X0201 42003-09-30 0000702131 MGI PHARMA INC MOGN 0001207185 MEHRER EDWARD W 2500 WEST 70TH STREET SHAWNEE MISSION KS 66208 1000Common Stock2003-09-304A06438.61A2704DRestricted stock award in lieu of cash retainer under 1997 Stock Incentive Plan.Shirley A. Anderson for Edward W. Mehrer, Jr. under Power of Attorney dated September 9, 2002, and filed September 11, 2002.2003-10-01