligated to deliver any shares of Common
Stock if counsel to the Company reasonably determines that such sale or delivery
would violate any applicable law or any rule or regulation of any governmental
authority or any rule or regulation of, or agreement of the Company with, any
securities exchange or association upon which the Common Stock is listed or
quoted. The Company shall be obligated to take all reasonable action in order to
cause the delivery of shares of Common Stock to comply with any such law, rule,
regulation or agreement.

      8.    Limitation of Rights. Nothing contained in this Agreement, and no
action of the Company with respect hereto, shall confer or be construed to
confer on the Employee any right to continue in the employment or service of the
Company, or affect the right of the Company to terminate the employment or
service of the Employee at any time for any reason.

      9.    No Interest in Company Assets. The Employee shall not have any
interest in any fund or specific asset of the Company by reason of this RSU
Award.

      10.   No Rights as a Stockholder Prior to Delivery. The Employee shall not
have any right, title or interest in, or be entitled to vote or receive
distributions in respect of, or otherwise be considered the owner of, any of the
shares of Common Stock covered by the RSU Award, except to the extent that such
shares are Vested RSUs, whether or not delivered to the Employee.

      11.   Adjustment. The RSU Award shall be subject to adjustment (including,
without limitation, as to the number of shares of Common Stock covered by the
RSU Award) in the reasonable discretion of the Compensation Committee in such
manner as the Compensation Committee may deem equitable and appropriate if there
shall be any increase or decrease in the number of issued and outstanding shares
of Common Stock through the declaration of a stock dividend or through any
recapitalization resulting in a stock split, combination or exchange of shares
(other than any such exchange or issuance of shares through which shares are
issued to effect an acquisition of another business or entity or the Company's
purchase of shares to exercise a "call" purchase option). Except as otherwise
expressly provided herein, the issuance by the Company of shares of its capital
stock of any class, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of
its capital stock of any class, either in connection with a direct or unwritten
sale or upon the exercise of rights or warrants to subscribe therefore or
purchase such shares, or upon conversion of obligations of the Company
convertible into such shares or other securities, shall not affect, and no
adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to this RSU Award.

      12.   Miscellaneous Provisions. For purposes of this Agreement, the
following miscellaneous provisions shall be applicable:

            (a)   Company Disclosure. The Employee acknowledges and agrees that
the Company, its stockholders and/or its directors and officers have no duty or
obligation to disclose to the Employee any material information regarding the
business of the Company or affecting the value of Common Stock at any time while
the Employee is employed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries and at any
time following the termination of the Employee's employment with the Company or
any of its subsidiaries, including without limitation, any information
concerning plans for the Company to make a public offering of its securities or
to be acquired by or merged with or into another firm or entity.

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            (b)   Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall bind and inure to
the benefit of and be enforceable by the Employee, the Company and their
respective permitted successors and assigns (including personal representatives,
heirs and legatees), except that the Employee may not assign any rights or
obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent and in the manner
expressly permitted herein.

            (c)   Notices. Any notice under this Agreement to the Company or to
the Employee shall be addressed as follows:

            If to the Company:

            4955 Orange Drive
            Davie, FL 33314
            Attention: General Counsel

            If to Employee:

            At the address listed on the signature page

            (d)   Severability. If any provision of this Agreement for any
reason should be found by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable, in whole or in part, such declaration shall not affect
the validity, legality or enforceability of any remaining provision or portion
thereof, which remaining provision or portion thereof shall remain in full force
and effect as if this Agreement had been adopted with the invalid, illegal or
unenforceable provision or portion thereof eliminated.

            (e)   1993 Stock Incentive Plan. This Agreement is entered into
pursuant to the 1993 Plan, a copy of which has been provided to Employee.
Employee acknowledges that Employee has received and reviewed the 1993 Plan.
Unless specifically set forth in this Agreement to the contrary, this Agreement
shall remain subject to all the provisions of the 1993 Plan, and in the event
there are any inconsistencies by and among this Agreement and the 1993 Plan, the
Employee and/or the Company shall first be bound by the terms of this Agreement,
then the 1993 Plan.

            (f)   Amendment. The Company may amend or modify this Agreement at
any time by mutual agreement between the Company and Employee (or such other
persons as may then have an interest therein). In addition, by mutual agreement
between the Company and Employee (or such other persons as may then have an
interest therein), Employee may be granted an award in substitution and exchange
for, and in cancellation of, the RSU Award under any other present or future
plan of the Company or any present or future plan of an entity which (i) is
purchased by the Company, (ii) purchases the Company, or (iii) merges into or
with the Company; provided, however, that such substitution, exchange and/or
cancellation does not increase the accounting charge-to-earnings originally
expensed by the Company with respect to the RSU Award.

            (g)   Headings. The headings, captions and arrangements utilized in
this Agreement shall not be construed to limit or modify the terms or meaning of
this Agreement.

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            (h)   Arbitration. Any disputes arising out of or in connection with
this Agreement or any of its provisions, including but not limited to the
alleged breach of the provisions of this Agreement, shall be submitted to and
determined by arbitration conducted in accordance with the Rules of the American
Arbitration Association. The award rendered by the Arbitrator may be entered as
a judgment (with full binding, force and effect) in any court having
jurisdiction thereof. This Agreement shall constitute a written agreement to
submit any such dispute or controversy to arbitration within the meaning of the
Florida Arbitration Code and shall confer jurisdiction on the Courts of the
State of Florida to enforce such agreement to arbitrate and to enter judgment on
an award in accordance with said Florida Arbitration Code.

            (i)   Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Florida. Any
arbitration, lawsuits or other proceedings related to this Agreement or the
transactions herein described shall be commenced and held in Dade or Broward
County, Florida.

            (j)   Determinations by Compensation Committee. All references in
this Agreement to determinations to be made by the Compensation Committee shall
be deemed to include determinations by any person or persons to whom the
Compensation Committee may delegate such authority in accordance with the rules
adopted thereby.

            (k)   Validity of Agreement. This Agreement shall be valid and
binding only if and when it has been duly executed by an officer of the Company
(which may be in facsimile signature) and by Employee.

            (l)   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement
has been executed as of the date first written above.

EMPLOYEE:                               ANDRX CORPORATION

By:                                     By:
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Name:                                   Richard J. Lane, Chief Executive Officer
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Employee Address:

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EXHIBIT A

                                ANDRX CORPORATION
                  CONFIDENTIALITY AND NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENT

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EXHIBIT B

                                 FORM OF RELEASE

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