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        <issuerName>PHOTOGEN TECHNOLOGIES INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>PHGN</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>WEINSTEIN ROBERT J MD</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O PHOTOGEN TECHNOLOGIES INC</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>7327 OAK RIDGE HIGHWAY</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>KNOXVILLE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>TN</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>37931</rptOwnerZipCode>
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          <value>See Footnote</value>
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          <value>See Footnote</value>
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          <value>See Footnote</value>
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  <footnotes>
    <footnote id="F1">In addition to shares owned directly by Dr. Weinstein, individually, and Dr. and Mrs. Weinstein as joint tenants (collectively, the "Reporting Person"), shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Person include: (i) 350,043 shares owned by W.F. Investments Enterprises, Limited Partnership, (ii) 19,500 shares owned by the Robert and Lois Weinstein Family Foundation, Inc., and (iii) 356,813 shares owned by the Robert J. Weinstein 2001 Trust #2.</footnote>
    <footnote id="F2">On May 19, 2003, the Reporting Person received 475,807 shares of Photogen Technologies, Inc. from Tannebaum, LLC in exchange for STRO, LLC's (of which Dr. Weinstein is the co-manager) withdrawal as manager and member of Tannebaum, LLC.</footnote>
  </footnotes>
  <remarks>Under SEC rules, the Reporting Person may be deemed to own an aggregate of 11,881,451 shares covered by a voting, drag-along and right of first refusal agreement dated as of November 12, 2002 where the parties agreed to maintain Photogen's Board at seven members and to vote to elect certain persons to the Board.  The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares for all other purposes.

On August 13, 2003, the Reporting Person resigned from Photogen's Board of Directors and as a member of the Executive and Compensation Committees.
</remarks>
  <ownerSignature>
    <signatureName>/s/ Robert J. Weinstein</signatureName>
    <signatureDate>2003-08-26</signatureDate>
  </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>

