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               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



 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 20,
                              2001


                        JOHNSON & JOHNSON

     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


    New Jersey                1-3215              22-1024240

(State or other             Commission         (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction                File Number)      Identification No.)
of incorporation)



 One Johnson & Johnson Plaza, New Brunswick, New Jersey   08933

           (Address of principal executive offices)    (zip code)


Registrant's telephone number including area code: (732) 524-0400



Item 5.   Other Events.

On  August 7, 2001, Johnson & Johnson ("J&J") filed  certain
supplemental    financial   information,    including    the
supplemental  audited consolidated financial  statements  of
J&J and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2000 and January  2,
2000  and  for  each  of the years in the three-year  period
ended   December  31,  2000,  together  with   the   related
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial  Condition
and  Results  of  Operations  of  J&J.   Those  supplemental
financial  statements gave retroactive effect to the  merger
with ALZA Corporation ("ALZA"), which has been accounted for
as  a  pooling  of  interests.  Such supplemental  financial
statements  were  filed since financial statements  covering
the date of consummation of the merger with ALZA had not yet
been issued.

As financial statements covering the date of consummation of
the  merger with ALZA have been issued, the previously filed
supplemental  consolidated  financial  statements  have  now
become  the historical consolidated financial statements  of
J&J.   Incorporated by reference as Exhibit  99.15  are  the
audited   consolidated  financial  statements  of  J&J   and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 2000 and January 2, 2000 and
for  each  of  the  years  in the  three-year  period  ended
December  31,  2000, together with the related  Management's
Discussion  and Analysis of Financial Condition and  Results
of Operations of J&J.  Also incorporated herein by reference
is  the  independent accountant's report  also  included  in
Exhibit 99.15.

Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts for each  of
the fiscal years in the three-year period ended December 31,
2000  and  the related independent accountant's  report  are
being   filed   as   Exhibit  99.2O   and   Exhibit   99.14,
respectively,  to this Form 8-K and are incorporated  herein
by  reference.  Also, the Statement of Computation of  Ratio
of Earnings to Fixed Charges is being filed as Exhibit 12 to
this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial
Information and Exhibits.

(c)  Exhibits

Exhibit No.     Description of Exhibit

99.15           Audited consolidated financial statements for the
                period ended December 31, 2000

99.2O           Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

99.14           Report of Independent Accountants on
                Financial Statement Schedule

12              Statement of Computation of Ratio of
                Earnings to Fixed Charges

23              Consent of Independent Accountants




                          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.



                                   JOHNSON & JOHNSON




Date: September 20, 2001      By: /s/ Clarence E. Lockett
                              Clarence E. Lockett
                              Chief Accounting Officer



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