UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT
                         PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                                  June 27, 2006
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                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

                           ELITE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


         Delaware                  333-45241                     22-3542636
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(State or other jurisdiction      (Commission                  (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)            File Number)               Identification No.)



                 165 Ludlow Avenue, Northvale, New Jersey 07647
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                    (Address of principal executive offices)


                                 (201) 750-2646
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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ITEM 8.01         OTHER EVENTS

     On June  27,  2006,  the  Registrant  announced  that  it has  successfully
completed a second pilot Phase I  pharmacokinetic  study evaluating  ELI-154,  a
once-daily oxycodone HCI. The Registrant's patent pending product is intended to
deliver  more  consistent  levels of the drug to patients  who take the drug for
chronic pain. Currently,  there is no once-daily oxycodone on the market. A copy
of the press release is attached hereto as exhibit 99.1.


ITEM 9.01        FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

                 a) Not applicable.

                 b) Not applicable.

                 c) Exhibits

                    99.1. Press Release, dated June 27, 2006













                                    SIGNATURE


     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


     Dated: June 27, 2006

                                              ELITE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.


                                              By: /s/ BERNARD BERK
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                                                  Name:  Bernard Berk
                                                  Title: Chief Executive Officer