UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) OCTOBER 28, 2004
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                             THE QUIGLEY CORPORATION
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


      NEVADA                            0-21617                  23-2577138
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(State or Other Jurisdiction          (Commission            (IRS Employer
  of Incorporation)                    File Number)          Identification No.)


 KELLS BUILDING, 621 SHADY RETREAT ROAD, P.O. BOX 1349, DOYLESTOWN, PA   18901
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  (Address of Principal Executive Office  s)                          (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (215) 345-0919
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                                       N/A
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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ITEM 2.02     RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

     On October 28, 2004, The Quigley Corporation (the "Company")  announced its
results for the quarter  ended  September  30, 2004.  The full text of the press
release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

     The information  furnished  pursuant to Item 2.02 of this Current Report on
Form 8-K,  including  Exhibit 99.1 hereto,  shall not be considered  "filed" for
purposes of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  or
otherwise subject to the liability of such section, nor shall it be incorporated
by reference  into future  filings by the Company  under the  Securities  Act of
1933,  as amended or under the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934,  as  amended,
unless  the  Company  expressly  sets  forth in such  future  filing  that  such
information is to be considered "filed" or incorporated by reference therein.

ITEM 8.01     OTHER EVENTS.

     On October  28,  2004,  the Company  provided  updates on the status of its
pharmaceutical  pipeline.  The full text of the press release is attached hereto
as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 9.01     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

      (c)     Exhibits.

      EXHIBIT NO.     DESCRIPTION

      99.1            Press Release dated July 30, 2004 reporting second quarter
                      preliminary unaudited earnings.





                                   SIGNATURES

     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.



                               THE QUIGLEY CORPORATION
                                      (Registrant)

Date:  November 1, 2004
                               By:    /s/ George J. Longo
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                               Name:  George J. Longo
                               Title: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer