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                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


     THIS  AGREEMENT  entered into as of the 2nd day of May, 1995 by and between
ICN Pharmaceuticals,  Inc. (the "Company"),  and John Julian, an individual (the
"Executive") (hereinafter collectively referred to as "the parties").

     WHEREAS,  the Executive has heretofore  been employed by the Company as its
Vice  President  Worldwide  Marketing  and is  experienced  in all phases of the
business of the Company  and the Company  desires to retain the  services of the
Executive on the terms set forth herein;

     WHEREAS,  the Board of Directors of the Company  (the  "Board")  recognizes
that the threat of an  unsolicited  takeover  of the Company may occur which can
result in significant  distractions of its management  personnel  because of the
uncertainties inherent in such a situation;

     WHEREAS,  the Board of the Company has determined  that it is essential and
in the best interest of the Company and its  stockholders to retain the services
of its key management  personnel in the event of a threat of a change in control
of the  Company and to ensure  their  continued  dedication  and efforts in such
event  without  undue  concern  for  their  personal  financial  and  employment
security; and

     WHEREAS,  in order to induce the  Executive  to remain in the employ of the
Company,  particularly  in the event of a threat of a change in  control  of the
Company,  the  Company  desires  by this  writing  to set  forth  the  continued
employment relationship of the Executive with the Company.

     NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the  respective  agreements  of the
parties contained herein, it is agreed as follows:

     1. TERM. The initial term of employment  under this Agreement  shall be for
the period commencing on the date hereof,  and ending March 30, 1996;  PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that the term of this Agreement shall be automatically extended for one
(1) year on March 30, 1996, and on each March 30th thereafter  unless either the
Company or the Executive  shall have given written  notice to the other at least
ninety (90) days prior thereto that the term of this  Agreement  shall not be so
extended;  and PROVIDED,  FURTHER,  that  notwithstanding any such notice by the
Company not to extend,  the term of this Agreement shall not expire prior to the
expiration  of the third  anniversary  of a Change in  Control  (as  hereinafter
defined).  Notwithstanding  the  foregoing,  in no event  shall the term of this
Agreement  extend beyond the first day of the month following the month in which
the Executive attains age 65.

     2. EMPLOYMENT.  (a) The Executive shall be employed as the Vice President -
Worldwide  Marketing of the Company or such other senior  executive  capacity as
may be mutually agreed to in writing by the parties. The Executive shall perform
the  duties,   undertake  the   responsibilities   and  exercise  the  authority
customarily performed, undertaken and exercised by persons situated in a similar
executive capacity.  He shall also promote,  by entertainment or otherwise,  the
business of the Company.

          (b)  Excluding  periods  of  vacation  and sick  leave  to  which  the
     Executive is entitled,  the Executive agrees to devote reasonable attention
     and time during  usual  business  hours to the  business and affairs of the
     Company to the extent necessary to discharge the responsibilities  assigned
     to the Executive hereunder. The Executive may (i) serve on corporate, civil
     or charitable  boards of committees,  (ii) manage personal  investments and
     (iii) deliver lectures and teach at education institutions, so long as such
     activities  do not  significantly  interfere  with the  performance  of the
     Executive's responsibilities hereunder.

     3.  BASE  SALARY.  The  Company  agrees  to pay or  cause to be paid to the
Executive  during  the  term of this  Agreement  a base  salary  at the  rate of
$200,000.00  per annum or such larger  amount as the Board may from time to time
determine (hereinafter referred to as the "Base Salary"). Such Base Salary shall
be payable in accordance with the Company's  customary  practices  applicable to
its executives. Such rate of salary, or increased rate of salary, if any, as the
case may be, shall be reviewed at least annually by the respective Board and may
be further increased (but not decreased) in such amounts as the respective Board
in its discretion may decide.

     4. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS. The Executive shall be entitled to participate in all
employee benefit plans,  practices and programs maintained by the Company or the
Subsidiary  and  made  available  to  employees  generally  including,   without
limitation  all  pension,   retirement,   profit  sharing,   savings,   medical,
hospitalization,  disability,  dental, life or travel accident insurance benefit
plans. The Executive's participation in such plans, practices and programs shall
be on the same basis and terms as are  applicable  to  employees  of the Company
generally.

     5. EXECUTIVE  BENEFITS.  The Executive  shall be entitled to participate in
all  executive  benefit  or  incentive  compensation  plans  now  maintained  or
hereafter  established by the Company for the purpose of providing  compensation
and/or benefits to executives of the Company including,  but not limited to, the
Company's 401(k) and Deferred Compensation Plans and any supplement  retirement,
salary continuation,  stock option, deferred compensation,  supplemental medical
or life  insurance  or  other  bonus or  incentive  compensation  plans.  Unless
otherwise provided herein, the Executive's  participation in such plans shall be
on the same  basis  and  terms as other  similarly  situated  executives  of the
Company, but in no event on a basis less favorable in terms of benefit levels or
reward  opportunities  applicable  to the  Executive  as in  effect  on the date
hereof.  No additional  compensation  provided  under any of such plans shall be
deemed to modify or otherwise  affect the terms of this  Agreement or any of the
Executive's entitlements hereunder.

     6. OTHER BENEFITS.

          (a) FRINGE BENEFITS AND  PERQUISITES.  The Executive shall be entitled
     to all fringe  benefits and  perquisites  (e.g.  Company  cars,  club dues,
     physical  examinations,  financial  planning and tax preparation  services)
     generally   made  available  by  the  Company  or  the  Subsidiary  to  its
     executives.

          (b)  EXPENSES.  The  Executive  shall be  entitled  to receive  prompt
     reimbursement of all expenses reasonably incurred by him in connection with
     the  performance  of his duties  hereunder  or for  promoting,  pursuing or
     otherwise furthering the business or interests of the Company.

          (c) OFFICE AND  FACILITIES.  The  Executive  shall be provided with an
     appropriate office in Costa Mesa, California, or such other place as may be
     mutually agreed and with such  secretarial and other support  facilities as
     are commensurate with the Executive's  status with the Company and adequate
     for the performance of his duties hereunder.

     7. VACATION AND SICK LEAVE. At such reasonable  times as the Board shall in
its discretion permit, the Executive shall be entitled,  without loss of pay, to
absent himself  voluntarily  from the  performance of his employment  under this
Agreement, provided that:

          (a) The Executive  shall be entitled to annual  vacation in accordance
     with the policies as  periodically  established  by the Board for similarly
     situated  executives  of the Company,  which shall in no event be less than
     four weeks per year.

          (b) In addition to the aforesaid paid  vacations,  the Executive shall
     be entitled,  without loss of pay, to absent himself  voluntarily  from the
     performance of his employment for such  additional  periods of time and for
     such  valid  and  legitimate  reasons  as the Board in its  discretion  may
     determine. Further, the Board shall be entitled to grant to the Executive a
     leave or leaves of absence  with or  without  pay at such time or times and
     upon  such  terms  and  conditions  as  the  Board  in its  discretion  may
     determine.

          (c) The  Executive  shall be entitled to sick leave  (without  loss of
     pay) in accordance  with the  Company's  policies as in effect from time to
     time.

     8.  TERMINATION.  The  executive's  employment  hereunder may be terminated
under the following circumstances.

          (a) DISABILITY.  The Company may terminate the Executive's  employment
     after having established the Executive's  Disability.  For purposes of this
     Agreement,  "Disability" means a physical or mental infirmity which impairs
     the  Executive's  ability to  substantially  perform his duties  under this
     Agreement which continues for a period of at least one hundred eighty (180)
     consecutive  days. The Executive shall be entitled to the  compensation and
     benefits  provided for under this  Agreement for any period during the term
     of  this  Agreement  and  prior  to the  establishment  of the  Executive's
     Disability  during which the  Executive is unable to work due to a physical
     or mental infirmity.  Notwithstanding  anything contained in this Agreement
     to the  contrary,  until  the  Termination  Date  specified  in a Notice of
     Termination  (as  each  term  is  hereinafter   defined)  relating  to  the
     Executive's  Disability,  the Executive  shall be entitled to return to his
     position with the Company or the  Subsidiary as set forth in this Agreement
     in which  event no  Disability  of the  Executive  will be  deemed  to have
     occurred.

          (b) CAUSE. The Company or the Subsidiary may terminate the Executive's
     employment for "Cause". A termination for Cause is a termination  evidenced
     by a resolution adopted in good faith by two-thirds (2/3) of the Board that
     the Executive (i) willfully and continually failed to substantially perform
     his  duties  with the  Company  (other  than a failure  resulting  from the
     Executive's  incapacity  due to physical or mental  illness)  which failure
     continued for a period of at least thirty (30) days after a written  notice
     of demand for  substantial  performance has been delivered to the Executive
     specifying  the manner in which the Executive  has failed to  substantially
     perform,  or (ii) willfully  engaged in conduct which is  demonstrably  and
     materially  injurious to the Company,  monetarily or  otherwise;  PROVIDED,
     HOWEVER that no  termination  of the  Executive's  employment  shall be for
     Cause as set forth in clause  (ii)  above  until (x) there  shall have been
     delivered to the  Executive a copy of a written  notice  setting forth that
     the  Executive  was  guilty of the  conduct  set  forth in clause  (ii) and
     specifying the particulars  thereof in detail,  and (y) the Executive shall
     have  been  provided  an  opportunity  to be heard by the  Board  (with the
     assistance of the Executive's counsel if the Executive so desires). No act,
     nor failure to act, on the Executive's part, shall be considered  "willful"
     unless he has acted or failed to act,  with an  absence  of good  faith and
     without a  reasonable  belief  that his action or failure to act was in the
     best interest of the Company.  Notwithstanding  anything  contained in this
     Agreement to the  contrary,  no failure to perform by the  Executive  after
     Notice of Termination is given by the Executive shall  constitute cause for
     purposes of this Agreement.

          (c) (1) GOOD REASON.  The Executive may terminate his  employment  for
     "Good Reason".  For purposes of this Agreement,  Good Reason shall mean the
     occurrence  after a Change  in  Control  (as  hereinafter  defined  in this
     Section 8(e)) of any of the Events or conditions  described in  Subsections
     (i) through (viii) hereof:

                    (i) a change in the Executive's status,  title,  position or
               responsibilities (including reporting responsibilities) which, in
               the  Executive's  reasonable  judgment,   does  not  represent  a
               promotion from his status, title, position or responsibilities as
               in  effect  immediately  prior  thereto;  the  assignment  to the
               Executive  of  any  duties  or  responsibilities  which,  in  the
               Executive's  reasonable  judgment,  are  inconsistent  with  such
               status,  title,  position or responsibilities;  or any removal of
               the Executive  from or failure to reappoint or reelect him to any
               of such  positions,  except in connection with the termination of
               his employment for Disability, Cause, as a result of his death or
               by the Executive other than for Good Reason;

                    (ii) a reduction in the Executive's Base Salary or a failure
               by the Company or the Subsidiary to increase the Executive's Base
               Salary  within  any  twelve  (12)  month  period  by the  average
               percentage  increase  during such period of the base salaries of,
               similarly situated executives.

                    (iii)  the  Company's  or  the   Subsidiary   requiring  the
               Executive to be based at any place outside a 30-mile  radius from
               Costa Mesa, California,  except for reasonably required travel on
               the Company's  business which is not materially greater than such
               travel requirements prior to the Change in Control;

                    (iv) the  failure by the  Company or the  Subsidiary  to (A)
               continue in effect any material  compensation  or benefit plan in
               which the Executive was  participating  at the time of the Change
               in Control, including, but not limited to, the Company's Deferred
               Compensation Plan, 401(k) Plan, or (B) provide the Executive with
               compensation  and  benefits  at least  equal (in terms of benefit
               levels and/or reward  opportunities)  to those provided for under
               each  employee  benefit  plan,  program and practice as in effect
               immediately  prior to the  Change  in  Control  (or as in  effect
               following the Change in Control, if greater).

                    (v) the  insolvency  or the filing (by any party,  including
               the Company) of a petition for bankruptcy, of the Company;

                    (vi) any material  breach by the Company of any provision of
               this Agreement;

                    (vii)  any   purported   termination   of  the   Executive's
               employment  for Cause by the  Company  which does not comply with
               the terms of Section 8 of this Agreement; and

                    (viii) the  failure of the  Company to obtain an  agreement,
               satisfactory  to the  Executive,  from any successor or assign of
               the  Company to assume and agree to perform  this  Agreement,  as
               contemplated in Section 11 hereof.

               (2) Any event or  condition  described  in this  Section  8(c)(i)
          through (viii) which occurs prior to a Change in Control but which (i)
          was at the  request of a third  party who has taken  steps  reasonably
          calculated to effect a Change in Control,  or (ii) otherwise  arose in
          connection with a Change in Control,  shall constitute Good Reason for
          purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding that it occurred prior to a
          Change in Control.

               (3) The Executive's right to terminate his employment pursuant to
          this  Section  8(c) shall not be  affected  by his  incapacity  due to
          physical or mental illness.

          (d) VOLUNTARY TERMINATION. The Executive may voluntarily terminate his
     employment hereunder at any time. If the Executive  voluntarily  terminates
     his  employment  for any reason or without  reason during the 60-day period
     which commences on the date which is six (6) months following the date of a
     Change  in  Control,   it  shall  be  referred  to  as  a  "Limited  Period
     Termination."

          (e) For purposes of this  Agreement,  a "Change in Control" shall mean
     any of the following events:

               (1) The  acquisition  (other than from the Company) by any person
          (as such term is defined in Section  13(c) or 14(d) of the  Securities
          Exchange  Act of 1934,  as  amended  (the "1934  Act")) of  beneficial
          ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the 1934
          Act) of twenty  percent (20%) or more of the combined  voting power of
          the Company's then outstanding voting securities; or

               (2) The  individuals  who, as of the date hereof,  are members of
          the Board of the Company (the "Incumbent Board"), cease for any reason
          to  constitute  at least  two-thirds  (2/3) of the  Board,  unless the
          election, or nomination for election by the Company's stockholders, of
          any new director was approved by a vote of at least  two-thirds  (2/3)
          of the Incumbent  Board,  and such new director shall, for purposes of
          this Agreement, be considered as a member of the Incumbent Board; or

               (3)  Approval by  stockholders  of the Company of (i) a merger or
          consolidation  involving  the  Company  if  the  stockholders  of  the
          Company, immediately before such merger or consolidation, do not, as a
          result of such merger or  consolidation,  own, directly or indirectly,
          more than eighty  percent  (80%) of the  combined  voting power of the
          then outstanding  voting securities of the corporation  resulting from
          such merger or consolidation  in substantially  the same proportion as
          their ownership of the combined voting power of the voting  securities
          of  the  Company   outstanding   immediately  before  such  merger  or
          consolidation  or (ii) a complete  liquidation  or  dissolution of the
          Company or an agreement  for the sale or other  disposition  of all or
          substantially all of the assets of the Company.

Notwithstanding the foregoing,  a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur
pursuant to Section 8(e)(1),  solely because twenty percent (20%) or more of the
combined voting power of the Company's then  outstanding  securities is acquired
by (i) a  trustee  or  other  fiduciary  holding  securities  under  one or more
employee benefit plans maintained by the Company or (ii) any corporation  which,
immediately  prior to such  acquisition,  is owned directly or indirectly by the
stockholders  of the Company in the same  proportion as their ownership of stock
in the Company immediately prior to such acquisition.

          (f) NOTICE OF TERMINATION. Any purported termination by the Company or
     by the Executive  shall be communicated by written Notice of Termination to
     the other. For purposes of this Agreement,  a "Notice of Termination" shall
     mean a notice which  indicates the specific  termination  provision in this
     Agreement  relied upon and shall set forth in  reasonable  detail the facts
     and  circumstances  claimed  to  provide  a basis  for  termination  of the
     Executive's  employment  under the provision so indicated.  For purposes of
     this  Agreement,  no such  purported  termination  of  employment  shall be
     effective without such Notice of Termination.

          (g) TERMINATION DATE, ETC.  "Termination  Date" shall mean in the case
     of the Executive's  death,  his date of death,  or in all other cases,  the
     date specified in the Notice of Termination subject to the following:

               (1) If the  Executive's  employment  is terminated by the Company
          for Cause or due to  Disability,  the date  specified in the Notice of
          Termination  shall  be at least  thirty  (30)  days  from the date the
          Notice of Termination is given to the Executive,  provided that in the
          case of  Disability  the  Executive  shall  not have  returned  to the
          full-time  performance  of his duties  during  such period of at least
          thirty (30) days; and

               (2) If the  Executive's  employment is terminated for Good Reason
          or is a Limited Period  Termination,  the date specified in the Notice
          of  Termination  shall not be more than  sixty (60) days from the date
          the Notice of Termination is given to the Company.

     9.  COMPENSATION  UPON  TERMINATION.  Upon  termination of the  Executive's
employment during the term of this Agreement (including any extensions thereof),
the Executive shall be entitled to the following benefits:

               (a) If the  Executive's  employment  is terminated by the Company
          for  Cause or  Disability  or by the  Executive  (other  than for Good
          Reason  or  a  Limited  Period  Termination),  or  by  reason  of  the
          Executive's  death,  the Company  shall pay the  Executive all amounts
          earned or accrued  hereunder through the Termination Date but not paid
          as  of  the  Termination  Date,   including  (i)  Base  Salary,   (ii)
          reimbursement  for any and all monies advanced or expenses incurred in
          connection  with  the   Executive's   employment  for  reasonable  and
          necessary  expenses incurred by the Executive on behalf of the Company
          or the Subsidiary for the period ending on the Termination Date, (iii)
          vacation pay, (iv) any bonuses or incentive  compensation  and (v) any
          previous  compensation  which the  Executive has  previously  deferred
          (including  any interest  earned or credited  thereon)  (collectively,
          "Accrued  Compensation").   In  addition  to  the  foregoing,  if  the
          Executive's  employment is terminated by the Company for Disability or
          by reason  of the  Executive's  death,  the  Company  shall pay to the
          Executive  or his  beneficiaries  an  amount  equal  to the  bonus  or
          incentive award that the Executive would have been entitled to receive
          in  respect of the fiscal  year in which the  Executive's  Termination
          Date  occurs  had he  continued  in  employment  until the end of such
          fiscal year,  calculated as if all  performance  targets and goals (if
          applicable) had been fully met by the Company and by the Executive, as
          applicable,  for such year,  multiplied by a fraction the numerator of
          which  is  the  number  of  days  in  such  fiscal  year  through  the
          Termination  Date and the  denominator  of  which is 365 (a "Pro  Rata
          Bonus"). Executive's entitlement to any other compensation or benefits
          shall be determined in accordance with the Company's  employee benefit
          plans and other applicable programs and practices then in effect.

               (b)  If  the  Executive's  employment  by the  Company  shall  be
          terminated  (1)  by  the  Company  other  than  for  Cause,  death  or
          Disability,  (2) by  the  Executive  for  Good  Reason,  or (3) by the
          Executive as a Limited Period Termination, then the Executive shall be
          entitled to the benefits provided below:

                    (i)  the  Company   shall  pay  the  Executive  all  Accrued
               Compensation and a Pro Rata Bonus;.

                    (ii) The Company  shall pay the  Executive as severance  pay
               and in lieu of any further  salary for periods  subsequent to the
               Termination  Date, in a single payment an amount in cash equal to
               three (3) times the sum of (A) the Executive's Base Salary at the
               highest  rate in effect at any time  within the  ninety  (90) day
               period ending on the date the Notice of  Termination is given (or
               if the  Executive's  employment is  terminated  after a Change in
               Control,  the Executive's  Base Salary  immediately  prior to the
               Change in  Control,  if greater)  and (B) the "Bonus  Amount" (as
               defined below).  Notwithstanding the foregoing,  the amount to be
               paid under this Subsection (ii) shall be multiplied by a fraction
               (which in no event shall be greater  than one (1)) the  numerator
               of which  shall be the  number of months  (for this  purpose  any
               partial  month shall be  considered  as a whole month)  remaining
               until the Executive's  65th birthday and the denominator of which
               shall be thirty-six  (36). The term "Bonus Amount" shall mean (x)
               the greatest  amount of any cash bonus or incentive  compensation
               received  by  the   Executive   during  the  three  fiscal  years
               immediately  preceding  the  Termination  Date  or (y) if no such
               bonus was  received  by the  Executive  during  any of such three
               years,  then an amount  equal to the  Executive's  maximum  bonus
               which  could  be  awarded  for  the  fiscal  year  in  which  the
               Termination  Date occurs had he continued in employment until the
               end of such fiscal  year,  assuming all  performance  targets and
               goals (if  applicable)  had been fully met by the  Company and by
               the Executive, as applicable, for such year;

                    (iii)  for a number  of  months  equal to the  lesser of (A)
               thirty-six  (36) or (B) the number of months  remaining until the
               Executive's  65th  birthday,  the  Company  shall at its  expense
               continue  on  behalf  of the  Executive  and his  dependents  and
               beneficiaries the life insurance, disability, medical, dental and
               hospitalization   benefits  which  were  being  provided  to  the
               Executive at the time Notice of  Termination is given (or, if the
               Executive  is  terminated  following  a Change  in  Control,  the
               benefits  provided to the  Executive at the time of the Change in
               Control,  if  greater).  the  benefits  provided in this  Section
               9(b)(iii)  shall be no less favorable to the Executive,  in terms
               of amounts and  deductibles  and costs to him,  than the coverage
               provided the Executive under the plans providing such benefits at
               the time Notice of  Termination is given (or, if the Executive is
               terminated  following  a Change  in  Control,  at the time of the
               Change  in  Control  if more  favorable  to the  Executive).  The
               Company's  obligation  hereunder  with  respect to the  foregoing
               benefits  shall be  limited  to the  extent  that  the  Executive
               obtains any such  benefits  pursuant to a  subsequent  employer's
               benefit plans,  in which case the Company may reduce the coverage
               of any benefits it is required to provide the Executive hereunder
               as long as the aggregate  coverage of the combined  benefit plans
               is no less  favorable to the  Executive,  in terms of amounts and
               deductibles  and costs to him,  than the coverage  required to be
               provided   hereunder.   This   Subsection   (iii)  shall  not  be
               interpreted so as to limit any benefits to which the Executive or
               his  dependents  may be  entitled  under  any  of  the  Company's
               employee  benefit  plans,  programs or  practices  following  the
               Executive's   termination   of  employment,   including   without
               limitation, retiree medical and life insurance benefits;

                    (iv) the Company shall pay in a single  payment an amount in
               cash equal to the excess of (A) the  actuarial  equivalent of the
               aggregate  retirement  benefit  the  Executive  would  have  been
               entitled to receive under the Company's  supplemental  and excess
               retirement plans had (x) the Executive  remained  employed by the
               Company for an  additional  three (3) complete  years of credited
               service  (or  until his 65th  birthday,  (if  earlier)),  (y) his
               annual  compensation  during  such  period been equal to his Base
               Salary (at the rate used for  purposes of Section  9(b)(ii))  and
               the Bonus  Amount,  and (z) he been  fully  (100%)  vested in his
               benefit under each such  retirement  plan, over (B) the actuarial
               equivalent of the aggregate  retirement  benefit the Executive is
               actually  entitled to receive under such  retirement  plans.  For
               purposes of this Subsection (iv), "actuarial equivalent" shall be
               determined in accordance with the actuarial  assumptions used for
               the  calculation of benefits under any Retirement Plan as applied
               prior to the Termination Date in accordance with such plan's past
               practices (but shall in any event take into account; the value of
               any subsidized early retirement benefit); and

                    (v) all  restrictions on any  outstanding  awards granted by
               the Company or any other  subsidiaries of the Company  (including
               restricted stock awards) granted to the Executive shall lapse and
               such awards shall become fully (100%) vested immediately, and all
               stock  options  and  stock  appreciation  rights  granted  to the
               Executive  shall  become  fully  (100%)  vested and shall  become
               immediately exercisable.

          (c) The amounts  provided for in Sections  9(a) and 9(b)(i),  (ii) and
     (iv) shall be paid within five (5) days after the  Executive's  Termination
     Date.

          (d) The Executive  shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any
     payment  provided for in this  Agreement  by seeking  other  employment  or
     otherwise  and no such payment  shall be offset or reduced by the amount of
     any  compensation  or benefits  provided to the Executive in any subsequent
     employment.

     10. UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE.  The Executive shall not make any Unauthorized
Disclosure. For purposes of this Agreement, "Unauthorized Disclosure" shall mean
disclosure  by the  Executive  without  the  consent of the Board to any person,
other  than an  employee  of the  Company  or a  person  to whom  disclosure  is
reasonably  necessary or appropriate in connection  with the  performance by the
Executive  of his  duties as an  executive  of the  Company or as may be legally
required, of any confidential information obtained by the Executive while in the
employ  of  the  Company  (including,  but  not  limited  to,  any  confidential
information  with  respect  to any of the  Company's  customers  or  methods  of
distribution)  the disclosure of which he knows or has reason to believe will be
materially injurious to the Company; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that such term shall not
include  the  use  or  disclosure  by the  Executive,  without  consent,  of any
information  known generally to the public (other than as a result of disclosure
by him in  violation  of  this  Section  10) or any  information  not  otherwise
considered  confidential by a reasonable  person engaged in the same business as
that conducted by the Company.

     11. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.

          (a) This  Agreement  shall be  binding  upon  and  shall  inure to the
     benefit of the Company,  its  successors  and assigns and the Company shall
     require any  successor or assign to  expressly  assume and agree to perform
     this  Agreement  in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company
     would be required to perform it if no such  succession  or  assignment  had
     taken  place.  The term "the  Company" as used herein  shall  include  such
     successors and assigns.  The term  "successors  and assigns" as used herein
     shall mean a corporation or other entity acquiring all or substantially all
     the assets and business of the Company  (including this Agreement)  whether
     by operation of law or otherwise.

          (b) Neither this Agreement nor any right or interest  hereunder  shall
     be assignable or transferable by the Executive,  his beneficiaries or legal
     representatives, except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
     This  Agreement  shall  inure to the benefit of and be  enforceable  by the
     Executive's legal personal representative.

     12. FEES AND  EXPENSES.  The  Company  shall pay all legal fees and related
expenses (including the costs of experts,  evidence and counsel) incurred by the
Executive as they become due as a result of (i) the  Executive's  termination of
employment (including all such fees and expenses, if any, incurred in contesting
or disputing any such termination of employment),  (ii) the Executive's  hearing
before the Board as contemplated in Section 8(b) of this Agreement, or (iii) the
Executive's  seeking to obtain or enforce any right or benefit  provided by this
Agreement or by any other plan or  arrangement  maintained  by the Company under
which the Executive is or may be entitled to receive benefits.

     13.  NOTICE.  For the  purposes  of this  Agreement,  notices and all other
communications   provided  for  in  the  Agreement   (including  the  Notice  of
Termination)  shall be in  writing  and shall be deemed to have been duly  given
when personally  delivered or sent by certified mail, return receipt  requested,
postage prepaid,  addressed to the respective addresses last given by each party
to the other,  provided that all notices to the Company shall be directed to the
attention of the Board with a copy to the Secretary of the Company.  All notices
and communications shall be deemed to have been received on the date of delivery
thereof or on the third  business  day after the  mailing  thereof,  except that
notice of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.

     14.  NON-EXCLUSIVITY OF RIGHTS.  Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or
limit the Executive's continuing or future participation in any benefit,  bonus,
incentive  or  other  plan or  program  provided  by the  Company  or any of its
subsidiaries and for which the Executive may qualify,  nor shall anything herein
limit or reduce such rights as the executive may have under any other agreements
with the Company.  Amounts  which are vested  benefits or which the Executive is
otherwise entitled to receive under any plan or program of the Company or any of
its  subsidiaries  shall be payable  in  accordance  with such plan or  program,
except as explicitly modified by this Agreement.

     15.  SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS.  The  Company's  obligation to make the payments
provided  for in  this  Agreement  and  otherwise  to  perform  its  obligations
hereunder  shall  not be  affected  by  any  circumstances,  including,  without
limitation, any set-off, counterclaim,  recoupment, defense or other right which
the Company may have against the Executive or others.

     16. MISCELLANEOUS.  No provision of this Agreement may be modified,  waived
or  discharged  unless such  waiver,  modification  or discharge is agreed to in
writing and signed by the Executive  and the Company.  No waiver by either party
hereto at any time of any breach by the other  party  hereto  of, or  compliance
with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other
party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions
at the same or at any prior or subsequent time. No agreement or representations,
oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof
have  been  made by  either  party  which  are not  expressly  set forth in this
Agreement.

     17.  GOVERNING LAW. This  Agreement  shall be governed by and construed and
enforced in accordance  with the laws of the State of California  without giving
effect to the conflict of law principles thereof.

     18.  SEVERABILITY.  The  provisions  of  this  Agreement  shall  be  deemed
severable and the  invalidity  or  unenforceability  of any provision  shall not
affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof.

     19. ENTIRE  AGREEMENT.  This  Agreement  constitutes  the entire  agreement
between  the  parties  hereto  and  supersedes  all  prior  agreements,  if any,
understandings  and  arrangements,  oral or written,  between the parties hereto
with respect to the subject matter hereof.



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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed by
its duly authorized  officer and the Executive has executed this Agreement as of
the day and year first above written.

                                     ICN Pharmaceuticals, Inc.


  ATTEST:                            By:   /s/ Milan Panic
                                        -------------------------------------
    /s/ D.C. Watt                    Title:  President and Chief
---------------------------                       Executive Officer
         Secretary


                                     The "Executive"



                                     By:   /s/ John Julian
                                        -------------------------------------
                                            John Julian