FORM 4UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
BOYER ANDREW S

(Last)(First)(Middle)
C/O WATSON PHARMA, INC., 360 MOUNT KEMBLE AVENUE

(Street)
MORRISTOWNNJ07960

(City)(State)(Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS INC [WPI]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director10% Owner
XOfficer (give title below)Other (specify below)
SVP,Sales&Mktg,US Generics
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/01/2008
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
XForm filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
CodeVAmount(A) or (D)Price
Common Stock, par value $0.0033 09/01/2008 F  946 D$ 30.31 21,685 (1) D  

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
CodeV(A)(D)Date ExercisableExpiration DateTitleAmount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. Includes shares of restricted stock issued pursuant to the Second Amendment and Restatement of the 2001 Incentive Award Plan of Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
/s/ANDREW S. BOYER09/03/2008
** Signature of Reporting PersonDate
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
Know all by these presents, that the undersigned 
hereby authorizes David A. Buchen and Stephen J. 
Salvucci of Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the 
"Company"), to execute for and on behalf of the 
undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an 
officer of the Company or its subsidiaries, Forms 3, 4
and 5, and any amendments thereto, relating to Company's 
securities and cause such form(s) to be filed 
with the United States Securities and Exchange 
Commission pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities 
Act of 1934, relating to the undersigned's beneficial 
ownership of securities in the Company.  The  
undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-
fact full power and authority to do and perform any 
and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, 
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any 
of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to 
all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or 
could do if personally present, with full power of 
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and 
confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such 
attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall 
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this 
power of attorney and the rights and powers herein 
granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the 
foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such 
capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not 
assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the 
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 
16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

The undersigned agrees that each such attorney-in-
fact may rely entirely on information furnished orally 
or in writing by the undersigned to the attorneys-in-
fact. The undersigned also agrees to indemnify and 
hold harmless the Company and each such attorney-in-
fact against any losses, claims, damages or 
liabilities (or actions in these respects) that arise 
out of or are based upon any untrue statements or 
omissions of necessary facts in the information 
provided by the undersigned to such attorneys-in-fact 
for purposes of executing, acknowledging, delivering 
or filing Form 3, 4 or 5, (including amendments 
thereto) and agrees to reimburse the Company and the 
attorneys-in-fact on demand for any legal or other 
expenses reasonably incurred in connection with 
investigating or defending against any such loss, 
claim, damage, liability or action.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and 
effect until the undersigned is no longer required to 
file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the 
undersigned's holdings of, and transactions in, 
securities issued by the Company, unless earlier 
revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing 
delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

In Witness Whereof, the undersigned has caused this 
Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 25th day of 
July, 2008.
/s/Andrew Boyer



 
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