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    <schemaVersion>X0202</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2007-10-19</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001330487</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Paramount Acquisition Corp</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>PMQC</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001393825</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Hudson Bay Capital Management, L.P.</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>120 BROADWAY, 40TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10271</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
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            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
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            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001416398</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Hudson Bay Overseas Fund Ltd.</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O HUDSON BAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>120 BROADWAY, 40TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10271</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
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            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001354129</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Hudson Bay Fund LP</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O HUDSON BAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>120 BROADWAY, 40TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10271</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
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            <isOther>0</isOther>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001416391</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Doscas John</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O HUDSON BAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>120 BROADWAY, 40TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10271</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
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            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001416690</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Roth Yoav</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O HUDSON BAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>120 BROADWAY, 40TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10271</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001416593</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Gerber Sander</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O HUDSON BAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>120 BROADWAY, 40TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10271</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
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    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common stock, par value $0.0001 (&quot;Common Stock&quot;)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>1439999</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See footnotes</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Put Options</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <footnoteId id="F5"/>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F3"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <footnoteId id="F4"/>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>1439999</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F6"/>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See footnotes</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F6"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeHolding>
    </derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Hudson Bay Capital Management, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, acts as the investment manager of (i) Hudson Bay Fund
 LP, a Delaware limited partnership, which holds 619,199 shares of Common Stock and (ii) Hudson Bay Overseas Fund Ltd.
 (together with Hudson Bay Fund LP, the &quot;Hudson Bay Funds&quot;), a Cayman Islands company, which holds 820,800 shares of Common
 Stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Hudson Bay Capital Management, L.P. acts as the investment manager of the Hudson Bay Funds and may be deemed, as of the date
 hereof, to be the beneficial owner of the Issuer's securities or derivative securities
 held by such funds.  Sander Gerber, Yoav Roth and John Doscas are each an executive officer of Hudson Bay Capital
 Management, L.P.  Hudson Bay Capital Management, L.P., Sander Gerber, Yoav Roth and John Doscas do not hold directly any of
 the Issuer's securities or derivative securities with respect thereto, and disclaim any beneficial ownership of any of the
 Issuer's securities or derivative securities reported or excluded herein for purposes of Rule 16a-1(a) under the Securities
 Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except for their pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The date that is the first business date after the 270th day after the consummation of the then proposed acquisition (the
 &quot;Acquisition&quot;) of all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of B.J.K. Inc. d/b/a Chem Rx.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">The date that is the first anniversary of the consummation of the Acquisition.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">The exercise price equals the lesser of (i) $6.00 and (ii) the aggregate purchase price paid by the Hudson Bay Funds for the
 shares the Hudson Bay Funds acquired (inclusive of all reasonable fees and documents brokers' fees, commissions or similar
 transaction costs) divided by 1,439,999 shares of Common Stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">Hudson Bay Fund LP holds options to sell 619,199 shares of Common Stock and Hudson Bay Overseas Fund Ltd. holds options to
 sell 820,800 shares of Common Stock.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>HUDSON BAY FUND LP, By: HUDSON BAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P., its Investment Manager Partner, By: /s/ Yoav Roth, Principal and Portfolio Manager</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-10-29</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>HUDSON BAY OVERSEAS FUND LTD., By: HUDSON BAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P., its Investment Manager Partner, By: /s/ Yoav Roth, Principal and Portfolio Manager</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-10-29</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>HUDSON BAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P., By: /s/ Yoav Roth, Principal and Portfolio Manager</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-10-29</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ SANDER GERBER</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-10-29</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ YOAV ROTH</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-10-29</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ JOHN DOSCAS</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-10-29</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
