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Exhibit 10.1    
    

PERSONAL & CONFIDENTIAL  

March 11,
2003 

Mark
H.N. Corrigan, M.D.

151 Hardscrabble Road

Bernardsville, NJ 07924 

Dear
Mark: 

I
am very pleased to offer you the position of Executive Vice President, Research & Development, at Sepracor. In this position you will report to
the CEO and be responsible for Product Development, including Preclinical and Clinical Development, CMC and Regulatory Affairs, as well as Experimental Medicine. 

Initially,
your first priority will be the successful regulatory approval of the Company's late-stage development candidates and the determination of a clinical strategy and priorities for
the early clinical candidates which the Company has developed to date. This will include providing leadership and direction to the R&D Executive Team and the R&D employee population. 

You
will work closely together with the CEO and other members of the senior management group to craft a longer-term strategy for the R&D function which may also involve a fully integrated
Discovery program. 

I
believe we have a unique opportunity to leverage our existing commercial success and late stage development portfolio into a more fundamental technology position over time, most likely through
acquisition. Clearly the role we are discussing would provide a platform from which you would take the lead in both crafting and executing that strategy. 

You
will also play a key supporting role to the Investor Relations function as well as the Corporate Development function of the Company. 

Your
compensation for this role will be $375,000 per year, paid bi-weekly, and you will be eligible for an annual bonus of 45% of base pay. The bonus will be paid upon attainment of
mutually acceptable goals which we can identify together within the first three months of your employment. This bonus will be 75% guaranteed for the first year and will be subsequently paid on a par
basis against no more than 10 key objectives per year. Additionally, you will be eligible for a $100,000 sign-on bonus, upon your date of hire, which will be recoverable if you leave
Sepracor within one year. 

Upon
acceptance of this offer and contingent upon the Board of Directors' approval, you will be granted an option to purchase (at a price equivalent to the share price at close of business on the day
of the Board's approval) 425,000 shares of Sepracor Common Stock. 

Of
these, 350,000 shares will vest in equal 20% increments per year over five years; 50,000 shares will vest immediately upon marketing approval from the FDA for EstorraTM and 25,000 will
vest upon your date of hire. A copy of Sepracor's stock option program is attached. 

You
will also be entitled to a severance package of one-year's salary in the event you are terminated without cause. Additionally, as a member of the Executive Team, you will be eligible
for the Executive Retention Agreement. The terms provide for two-year's salary, bonus and benefits upon a change of control and termination
without cause or resignation for good reason, within a two (2) year time period following a change of control. 

The
Company will reimburse you for all reasonable relocation expenses, up to a maximum of $120,000, including realty and closing costs on the sale and purchase of your current and new house,
respectively, and for moving of household goods. Please see the attached Relocation Policy for more information. 

 

A
summary of Sepracor's standard benefits package is also included. 

Mark,
I am very excited about the prospect of working together. I believe you would be joining Sepracor at a pivotal transition point for the Company, and perhaps for you personally. We at Sepracor
look forward to creating a very successful enterprise with your help, and having great fun in the process. 

Please
give me a call with any questions you may have and, hopefully, with your positive response. 

Best
regards, 

	

 	
 	

 
	/s/  TIMOTHY J. BARBERICH      
 Timothy J. Barberich

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer	 	 
	

TJB/zb enclosures

cc: John Weiner, Fairway Consulting Group

Regina DeTore, VP, Human Resources, Sepracor	
 	

 

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Exhibit 4.4.1  

 
 

NOTICE OF AMENDMENT
  TO
  ESCROW AGREEMENT    
    

        This Notice of Amendment to Escrow Agreement (this "Amendment") is given by Illinois River Energy, LLC (the "Company") effective the 8th day of May, 2003. 

        The
Company, U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Inc., and First Midwest Bank are parties to that certain Escrow Agreement dated September 17, 2002, which was amended by the Company
by a certain Notice of Amendment to Escrow Agreement dated March 28, 2003 (the Escrow Agreement, as so amended, the "Agreement"). Pursuant to Section 12(e) of the Agreement, the Company
may amend the Agreement by written notice signed by the Company. In accordance therewith, the Company hereby amends the Agreement as follows: 

	A.
	The
references to the date "May 16, 2003" in Section 3(a) of the Agreement are hereby deleted and replaced with the date "June 30, 2003."

	B.
	The
reference to the date "August 31, 2003" in Section 3(a) of the Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with the date "December 31, 2003."

	C.
	Except
to the extent specifically amended as set forth above, all terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. The Agreement as amended hereby
constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. 

        IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment is executed by the undersigned as of the date first set forth above. 

	 	 	Illinois River Energy, LLC
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/  FLOYD SCHULTZ      

	 	 	 	 	Name:	 	Floyd Schultz

	 	 	 	 	Title:	 	President

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Exhibit 4.5.1  

 
 

CONFIRMATION NOTICE AND ELECTION FORM    
    

        [Date] 

	[Name and Address of Subscriber]
	 
	

	

 
	

	

 

        RE:        Your
subscription for Class A and/or Class B Units 

Dear
[Name of Subscriber]: 

        We
hereby notify you that if you subscribed to purchase Class A and/or Class B Units of Illinois River Energy, LLC prior to receiving the amended prospectus dated May 8, 2003,
amending and restating the original prospectus dated January 10, 2003, you have the right to withdraw your subscription and receive a refund of your investment, together with any related
interest earned. 

        Before
deciding whether to confirm or withdraw your subscription, you should read the entire amended prospectus, and the documents referred to by it, carefully in order to fully
understand our business, the offering and the units we are offering. If you do not elect to confirm your subscription by June 30, 2003,
your subscription for Class A and/or Class B Units will be cancelled. Please indicate below whether you wish to confirm or withdraw your subscription (check one): 

	o
	I hereby elect to confirm my subscription based upon the amended prospectus.

	o
	I hereby elect to withdraw my subscription. Please return my investment to me at the
address set forth in my subscription agreement.  

        In order to register your election, you must return this completed Confirmation Notice and Election Form to us at the following address or fax number: 

Illinois
River Energy, LLC

Attn: President

1201 South Seventh Street, Suite 110

Rochelle, IL 61068

Fax: (815) 561-0720 

        If
you have any question regarding the confirmation process, you may contact Floyd A. Schultz, our President, at the above address or fax number or at the following phone number:
(815) 561-0650. 

        IF YOU WISH TO CONFIRM YOUR SUBSCRIPTION, YOU MUST CHECK THE BOX AS INDICATED ABOVE AND RETURN THIS FORM TO US. ONCE YOU RETURN THE COMPLETED FORM, YOUR ELECTION
TO CONFIRM IS IRREVOCABLE, AND YOUR INVESTMENT WILL NOT BE RETURNED UNLESS WE REJECT YOUR SUBSCRIPTION OR WE CANNOT SATISFY ALL CONDITIONS TO BREAKING ESCROW. IF THIS FORM IS NOT COMPLETED AND
RECEIVED BY US BY JUNE 30, 2003, YOUR SUBSCRIPTION WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE CANCELLED.

	Individuals:	 	Entities:
	

 Signature of Investor	
 	

 Name of Entity
	

 Print Name	
 	

 Authorized Signature
	

 Signature of Joint Investor	
 	

 Print Name
	

 	

 	
 	

Its:	

 
	
	 	 	

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CONFIRMATION NOTICE AND ELECTION FORMEXHIBIT 10.1
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CITIZENS BANK OF MASSACHUSETTS               FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
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     This First Amendment to Credit Agreement is made as of the 21st day of
February, 2003, by and between the following parties:

                        Citizens Bank of Massachusetts (the "Bank"), a
                        Massachusetts banking corporation having a principal
                        place of business at 28 State Street, Boston,
                        Massachusetts 02109; and

                        Able Laboratories, Inc. ( the "Borrower"), a corporation
                        duly organized and existing under the laws of the State
                        of Delaware and having its corporate offices and
                        principal place of business at 6 Hollywood Court, South
                        Plainfield, New Jersey 07080;

in consideration of the mutual covenants and benefits to be derived herefrom.

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

     A. On or about October 24, 2002, the Borrower and the Bank entered into a
certain non-restoring equipment loan facility in the maximum principal amount of
Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000.00) (the "Non-Restoring Loan Facility") as
evidenced by, among other things, a certain Credit Agreement (the "Credit
Agreement") and a certain Non-Restoring Credit Facility Note dated October 24,
2002 in the original principal amount of $1,700,000.00 (the "Non-Restoring
Credit Facility Note") and a certain Master Note dated October 24, 2002 in the
maximum principal amount of $2,300,000.00 (the "Original Master Note").

     B. The Borrower has requested that the Non-Restoring Loan Facility be
increased to an amount up to Five Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars
($5,800,000.00) and that the Bank establish a revolving line of credit facility
in the maximum principal amount of Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000.00) for the
Borrower's working capital needs including the issuance of standby letters of
credit. The Bank is willing to so accommodate the Borrower's requests based upon
and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises herein contained and other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, the Borrower and the Bank agree as follows:

     1. DEFINITIONS. Capitalized terms used herein without definition and
defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the same respective meanings herein
as therein, unless the context otherwise requires.

     2. ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS. The following terms shall have the corresponding
meanings ascribed to each of them below, and such terms shall be inserted
alphabetically in Section 1 of the Credit Agreement. Additionally, any term
appearing below that also appears in the Credit Agreement shall have the meaning
given in this First Amendment only, and the

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corresponding definition for such term as defined in the Credit Agreement shall
be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the definition for such term as set
forth below in its place and stead.

            ACCOUNTS and Accounts Receivable include, without limitation,
            "accounts" and "accounts receivable" as such terms are defined in
            the UCC.

            ADVANCE and Advances includes the loans made by the Bank to the
            Borrower pursuant to the Non-Restoring Credit Facility and the
            Revolving Credit Facility.

            APPLICABLE MARGIN shall be determined, for computation of the
            applicable spread to the LIBOR Rate and the LIBOR Advantage Rate for
            Revolving Credit Loans and of the applicable Unused Fee, by
            reference to the following table:
<TABLE><CAPTION>
            --------------------------------------------- --------------------------- -------------------
                             Borrower's Leverage Ratio       Applicable Margin for        Unused Fee
                              as of computation date:      interest rate computation
            --------------------------------------------- --------------------------- -------------------
<S>                                                          <C>                       <C>
            If Leverage Ratio is less than 1.0:1.0,
             then...                                          150 basis points          25 basis points
            --------------------------------------------- --------------------------- -------------------
            If Leverage Ratio is equal to or greater
            than 1.0:1.0 but less than 2.0:1.0, then...       200 basis points         37.5 basis points
            --------------------------------------------- --------------------------- -------------------
            If Leverage Ratio is greater than 2.0:1.0,
            then...                                           250 basis points          50 basis points
            --------------------------------------------- --------------------------- -------------------
</TABLE>

            BORROWING BASE shall mean the sum of: (A) an amount equal to eighty
            percent (80%) of Eligible Receivables, plus (B) an amount equal to
            fifty percent (50%) of Eligible Inventory.

            COLLATERAL shall mean the assets of the Borrower in which the Bank
            has been granted a first priority security interest.

            ELIGIBLE INVENTORY shall mean Inventory owned by the Borrower
            consisting of finished goods and raw materials but excluding
            work-in-process, stale goods, and dated finished goods, valued (net
            of reserves), at the lower of market value or the Borrower's cost,
            on a first-in, first-out basis which is: initially and at all times
            until sold, in first-class condition, merchantable and saleable
            through normal trade channels; at a location directly leased or
            owned by Borrower (and, if applicable, as to which Bank shall have
            received, if required in its reasonable discretion, a landlord's
            waiver in a form acceptable to the Bank); covered by insurance
            naming Bank as loss payee in accordance with the Security Agreement;
            subject to a perfected first-priority security interest in favor of
            Bank; owned by the Borrower free and clear of any lien except in
            favor of Bank or as permitted under this Agreement and not subject
            to any judgment, order or decree which restricts or prevents the
            Borrower from selling the same; and which has not been designated by
            Bank in its reasonable discretion as unacceptable for any reason;
            provided, further, that Inventory shall be excluded for purposes of
            determining the Borrowing Base if such items are located at a third
            party manufacturer or distributor and not in the immediate
            possession of the Borrower.

            ELIGIBLE RECEIVABLES means such of the Borrower's Accounts and
            Accounts Receivable as arise in the ordinary course of the
            Borrower's business for goods sold by the Borrower (net of any
            reserves for chargebacks, rebates and/or pricing adjustments of any
            kind), which Accounts and Accounts Receivable have reasonably been
            determined by the Bank to be satisfactory and are owed to the
            Borrower by such of the Borrower's trade customers as the Bank
            determines to be satisfactory, in the Bank's reasonable discretion
            in each instance. Eligible Receivables shall not include the
            following Accounts and Accounts Receivable:

            (a)         any which is evidenced by promissory notes or chattel
                        paper;
            (b)         any which is owed by employees or Affiliates of the
                        Borrower;
            (c)         any which is more than ninety (90) days old as measured
                        from date of invoice;

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            (d)         any which is owed by an account debtor whose principal
                        place of business is not within the United States;
            (e)         any which arises out of any sale made on a "bill and
                        hold," dating, or delayed shipping basis;
            (f)         any as to which the account debtor holds or is entitled
                        to any claim, counterclaim, or set off, except for
                        chargeables, rebates and/or pricing adjustments
                        occurring in the ordinary course of the Borrower's
                        business and reflected in the Borrower's calculation of
                        net accounts receivable as provided above;
            (g)         any which is subject to a lien in favor of any person or
                        entity other than the Bank;
            (h)         any which is owed by the United States federal
                        government unless properly perfected with an assignment
                        of claims in accordance with applicable law;
            (i)         any on which the Bank does not have a properly perfected
                        first security interest;
            (j)         any which are due from any single account debtor if more
                        than twenty five percent (25%) of the aggregate amount
                        of all Accounts Receivable owing from such account
                        debtor is more than ninety (90) days old as measured
                        from date of invoice;
            (k)         any which are due from any single account debtor if such
                        amount comprises more than ten percent (10%) of all
                        Eligible Receivables, except in the cases of Cardinal
                        Distribution, L.P., AmerisourceBergen Corporation,
                        McKesson Corporation and any other account debtor, if
                        any, accepted by the Bank in writing and in the Bank's
                        sole discretion, each of whom shall not be subject to
                        this anti-concentration provision; and
            (l)         any which the Bank in its reasonable discretion
                        considers unacceptable for any reason, based on the
                        financial condition of such account debtor or otherwise.

            INVENTORY means "inventory" as such term is defined in the UCC.

            LEVERAGE RATIO means, as of the applicable measurement date, that
            quotient equal to Total Funded Debt, divided by EBITDA for the
            trailing twelve (12) month period ending on the measurement date.

            LOAN or LOANS means, collectively, any Advances made pursuant to the
            Non-Restoring Credit Facility and the Revolving Credit Facility.

            LOAN REQUEST shall have the meaning given that term in Section
            3.1(a) of the Agreement.

            MAXIMUM REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY LIMIT shall have the meaning given
            such term in Section 2A.1 of this Agreement.

            NON-RESTORING FACILITY NOTES shall mean the Non-Restoring Credit
            Facility Note, the Master Note, all Sub-Notes evidencing the
            Non-Restoring Credit Facility as described in Section 2.3 hereof.

            NOTE or NOTES shall mean collectively the Non-Restoring Facility
            Notes and the Revolving Credit Note.

            REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY shall have the meaning given that term in
            Section 2A.1 of this Agreement.

            REVOLVING CREDIT Loans means revolving credit Advances made or to be
            made by the Bank to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2A hereof.

            REVOLVING CREDIT NOTE means the Revolving Credit Note made by the
            Borrower and delivered to the Bank evidencing the Revolving Credit
            Facility.

            REVOLVING CREDIT TERMINATION DATE shall have the meaning given to
            such term in Section 2A.1 of this Agreement.

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            SUB-NOTES means the promissory notes executed and delivered by the
            Borrower to the Bank from time to time to evidence the Advances made
            pursuant to the Non-Restoring Credit Facility during a specific
            timeframe which are to be amortized as a separate tranche in
            accordance with Section 2.3 of this Agreement.

            TANGIBLE CAPITAL BASE means, for the applicable period, Tangible Net
            Worth plus Subordinated Debt.

            TANGIBLE NET WORTH means, for the applicable period, Stockholders'
            Equity, minus Intangible Assets.

            TOTAL FUNDED DEBT shall mean the aggregate of all Advances
            outstanding under all Indebtedness including, but not limited to,
            any capital leases, the Non-Restoring Credit Facility and the
            Revolving Credit Facility.

            UNUSED FEE shall have the meaning given such term in Section 2A.7 of
            this Agreement.

            3. INCREASE OF NON-RESTORING CREDIT FACILITY. The Credit Agreement
is hereby amended so as to increase the Maximum Non-Restoring Credit Facility
Limit from Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000.00) to Five Million Eight Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($5,800,000.00). Specifically, Section 2 of the Credit
Agreement is hereby modified by deleting the current text in its entirety and
inserting the following text in its place and stead:

                  "SECTION 2. THE NON-RESTORING CREDIT FACILITY

            2.1 THE NON-RESTORING CREDIT FACILITY. Pursuant to the terms and
            conditions of this Agreement and upon satisfaction of the conditions
            precedent referred to in Section 5 hereof, the Bank agrees to make
            available to the Borrower, and the Borrower may borrow from the
            Bank, Advances under a non-restoring equipment line of credit
            facility (the "Non-Restoring Credit Facility") in an aggregate
            amount not to exceed the sum of Five Million Eight Hundred Thousand
            Dollars ($5,800,000.00) (the "Maximum Non-Restoring Credit Facility
            Limit"), which Non-Restoring Credit Facility shall be payable as
            hereinafter provided. Advances under the Non-Restoring Credit
            Facility may be made during the period from the date hereof until
            April 24, 2004 (as such date may be extended in writing from time to
            time in the Bank's sole and absolute discretion, the "Non-Restoring
            Credit Facility Termination Date"); provided, however, that once
            repaid, amounts borrowed under the Non-Restoring Credit Facility may
            not thereafter be reborrowed.

            2.2 ADVANCES. The Advances made by the Bank to the Borrower pursuant
            to the Non-Restoring Credit Facility shall be used to refinance the
            purchase of the IDR Bonds, to refinance existing equipment loans, to
            finance leasehold improvements and to assist the Borrower's purchase
            of equipment. The Non-Restoring Credit Facility may be made in
            multiple Advances not exceeding in the aggregate Maximum
            Non-Restoring Credit Facility Limit. The initial advance shall not
            exceed One Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,700,000.00)
            (the "Initial Advance Amount") and the subsequent advances shall not
            exceed Four Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($4,100,000.00)
            (the "Subsequent Advance Amount"). The Borrower may, from time to
            time, request Advances under the Non-Restoring Credit Facility by
            presenting to the Bank: (i) in the case of an equipment purchase:
            (a) an invoice from the vendor of the equipment proposed to be
            financed in a form acceptable to the Bank, which includes, without
            limitation, the purchase price of such equipment, including all
            accessions thereto, net of all discounts, rebates and other dealer
            or manufacturer incentives; and (b) a certificate of origin,
            certificate of title, bill of sale or other documentation reasonably
            satisfactory to the Bank evidencing the condition of the equipment
            (items (a) and (b) are hereinafter referred to collectively as the
            "Equipment Documentation"); (ii) in the case of a repurchase of the
            IDR Bonds, such documents as the Bank may reasonably require
            including, but not limited to, a description of the specific bonds
            being repurchased and a statement from the IDR Bond trustee
            indicating the amount necessary to redeem such bonds or, (iii) in
            the case of a leasehold improvement: (a) a budget for completing
            such improvement; and (b) such other documents that the bank may
            otherwise require including, but not limited to, copies of contracts
            (items (a) and (b) are hereinafter

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            referred to collectively as the "Leasehold Improvement
            Documentation"). The principal amount of any advance made under the
            Non-Restoring Credit Facility for the purpose of assisting the
            Borrower's purchase of equipment or financing leasehold improvements
            shall not exceed eighty percent (80%) of the net purchase price
            (exclusive of any transportation or installation charges) of the
            equipment purchased as evidenced by the Equipment Documentation or
            eighty percent (80%) of the net cost of such leasehold improvement
            as evidenced by the Leasehold Improvement Documentation. Each
            Advance made by the Bank to the Borrower pursuant to the
            Non-Restoring Credit Facility shall be in a minimum amount of Fifty
            Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00).

            2.3  THE NON-RESTORING FACILITY NOTES.

            (a) The Advances made pursuant to the Non-Restoring Credit Facility
            shall be evidenced by and payable as provided herein and in
            accordance with the promissory notes made by the Borrower payable to
            the Bank. The Initial Advance Amount is evidenced by the
            Non-Restoring Credit Facility Note dated October 24, 2002, a copy of
            which is annexed hereto as Exhibit 2.3 - A (the "Non-Restoring
            Credit Facility Note"). The Subsequent Advance Amount shall be
            evidenced by an Amended and Restated Master Note (the "Master Note")
            to replace and supersede a Master Note dated October 24, 2002 in the
            original principal amount of $2,300,000.00, which Amended and
            Restated Master Note shall be substantially the form of Exhibit 2.3
            - B annexed hereto. Furthermore, the Advances made from time to time
            under the Master Note shall be bundled into tranches on a quarterly
            basis for purposes of amortizing such Advances, with such tranches
            being evidenced by Sub-Notes to be executed and delivered by the
            Borrower on a quarterly basis upon the form of Sub-Note annexed
            hereto as Exhibit 2.3 - C (each being a "Sub-Note" and collectively
            being the "Sub-Notes"), and with appropriate insertions being made
            in such Sub-Notes to reflect the amount, date, maturity date,
            interest rate and amount of monthly installment of principal and
            interest applicable to such tranche for such Sub-Note. The term of
            the Non-Restoring Credit Facility Note shall be for a period of not
            more than five (5) years (the "Term Period"); the Term of the Master
            Note shall be until the Non-Restoring Credit Facility Termination
            Date (at which time any balance outstanding thereunder shall be
            transferred to a new Sub-Note) (the "Master Note Term Period"); and
            the term of the each Sub-Note shall be for a period of five (5)
            years with an amortization period equal to five (5) years.

            (b) The Non-Restoring Credit Facility Note and interest thereon,
            calculated as set forth herein, shall be payable in consecutive
            installment payments of principal plus interest (with the frequency
            of such installment payments to be monthly or as otherwise
            prescribed in the Non-Restoring Credit Facility Note dependent upon
            the rate option selected by the Borrower), with each of the
            payments, other than the last payment, to consist of principal in an
            amount prescribed therein, plus interest calculated as set forth
            herein, and the final payment to consist of the entire unpaid
            principal balance of the Non-Restoring Credit Facility Note, plus
            accrued interest thereon. Unless otherwise expressly provided in the
            Non-Restoring Credit Facility Note, the first of such payments of
            interest in respect of any Advance is to be made on the date which
            is one month from the date of this Agreement and the remainder of
            such payments are to be made on the corresponding date of each
            succeeding month thereafter until the Non-Restoring Credit Facility
            Note is paid in full.

            (c) The Master Note and interest thereon, calculated as set forth
            herein, shall be payable in consecutive installment payments of
            interest (with the frequency of such installment payments to be
            monthly or as otherwise prescribed in the Master Note dependent upon
            the rate option selected by the Borrower), until the earlier to
            occur of either: (i) An Advance being transferred to a Sub-Note or
            (ii) the Non-Restoring Credit Facility Termination Date whereupon
            the Borrower shall execute and deliver a Sub-Note for the
            outstanding principal balance and satisfy all accrued interest.

            (d) The Borrower shall execute and deliver Sub-Notes for all
            Advances made under the Master Note on a quarterly basis commencing
            as of April 1, 2003, and on each of July 1, 2003, October 1, 2003,
            January 1, 2004 and the Non-Restoring Credit Facility Termination
            Date (so long as there is any amount outstanding under the Master
            Note at such time), each of which Sub-Notes shall provide for the
            Borrower to make consecutive monthly payments of principal plus
            interest (with the frequency of such installment payments to be
            monthly or as otherwise prescribed in the Master Note dependent upon
            the rate option selected by the Borrower), with each of the
            payments, other than the last payment, to consist of principal in an
            amount

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            equal to the product of (i) the principal amount of all outstanding
            Advances made under the Master Note, multiplied by (ii) a fraction,
            the numerator of which shall be 1 and the denominator of which shall
            be sixty (60), plus interest calculated as set forth herein, and the
            final payment to consist of the entire unpaid principal balance
            thereof, plus accrued interest thereon no later than five years
            after the date of each such Sub-Note.

            (e) The Borrower irrevocably authorizes the Bank to make or cause to
            be made, at the time of receipt of any payment of principal on the
            Non-Restoring Facility Notes, an appropriate notation on the Bank's
            books and records reflecting the receipt of such payment. The
            outstanding amount of the Non-Restoring Credit Facility set forth on
            the Bank's books and records shall be prima facie evidence of the
            principal amount thereof owing and unpaid to the Bank, but the
            failure to record, or any error in so recording, any such amount on
            the Bank's books and records shall not limit or otherwise affect the
            obligations of the Borrower hereunder or under the Non-Restoring
            Facility Notes to make payments of principal or interest when due.

            2.4 INTEREST ON ADVANCES MADE PURSUANT TO THE NON-RESTORING CREDIT
            FACILITY. Except as otherwise provided in Section 3.4, Advances made
            pursuant to the Non-Restoring Credit Facility shall bear interest at
            the per annum rate during each Interest Period at the rate selected
            by the Borrower from the interest rate options provided below:

            (a) To the extent that an Advance under the Non-Restoring Credit
            Facility bears interest by reference to the Prime Rate, as may be
            selected by the Borrower in accordance with Section 3.1 hereof, such
            Advance shall bear interest during the applicable Interest Period at
            a per annum rate equal to the aggregate of the Prime Rate as then in
            effect, plus fifty (50) basis points; and

            (b) To the extent that an Advance under the Non-Restoring Credit
            Facility bears interest by reference to either the LIBOR Rate or the
            LIBOR Advantage Rate, as may be selected by the Borrower in
            accordance with Section 3.1 hereof, such Advance shall bear interest
            during the applicable Interest Period at a per annum rate equal to
            the aggregate of the LIBOR Rate or the LIBOR Advantage Rate as then
            in effect, plus two hundred and fifty (250) basis points."

            4. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY. The Credit
Agreement is hereby amended to provide for the establishment of the Revolving
Credit Facility by inserting the following text immediately following Section 2
of the Credit Agreement:

                   "SECTION 2A. THE REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY

            2A.1 THE REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY. Pursuant to the terms of this
            Agreement and upon the satisfaction of the conditions precedent
            referred to in Section 5 hereof, the Bank agrees to make available
            to the Borrower, and the Borrower may borrow from the Bank, Advances
            for working capital purposes (the "Revolving Credit Facility") not
            to exceed the lesser of: (A) the Borrowing Base, and (B) the
            principal amount of Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000.00) (the
            "Maximum Revolving Credit Facility Amount") (such lesser amount
            being defined herein as the "Maximum Revolving Credit Facility
            Limit"), less in each instance the aggregate amount any letters of
            credit issued for the benefit of the Borrower, it being acknowledged
            and agreed that the aggregate face amount of any such letters of
            credit shall not exceed One Million Dollars in the aggregate at any
            one time. The Revolving Credit Facility shall be evidenced by the
            Revolving Credit Note, which shall be in substantially the form of
            Exhibit 2A.1 annexed hereto. If any Advances are made during the
            period from the date hereof until June 30, 2004 (as such date may be
            extended in writing from time to time in the Bank's sole and
            absolute discretion, the "Revolving Credit Termination Date"),
            unless an Event of Default occurs, the Borrower may borrow, repay
            and reborrow in accordance with this Agreement. Characterization of
            any Account Receivable due from an account debtor as an Eligible
            Receivable in determining the Borrowing Base shall not be deemed a
            determination by Bank as to its actual value nor in any way obligate
            Bank to accept any Account Receivable subsequently arising from such
            account debtor to be, or to continue to deem such Account Receivable
            to be, an Eligible Receivable; it is the Borrower's responsibility
            to determine the creditworthiness of account debtors and all risks
            concerning the same and collection of Accounts Receivable are with
            Borrower.

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            2A.2 ADVANCES. The Revolving Credit Facility shall be evidenced by,
            among other things, the Revolving Credit Note, and interest on each
            Advance made pursuant to the Revolving Credit Facility shall be paid
            in arrears. All unpaid principal amounts due under all Advances made
            pursuant to the Revolving Credit Facility, plus accrued interest and
            costs thereon, shall be paid in full and satisfied on the earlier
            of: (i) the Revolving Credit termination Date, or (ii) the
            occurrence of an Event of Default hereunder. Requests for Advances
            shall be made pursuant to Section 3.1 of this Agreement.

            2A.3 INTEREST ON REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY ADVANCES. Except as
            otherwise provided in Section 3.4, Advances made pursuant to the
            Revolving Credit Facility shall bear interest at the per annum rate
            during each Interest Period at the rate selected by the Borrower
            from the interest rate options provided below:

            (a) To the extent that an Advance under the Revolving Credit
            Facility bears interest by reference to the Prime Rate, as may be
            selected by the Borrower in accordance with Section 3.1 hereof, such
            Advance shall bear interest during the applicable Interest Period at
            a per annum rate equal to the Prime Rate as then in effect; and

            (b) To the extent that an Advance under the Revolving Credit
            Facility bears interest by reference to either the LIBOR Rate or the
            LIBOR Advantage Rate, as may be selected by the Borrower in
            accordance with Section 3.1 hereof, such Advance shall bear interest
            during the applicable Interest Period at a per annum rate equal to
            the aggregate of the LIBOR Rate or the LIBOR Advantage Rate as then
            in effect, plus the Applicable Margin.

            2A.4 PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST. Interest accruing on
            Advances made under the Revolving Credit Note shall be payable in
            accordance with the Revolving Credit Note. If not sooner paid, all
            principal and all accrued and unpaid interest shall be due and
            payable on the earlier of: (i) the Revolving Credit Termination
            Date; or (ii) the occurrence of an Event of Default hereunder.

            2A.5 MANDATORY PREPAYMENT. If, at any time, the aggregate principal
            amount of all Advances made and outstanding under the Revolving
            Credit Facility shall exceed the Maximum Revolving Credit Limit, the
            Borrower shall immediately prepay so much of the outstanding
            principal balance, together with accrued interest on the portion of
            principal so prepaid, as shall be necessary in order that the unpaid
            principal balance of all Advances outstanding under the Revolving
            Credit Facility, after giving effect to such prepayments, shall not
            be in excess of the Maximum Revolving Credit Limit. Any such
            prepayment will, at the option of the Bank, be applied first to the
            payment of all costs and expenses incurred by the Bank and arising
            out of this Agreement, the Revolving Credit Note or any Related
            Agreement and which has not been paid or reimbursed to the Bank,
            second to accrued interest to the date of the prepayment, and third
            to the outstanding principal under the Revolving Credit Facility.

            2A.6 LETTERS OF CREDIT. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, so
            long as there has not theretofore occurred an Event of Default, the
            Borrower may request that the Bank issue letters of credit on the
            Borrower's account for purposes reasonably acceptable to the Bank,
            such letters of credit not to exceed One Million Dollars
            ($1,000,000.00) in the aggregate at any one time and such face
            amounts to be deducted from the Borrower's availability under the
            Revolving Credit Facility. The Borrower hereby agrees to reimburse
            the Bank for all draws made under such letters of credit, plus
            interest and costs including attorneys fees. Each letter of credit
            request shall be accompanied by an application completed by the
            Borrower to the satisfaction of the Bank whereby the Borrower will
            agree, among other things, to reimburse the Bank for any draws made
            with respect to such letters of credit, plus all interest and costs.
            Any unpaid reimbursement obligations may, at the Bank's discretion,
            be repaid by an Advance hereunder. Each such letter of credit issued
            by the Bank shall expire no later than thirty (30) days prior to the
            Revolving Credit Termination Date and shall be subject to the
            Uniform Customs Practice for Documentary Credits ICC Pub. No. 500
            and International Standby Practices (ISP 98) promulgated by the
            Institute of International Banking Law & Practice. Upon the
            occurrence of an Event of Default or in the event of any outstanding
            letters of credit within thirty (30)days of the Revolving Credit
            Termination Date, the Borrower shall, at the Bank's request, provide
            the Bank with cash collateral to secure the Borrower's reimbursement
            obligations in an amount equal to the face amount of all such
            outstanding letters of credit, plus ten percent

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            (10%). The Borrower shall pay the Bank customary letter of credit
            issuance, renewal and extension fees as and when assessed by the
            Bank from time to time. The Bank shall be entitled to rely on any
            letter of credit, draft, writing, resolution, notice, consent,
            certificate, affidavit, letter, cablegram, telegram, telecopy,
            telex, or teletype message, statement or order or other document
            believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed,
            sent or made by the proper person or persons and upon the advice and
            statements of legal counsel, independent accountants and other
            experts as selected by the Bank. The Borrower's obligations for all
            letters of credit issued on its account shall be absolute and
            unconditional under any and all circumstances irrespective of the
            occurrence of any Event of Default or any condition precedent
            whatsoever or any setoff, counterclaim or defense to payment which
            the Borrower may have or have had against the Bank or any
            beneficiary under a letter of credit issued by the Bank on the
            Borrower's account. The Borrower further agrees that any action
            taken or omitted by the Bank under or in connection with any letter
            of credit issued on account of the Borrower and any related drafts
            and documents shall, absent the Bank's gross negligence or willful
            misconduct, be binding upon the Borrower and shall not result in any
            liability on the part of the Bank.

            2A.7 UNUSED FEE. The Borrower shall pay to the Bank a fee (the
            "Unused Fee") on all unused amounts on the Revolving Credit
            Facility. The Unused Fee shall be computed by multiplying the
            Applicable Margin (determined as set forth for computation of the
            Unused Fee as of the payment date in the definition of the
            Applicable Margin set forth above) against the difference of the
            Maximum Revolving Credit Facility Amount, less the aggregate of the:
            (i) average daily balance of Advances outstanding on the Revolving
            Credit Facility during such preceding quarter, plus (ii) the average
            of all outstanding letters of credit for such quarter. The Unused
            Fee shall be payable quarterly in arrears commencing on April 1,
            2003 and on the first day of each successive quarter thereafter and
            upon the Revolving Credit Termination Date, with the Unused Fee
            being in consideration of the Advances made hereunder and being
            deemed earned as incurred."

            5. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO ADVANCES UNDER REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY.
Section 5.2 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and modified such that the
conditions precedent to any Subsequent Advances shall apply to both the
Non-Restoring Credit Facility and the Revolving Credit Facility.

            6. FINANCIAL REPORTING MODIFICATIONS. Section 6.1 of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended to modify the financial reporting requirements as
follows:

            (a) Section 6.1(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby restated by
deleting the current text and inserting the following in its place and stead

            "(a) quarterly reports of the Borrower: within sixty (60) days after
            the close of each of the first three fiscal quarters of the Borrower
            in each fiscal year, the Borrower shall furnish the Bank with:

                        (i) a Certificate of Compliance in the form of Exhibit D
                        certifying that, as of the end of the applicable period,
                        the Borrower is in full compliance with all affirmative,
                        negative and financial covenants (showing calculations)
                        set forth in this Agreement and certified by an officer
                        of the Borrower as accurate, true and complete; and

                        (ii) financial statements including a balance sheet as
                        of the close of such period and statements of income and
                        retained earnings and cash flows for the period then
                        ended, prepared by the Borrower and certified by an
                        officer of the Borrower as accurate, true and complete;
                        such quarterly reports shall correspond to the
                        information contained in the Borrower's financial
                        statements as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                        Commission on Form 10-Q;"

A revised form of Certificate of Compliance is annexed hereto as Exhibit 6.1.

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            (b) Section 6.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby further amended by
inserting the following text as sub-paragraph (e) immediately following
sub-paragraph (d):

            "(e) monthly reports of the Borrower: within twenty (20) days after
            the close of each calendar month, in the event that there is any
            outstanding Advance under the Revolving Credit Facility as of such
            month ending date, the Borrower shall furnish the Bank with a
            Borrowing Base Certificate in the form of Exhibit E and reports on
            accounts payable and an aging of Accounts Receivables in such form
            and detail as shall be acceptable to the Bank in its reasonable
            discretion.

A form of Borrowing Base Certificate is annexed hereto as Exhibit E.

            7. NEGATIVE COVENANT MODIFICATIONS. Section 7 of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the current text in its entirety and
inserting the following in its place and stead:

                         "SECTION 7. NEGATIVE COVENANTS

                        Unless the Bank consents in writing, the Borrower
            covenants and agrees that, until (a) the expiration or termination
            of any obligation on the part of the Bank to make an Advance and (b)
            payment in full of all of the Notes and the complete performance of
            all obligations hereunder and under any Related Agreement, it shall
            not:

            7.1  ENCUMBRANCES AND AGREEMENTS NOT TO PLEDGE.

            (a) Incur or permit to exist any lien, mortgage, security interest,
            pledge, charge or other encumbrance against any of the collateral,
            whether now owned or hereafter acquired (including, without
            limitation, any lien or encumbrance relating to any response,
            removal or clean-up of any toxic substances or hazardous wastes),
            except: (i) Permitted Liens as set forth on Schedule 4.11 hereto and
            liens in favor of the Bank, as contemplated pursuant to this
            Agreement; (ii) pledges or deposits in connection with or to secure
            worker's compensation and unemployment insurance; (iii) judgment or
            prejudgment liens not exceeding $100,000 in the aggregate or with
            respect to which there has issued a stay of execution pending appeal
            or otherwise: (iv) tax liens which are being contested in good
            faith; and (v) liens, mortgages, security interests, pledges,
            charges or other encumbrances in favor of the Bank or specifically
            permitted, in writing, by the Bank.

            (b) Enter into or permit to exist any agreement, arrangement or
            understanding, either oral or in writing, with any person or entity
            other than the Bank, which restricts or prohibits the Borrower from
            incurring or permitting to exist any lien, mortgage, security
            interest, pledge, charge or other encumbrance on all or any portion
            of the Borrower's property or assets.

            7.2 LIMITATION ON INDEBTEDNESS. Create or incur any indebtedness for
            borrowed money, become liable, either actually or contingently, in
            respect of letters of credit or banker's acceptances or issue or
            sell any of its obligations, excluding, however, from the operation
            of this covenant: (a) the Notes and all other Indebtedness to the
            Bank; (b) other permitted Indebtedness; and (c) Indebtedness
            incurred in the ordinary course of business.

            7.3 DISPOSITION OF ASSETS. Sell, lease, pledge, transfer or
            otherwise dispose of all or any of the Collateral (other than the
            disposition of inventory in the ordinary course of business as
            presently conducted or replacement of obsolete equipment), whether
            now owned or hereafter acquired,

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            except for Permitted Liens and liens or encumbrances required or
            permitted hereby or by any Related Agreement.

            7.4 CONTINGENT LIABILITIES. Assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise
            become liable upon the obligations of any person, entity or
            corporation except by the endorsement of negotiable instruments for
            deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course
            of business.

            7.5 CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, OR CONVERSION. Without the Bank's prior
            written consent, merge, consolidate or convert with or into any
            other corporation or entity; and, for the purposes of this Section
            7.5, the acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets,
            together with the assumption of all or substantially all of the
            obligations and liabilities, of any corporation or entity shall be
            deemed to be a consolidation with such corporation or entity.

            7.6 LOANS, ADVANCES, INVESTMENTS. Without the Bank's prior written
            consent, purchase or otherwise acquire any shares, ownership
            interest or obligations of, or make loans or advances to, or
            investments in, any individual, entity or corporation, except for
            investments in direct obligations of the United States of America or
            certificates of deposit (or similar investments) issued by the Bank.

            7.7 ACQUISITION OF SHARES OF BORROWER. Without the Bank's prior
            written consent, purchase, acquire, redeem or retire, or make any
            commitment to purchase, acquire, redeem or retire any of the shares
            or other ownership interest of the Borrower, whether now or
            hereafter outstanding.

            7.8 DIVIDENDS. Declare, pay, authorize or make any Dividend, except
            that the Borrower may pay Dividends so long as the Borrower is
            thereafter in compliance with all covenants (financial and
            otherwise) upon the payment of any such Dividends. This agreement
            shall not be construed as prohibiting or restricting the payment of
            the Stated Dividend on the Borrower's Series Q Preferred Stock in
            accordance with the terms thereof; provided, that the Borrower shall
            promptly notify the Bank if the payment of any such dividend causes
            the Borrower not to be in compliance with any financial covenant set
            forth in Section 8 below.

            7.9 TRANSACTIONS WITH SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES. Enter into, or be
            a party to, any transaction with any Subsidiary or Affiliate
            (including, without limitation, transactions involving the purchase,
            sale or exchange of property, the rendering of services or the sale
            of stock) except in the ordinary course of business and upon fair
            and reasonable terms no less favorable than would be obtained in a
            comparable arm's-length transaction with a person other than a
            Subsidiary or an Affiliate.

            7.10 CHANGE OF NAME OR LOCATION. Without the Bank's prior written
            consent, change its name or conduct its business under any trade
            name or style other than as hereinabove set forth or change its
            chief executive office, place of business or the present location of
            its assets or records relating thereto from those address
            hereinabove set forth.

            7.11 SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES. Without the Bank's prior written
            consent, acquire, form or dispose of any Subsidiary or Affiliate or
            acquire all or substantially all or any material portion of the
            shares or other ownership interest or assets of any other person,
            entity or corporation.

            7.12 STRUCTURE, TAX CLASSIFICATION. Without the Bank's prior written
            consent, make or consent to a change in its capital structure or
            convert into any other type of entity, or change an election to be
            taxed under Subchapter C or Subchapter S, as applicable, of the
            Internal Revenue Code.

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            7.13 CONDUCT OF BUSINESS ACCOUNTING METHODS. Without the Bank's
            prior written consent, make or consent to a material change in the
            manner in which the business of the Borrower is conducted or in its
            method of accounting except as required to comply with the federal
            securities laws and the rules of the Securities and Exchange
            Commission."

            8. FINANCIAL COVENANT MODIFICATIONS. Section 8 of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended to modify the financial covenants as follows:

            (a) Sections 8.3 and 8.4 are hereby restated by deleting the current
text and inserting the following in its place and stead

            "8.3 LEVERAGE RATIO. The Borrower shall not permit its Leverage
            Ratio to exceed the ratio of 2.0:1.0 as measured quarterly as of the
            final day of each fiscal quarter.

            8.4 TANGIBLE NET WORTH. The Borrower shall not permit its Tangible
            Net Worth, measured quarterly on the final day of each fiscal
            quarter, to be less than the amount prescribed for such measurement
            date. The Borrower's Tangible Net Worth shall first be measured as
            of December 31, 2002 and shall be no less than $13,000,000.00 as of
            such measurement date. The prescribed minimum Tangible Net Worth
            amount shall remain at $13,000,000.00 for each quarterly measurement
            date thereafter until December 31, 2003, whereupon the minimum
            Tangible Net Worth amount shall be adjusted to reflect an increase
            equal to fifty (50%) percent of the Borrower's Net Income realized
            during 2003, which amount shall be added to the prior year's minimum
            prescribed Tangible Net Worth amount, with there being no reduction
            or adjustment in the case of a loss, and the sum being the
            prescribed minimum Tangible Net Worth amount for December 31, 2003
            and for the following three fiscal quarter ending dates until
            December 31, 2004, whereupon the same process shall be applied to
            compute the minimum Tangible Net Worth amount on a cumulative basis.
            This cumulative escalation of the prescribed minimum Tangible Net
            Worth Amount shall continue during the term of this Agreement.

            9. CONDITIONS TO BANK'S OBLIGATIONS. The willingness of the Bank to
consent to and enter into this First Amendment is subject to the satisfaction of
the following conditions concurrently with the execution and delivery of this
First Amendment:

            (a) The Borrower shall make and deliver the Amended and Restated
Master Note (the "Replacement Note") payable to the Bank so as to reflect the
increase in the Non-Restoring Credit Facility as set forth in this First
Amendment, such Replacement Note to be in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit 2.3
- B. Such Replacement Note shall amend, restate and replace the existing Master
Note in its entirety, but the Replacement Note shall not be evidence of
satisfaction of the indebtedness owed by the Borrower to the Bank. Further, the
term "Master Note" as defined in the Credit Agreement shall mean and refer to
the Replacement Note of even date made by the Borrower payable to the Bank
pursuant to this First Amendment, and all extensions, modifications, and
renewals thereof.

            (b) The Borrower and the Bank shall enter into Security Agreement
(the "Security Agreement") so as to provide the Bank with a perfected security
interest in the Borrower's assets to secure the obligations of the Borrower to
the Bank as more fully set forth therein, subject only to such liens as are
disclosed by the Borrower and acceptable to the Bank, such Security Agreement to
be in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit 9(b). The Security Agreement shall be
supplemental and in addition to the Security Agreement dated October 24, 2002
executed by the Borrower and delivered to the Bank in connection with the Credit
Agreement. Further, the Borrower shall execute and deliver all such instruments
and otherwise cooperate so as to permit the Bank to protect and perfect its
security interest.

            (c) The Borrower shall execute and deliver to the Bank a Pledge
Agreement (the "Pledge Agreement") with respect to the Borrower's equity
interest in RxBazaar, Inc., such Pledge Agreement to be in the form annexed
hereto as Exhibit 9(c), and the Borrower shall deliver all such original
documents evidencing the pledged collateral as the Bank may request.

            (d) The Bank shall have received from the Borrower an initial
Borrowing Base Certificate completed upon the form annexed hereto as Exhibit E.

            (e) The Bank shall have received approving resolutions of the Board
of Directors of the Borrower, certified as of the date hereof by the Secretary
of the Borrower, authorizing the execution and delivery by the Borrower of this
First Amendment and all documents referenced herein.

            (f) The Bank shall have received such other documents, certificates,
instruments, and agreements from the Borrower as the Bank may reasonably
request.

            10. CONFIRMATION OF CERTAIN TERMS AND OTHER MATTERS. The Borrower
and the Bank hereby ratify and confirm all terms and provisions of the Credit
Agreement, as amended, and all other documents, instruments, or agreements
executed in connection therewith and agree that, except as expressly modified
herein, all of such terms and provisions remain in full force and effect. The
Borrower and the Bank hereby confirm and acknowledge that the obligations of the
Borrower under the Credit Agreement include all obligations and liabilities of
the Borrower under the Credit Agreement, as it may be amended from time to time.

            11. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The Borrower hereby represents
and warrants that: (a) except as otherwise disclosed on the list of "Exceptions
to Representations" annexed hereto as Exhibit 11, the representations and
warranties contained in Section 4 of the Credit Agreement are true and correct
in all material respects on the date hereof with the same effect as though such
representations and warranties had been made on the date hereof; (b) it has
complied and is now in compliance in all material respects, with all of the
terms and provisions set forth in the Credit Agreement, as amended, on its part
to be observed and performed; (c) no Event of Default specified in Section 9 of
the Credit Agreement has occurred or is continuing; and (d) the execution,
delivery and performance of this First Amendment: (i) has been duly authorized
by all requisite corporation action, (ii) will not violate either (x) any
provision of law applicable to the Borrower, any governmental regulation, or its
charter or by-laws, or (y) any order of any court or other agency of government
binding on the Borrower or any indenture, agreement, or other instrument to
which the Borrower is a party, or by which it or any of its property is bound,
and (iii) will not be in conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute
(with due notice and/or lapse of time) a default under, any such indenture,
agreement, or other instrument.

            12. MISCELLANEOUS. This First Amendment may be executed in any
number of counterparts, each of which, when so executed and delivered, shall be
an original, but all of the

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counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This
First Amendment shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties
hereto and their successors and permitted assigns.

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            IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto each have executed this First
Amendment as a sealed instrument as of the date first written above.

Witness:                                      Able Laboratories, Inc.

/s/ Robert Weinstein                          By:  /s/Dhananjay G. Wadekar
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Print Name: Robert Weinstein                  Name:  Dhananjay G. Wadekar
            -----------------------                 ----------------------------
                                              Title:  President
                                                     ---------------------------

Witness:                                      Citizens Bank of Massachusetts

                                              By: /s/Raymond C. Hoefling
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Print Name:                                   Name: Raymond C. Hoefling
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                                              Title: Vice President

List of Exhibits:

Exhibit 2.3 - A         Non-Restoring Credit Facility Note
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Exhibit 2.3 - B         Form of Master Note (Replacement Note)
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Exhibit 2.3 - C         Form of Sub-Note
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Exhibit 2A.1            Form of Revolving Credit Note
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Exhibit 6.1             Revised Form of Certificate of Compliance
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Exhibit E               Form of Borrowing Base Certificate
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Exhibit 9(b)            Form of Security Agreement
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Exhibit 9(c)            Form of Pledge Agreement
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Exhibit 11              Schedule of Exceptions
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