FOREST LABORATORIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(212) 421-7850
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the act:

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes X No .

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes No X ..

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No .

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant's knowledge, in the Proxy Statement incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. .

Indicate by a check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of "accelerated filer and large accelerated filer" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes No X ..

The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of September 30, 2006 was $16,189,270,937.

Number of shares outstanding of the registrant's Common Stock as of May 25, 2007: 320,022,638.

This Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 is being filed solely to include the signature of the registrant in the Annual Report as filed by Forest Laboratories, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 30, 2007 (the "Original Filing"). This Form 10-K/A does not modify or update any other disclosures set forth in the Original Filing.

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Forest has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Exhibits.

	31.1	Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
	31.2	Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Form 10-K/A to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Dated: April 10, 2008

FOREST LABORATORIES, INC.
By:   /s/Howard Solomon
     Howard Solomon,
     Chairman of the Board,
     Chief Executive Officer
     and Director

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Howard Solomon, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this amendment to the Forest Laboratories, Inc. ("the Company") Annual Report on Form 10-K; and

       2.  Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material
            fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light
            of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect
            to the period covered by this report.

Date: April 10, 2008

/s/ Howard Solomon
Howard Solomon
Chairman of the Board,
Chief Executive Officer
and Director

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Francis I. Perier, Jr., certify that:

1. I have reviewed this amendment to the Forest Laboratories, Inc. ("the Company") Annual Report on Form 10-K; and

Date: April 10, 2008

/s/ Francis I. Perier, Jr.
Francis I. Perier, Jr.
Senior Vice President - Finance and
Chief Financial Officer

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		11-1798614 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
909 Third Avenue New York, New York (Address of principal executive offices)		10022 (Zip code)

Title of each class		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $.10 par value		New York Stock Exchange

[X]	ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
	OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

[ ]	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
	OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934