ALPHARMA INC
SEPARATION LETTER
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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">Amendment</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">to Separation Agreement, by and between</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">Alpharma Inc. and Kurt Orlofski, dated January 20, 2004</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">(the "Separation Agreement")</P>
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<P>The parties hereto agree to amend the Separation Agreement as follows:</P>
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<P>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1 shall be amended such that the "Termination Date" shall mean March 16, 2004.</P>

<P>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 2(b) shall be amended such that the "Severance Period" shall commence on March 17, 2004 and end on September 17, 2005.</P>

<P>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 2(d) shall be amended such that all references to "April 12, 2004" shall instead read "March 16, 2004".</P>

<P>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All other terms and conditions of the Separation Agreement shall remain valid and enforceable as written.</P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">The undersigned parties agree to this Amendment to the Separation Agreement, as set forth above, and intending to be bound, hereby execute below as of March 16, 2004:</P>

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<B><P>ALPHARMA INC.</P>
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<P>By:  <U>/s/ Jeffrey Kuc     3/18/04</U><BR>
Jeffrey Kuc, Vice President, Human Resources<BR>
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<U><P>/s/ Kurt Orlofski       3/16/04<BR>
</U>Kurt Orlofski<BR>
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