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) April 28, 2005
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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 Offices)                       (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 April 28, 2005, The Quigley  Corporation (the "Company") issued a
press release announcing its financial results for the first quarter ended March
31, 2005. 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 April 28,  2005,  the Company  issued a press  release  providing
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
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              99.1        Press  Release  dated April 28, 2005  reporting  first
                          quarter  ended  March 31, 2005  preliminary  unaudited
                          earnings  and  updates on the status of the  Company's
                          pharmaceutical pipeline.








                                   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:  April 28, 2005
                                                 By:    /s/ George J. Longo
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                                                 Name:  George J. Longo
                                                 Title: Vice President and Chief
                                                        Financial Officer