- Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Expires: November 30, 2011 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	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

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Meury William

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 12/5/2011

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

FOREST LABORATORIES INC [FRX]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O FOREST LABORATORIES, INC., 909 THIRD AVENUE

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP - Marketing /

(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10022

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	125003 ⁽¹⁾	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	12/12/2004 ⁽²⁾	12/12/2013	Common Stock	12000	$59.05	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	12/13/2005 ⁽³⁾	12/13/2014	Common Stock	15000	$42.535	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	12/9/2006 ⁽⁴⁾	12/9/2011	Common Stock	8500	$40.29	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	12/8/2007 ⁽⁵⁾	12/8/2016	Common Stock	25000	$51.535	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	12/6/2008 ⁽⁶⁾	12/5/2017	Common Stock	25000	$37.255	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	12/8/2009 ⁽⁷⁾	12/7/2018	Common Stock	25000	$24.12	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	12/7/2010 ⁽⁸⁾	12/6/2019	Common Stock	40000	$31.265	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	12/6/2011 ⁽⁹⁾	12/5/2020	Common Stock	45000	$32.165	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	This amount includes shares of common stock which are subject to a risk of forfeiture.
( 2)	The option became exercisable as to 1,800 shares covered by the option on the first four anniversaries of the grant date (December 12, 2003) and as to the remaining 4,800 shares on the fifth anniversary of the grant date.
( 3)	The option became exercisable as to 2,250 shares covered by the option on the first four anniversaries of the grant date (December 13, 2004) and as to the remaining 6,000 shares on the fifth anniversary of the grant date.
( 4)	The Reporting Person was initially granted 10,000 options on the grant date (December 9, 2005), of which 1,500 shares were previously exercised and are included in the Reporting Person's total beneficial ownership reported on Table I above. The option became exercisable as to 1,500 shares covered by the option on the first four anniversaries of the grant date and as to the remaining 4,000 shares on the fifth anniversary of the grant date.
( 5)	The option became exercisable as to 3,750 shares covered by the option on the first four anniversaries of the grant date (December 8, 2006) and becomes exercisable as to the remaining 10,000 shares on the fifth anniversary of the grant date.
( 6)	The option became exercisable as to 3,750 shares covered by the option on the first three anniversaries of the grant date (December 6, 2007) and becomes exercisable as to 3,750 shares on the fourth anniversary of the grant date and as to the remaining 10,000 shares on the fifth anniversary of the grant date.
( 7)	The option became exercisable as to 3,750 shares covered by the option on the first two anniversaries of the grant date (December 8, 2008) and becomes exercisable as to 3,750 shares on the third and fourth anniveraries of the grant date and as to the remaining 10,000 shares on the fifth anniversary of the grant date.
( 8)	The option became exercisable as to 6,000 shares covered by the option on the first anniversary of the grant date (December 7, 2009) and becomes exercisable as to 6,750 shares on each of the second, third and fourth anniversaries of the grant date, and as to the remaining 18,000 shares on the fifth anniversary of the grant date.
( 9)	The option becomes exercisable as to 6,750 shares covered by the option on the first four anniversaries of the grant date (December 6, 2010) and as to the remaining 18,000 shares on the fifth anniversary of the grant date.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Meury William C/O FOREST LABORATORIES, INC. 909 THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10022			SVP - Marketing

Signatures
William Meury		12/12/2011
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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