INTERMUNE PHARMACEUTICALS INC
EXHIBIT 10.37
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>W. SCOTT HARKONEN ("EXECUTIVE"):</B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Effective
March&nbsp;6, 2001, </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>INTERMUNE PHARMACEUTICALS,&nbsp;INC.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> (the "Company") has amended, as follows, that certain Employment
Agreement between Executive and the Company, which became effective as of October&nbsp;15, 1998, as amended on June&nbsp;8, 2000 (the "Agreement"): </FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>1.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><B>Section&nbsp;2.1&#151;</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>First Sentence: In lieu of "Two Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($275,000.00)," the
"annual base salary" shall be "Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000), effective as of January&nbsp;1, 2001. Any upward adjustments to Executive's annual base salary may be effected by the
approval of the Company's Compensation Committee, with ratification by the Company's Board of Directors, without necessity of amending this Agreement."
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>2.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><B>Section&nbsp;2.1&#151;</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Add the following sentence to the end of the section: </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>"Executive
shall be paid a bonus of his Base Compensation, based upon achievement of the Company's prior calendar year's corporate milestones." </FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>3.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><B>Section&nbsp;4&#151;</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Delete the last sentence that reads: </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>"Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Company agrees that Executive may devote an average of 20% of each work week to furnish consulting services to Connetics Corporation; provided, that Executive's
Base Compensation shall be reduced by 20% during such period as he performs such consulting services." </FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>4.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><B>Section&nbsp;8.3</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&#151;In the first sentence, in lieu of the "Chief Executive Officer," the signatories shall be "Executive"
and "Senior Vice President of Legal Affairs."
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>5.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><B>Section&nbsp;8.10</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&#151;Add the following Section&nbsp;8.10: </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>"This
Agreement, as amended on March&nbsp;6, 2001, and that certain Common Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of April&nbsp;27, as amended February&nbsp;23, 2000 (the "Stock Purchase
Agreement"), constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede and merge all prior agreements or understandings, whether written or oral. With
respect to interpretation and construction of provisions that may be inconsistent between this Agreement and the Stock Purchase Agreement, the provisions of the Stock Purchase Agreement shall
control." </FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>6.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Except
as specifically amended and modified herein, the Agreement shall continue in force and effect pursuant to its terms. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Dated
the 6<SUP>th</SUP> day of March&nbsp;2001. </FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="45%"><FONT SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>STEPHEN N. ROSENFIELD</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2><B>STEPHEN N. ROSENFIELD</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned acknowledges receipt of the foregoing amendment and understands that the rights and liabilities with respect to the Employment Agreement
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<TD WIDTH="45%"><FONT SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>W. SCOTT HARKONEN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2><B>W. SCOTT HARKONEN</B></FONT></TD>
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