SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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                                    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): January 9, 1998
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                             The Quigley Corporation
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


     NEVADA                         01-21617            23-2577138
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(State or Other Jurisdiction       (Commission         (IRS Employer
   of Incorporation)               File Number)      Identification No.)

Landmark Building, PO Box 1349, Doylestown, PA                        18901
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                             (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (215) 345-0919
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                                       N/A
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         (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)



         Item 5.           OTHER EVENTS.

         On  January  9,  1998,  the  Registrant  announced  that  its  Board of
Directors  has  authorized  the  repurchase  of  up to  250,000  shares  of  its
outstanding  Common Stock.  Purchases will be made from time-to-time in the open
market over the next twelve months to take advantage of the Registrant's  strong
cash  position  and lack of  long-term  debt.  The schedule and amount of shares
re-purchased will depend on market conditions.

         In a press release issued on January 9, 1998, Guy J. Quigley,  Chairman
of the Board,  commented,  "The Board believes that the current market valuation
of the Company's  Common Stock does not adequately  reflect either current sales
and earnings and or future growth  potential,  and therefore a timely repurchase
program is clearly in the best interests of our thousands of shareholders."

         This Current  Report  contains  forward-looking  statements  within the
meaning of Section  27A of the  Securities  Act of 1933 and  Section  21E of the
Securities  Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward- looking statements involve risks
and  uncertainties  which may cause  the  actual  results  or  objectives  to be
materially  different  from those  expressed or implied by such  forward-looking
statements.  Such  factors  include,  among  other  things,  adverse  changes in
government regulations, worldwide competition, ability to maintain relationships
with supplier and customers and other factors set forth in the Registrant's Form
10-KSB, as amended, for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1996.

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                                    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.


                                        THE QUIGLEY CORPORATION



Dated: January 13, 1998                 By:  /s/ Guy J. Quigley
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                                             Name:  Guy J. Quigley
                                             Title: President


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