SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 Current Report


                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       The Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report:   February 7, 2001

                              Express Scripts, Inc.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)



    Delaware                    0-20199                              43-1420563
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(State or other            (Commission File No.)             (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of                                             Identification No.)
corporation)



13900 Riverport Drive, Maryland Heights, Missouri                    63043
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                           (Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code:      (314) 770-1666


          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Item 5.   Other Events

     On February 7, 2001,  Express Scripts,  Inc.(the  "Company") issued a press
release,  selected  portions of which are attached  hereto as Exhibit 99.1,  and
incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

        (c)     The following Exhibit is filed as part of this report on
                Form 8-K:

                Exhibit 99.1  Press Release, dated February 7, 2001, by
                the Company

Item 9.   Regulation FD Disclosure

     The  following information is  furnished  pursuant to  Regulation  FD.

          Selected  unaudited  financial  information  included in the Company's
          February 7, 2001 press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2
          and incorporated herein by refernece

                                    SIGNATURE


     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                       EXPRESS SCRIPTS, INC.



Date:    February 8, 2001              By:    /s/ Barrett A. Toan
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                                         Barrett A. Toan
                                         President and Chief Executive Officer



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


 Exhibit No.     Description

   99.1         Press release, dated February 7, 2001, by Express Scripts, Inc.

   99.2         Unaudited Financial Information, dated February 7, 2001, by
                Express Scripts, Inc.