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                                  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


                                October 30, 2003
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                Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)


                                 CIMA LABS INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


          Delaware                       0-24424                 41-1569769
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  (State of Incorporation)        (Commission File Number)    (I.R.S. Employer
                                                             Identification No.)


                  10000 Valley View Road
                 Eden Prairie, Minnesota                    55344-9361
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         (Address of Principal Executive Offices)           (Zip Code)


                                 (952) 947-8700
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                         (Registrant's Telephone Number,
                              Including Area Code)


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Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

        (c)  Exhibits.

         Exhibit               Description
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           99                  Press Release dated October 30, 2003.

Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

         On October 30, 2003, CIMA LABS INC. (the "Company") issued a press
release announcing the Company's financial results for the quarter ended
September 30, 2003.


                                   SIGNATURES

         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.

Date:  October 30, 2003

                                 CIMA LABS INC.


                                 By
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                                    James C. Hawley
                                    Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
                                    and Secretary