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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 4

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

o Check this box if no longer
subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue.
See Instruction 1(b).

1.	Name and Address of Reporting Person*	2.	Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol				3.	I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)
	FROST, PHILLIP(Last) (First) (Middle)		IVAX CORPORATION (IVX)
	4400 Biscayne Boulevard (Street)	4.	Statement for Month/Day/Year				5.	If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
			January 21, 2003
		6.	Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check All Applicable)				7.	Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
	Miami, FL 33137-3227 (City)        (State)        (Zip)		x	Director	x	10% Owner		o	Form Filed by One Reporting Person
			x	Officer (give title below)				x	Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
			o	Other (specify below)
				Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

Reminder:	Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see instruction 4(b)(v).

Table I — Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.

Title of Security (Instr. 3)

2.

Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

2A.

Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

3.

Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

4.

Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

5.

Amount of Sec- urities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Trans- action(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)

6.

Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

7.

Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

Amount

(A) or (D)

Price

Common Stock, $.10 par value per share

1/21/2003

X

241,900

A

$20.00

5,495,000

I

Frost Nevada Inv Trust (1)

Common Stock, $.10 par value per share

24,374,928

I

Frost Gamma Inv. Trust (2)

Common Stock, $.10 par value per share

750

D(3)

Common Stock, $.10 par value per share

305,686

I

By Wife (4)

Common Stock, $.10 par value per share

3,078

I

401(k) Plan

Common Stock, $.10 par value per share

140,625

I

Frost Phi Inv. Trust (5)

Common Stock, $.10 par value per share

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Table II — Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned   (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1.

Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2.

Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3.

Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A.

Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4.

Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5.

Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Put Options (obligation to buy)

$20.00

1/21/2003

X

2,419

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Table II — Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned — Continued (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

6.

Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7.

Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8.

Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9.

Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10.

Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11.

Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Immed.

01/18/2003

Common Stock

241,900

I

(1)

Explanation of Responses:

(1) These assets are held by Frost-Nevada Investments Trust, of which the reporting person is the trustee and Frost-Nevada Limited Partnership is the sole and exclusive beneficiary.

(2) These assets are held by Frost Gamma Investments Trust, of which the reporting person is the trustee and Frost Gamma, L.P. is the sole and exclusive beneficiary.

(3) These shares are jointly owned by the reporting person and Patricia Frost, his wife.

(4) Pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)4, the reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares.

(5) These assets are held by Frost Phi Investments Trust, of which the reporting person is the trustee and Frost Phi, LLLP is the sole and exclusive beneficiary.

/s/ PHILLIP FROST**Signature of Reporting Person January 23, 2003Date

**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note:	File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

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JOINT FILER INFORMATION

NAME:	Frost Gamma Investments Trust.
ADDRESS:	4400 Biscayne Blvd Miami, FL 33137
Designated Filer:	Phillip Frost, M.D.
Issuer and Ticker Symbol:	IVAX Corporation
Date of Event Requiring Statement:	January 21, 2003

FROST GAMMA INVESTMENTS TRUST.

by:
	/s/ PHILLIP FROST
	Phillip Frost, M.D., Trustee

JOINT FILER INFORMATION

NAME:	Frost-Nevada Investments Trust.
ADDRESS:	4400 Biscayne Blvd Miami, FL 33137
Designated Filer:	Phillip Frost, M.D.
Issuer and Ticker Symbol:	IVAX Corporation
Date of Event Requiring Statement:	January 21, 2003

FROST-NEVADA INVESTMENTS TRUST.

by:
	/s/ PHILLIP FROST
	Phillip Frost, M.D., Trustee

JOINT FILER INFORMATION

NAME:	Frost Phi Investments Trust.
ADDRESS:	4400 Biscayne Blvd Miami, FL 33137
Designated Filer:	Phillip Frost, M.D.
Issuer and Ticker Symbol:	IVAX Corporation
Date of Event Requiring Statement:	January 21, 2003

FROST PHI INVESTMENTS TRUST.

by:
	/s/ PHILLIP FROST
	Phillip Frost, M.D., Trustee

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