SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* SIGMA TAU INTERNATIONAL SA (Last) (First) (Middle) 18 AVENUE DE LA PORTE NEUVE (Street) LUXEMBOURG N4 L-2227 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol QUESTCOR PHARMACEUTICALS INC [ QSC ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/29/2003
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock, no par value per share	07/29/2003	07/29/2003	S		10,000	D	$0.8409	16,431,375	D(1)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* SIGMA TAU INTERNATIONAL SA (Last) (First) (Middle) 18 AVENUE DE LA PORTE NEUVE (Street) LUXEMBOURG N4 L-2227 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* SIGMA TAU FINANZIARIA SPA (Last) (First) (Middle) VIA SUDAFRICA, 20 (Street) ROME L6 00144 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* DEFIANTE FARMACEUTICA LDA (Last) (First) (Middle) RUA DOS FERREIROS, 260 (Street) FUNCHAL MADEIRA S1 9000-082 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* CAVAZZA CLAUDIO (Last) (First) (Middle) VIA SUDAFRICA, 20 (Street) ROME L6 00144 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* CAVAZZA PAOLO (Last) (First) (Middle) VIA TESSERETE, 10 (Street) LUGANO V8 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* APTAFIN S P A (Last) (First) (Middle) VIA QUIRINO MAJORANA NO. 171 (Street) ROME L6 00152 (City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Shares solely owned by Sigma-Tau International S.A. (f/k/a Sigma-Tau Finance Holding S.A.). Sigma-Tau Finanziaria S.p.A. owns 100% of the capital stock of Sigma-Tau International S.A. and 58% of the capital stock of Defiante Farmaceutica L.d.A. Sigma-Tau International S.A. owns 42% of the capital stock of Defiante Farmaceutica L.d.A. Claudio Cavazza owns, directly and indirectly, 60% of Sigma-Tau Finanziaria S.p.A. and Paolo Cavazza owns, directly and indirectly, 40% of Sigma-Tau Finanziaria S.p.A. Paolo Cavazza also owns, directly and indirectly, 100% of Aptafin S.p.A.

	Maurizio Terenzi, Attorney-in-fact for Sigma-Tau International S.A.	07/31/2003
	Maurizio Terenzi, Attorney-in-fact for Sigma-Tau Finanziari S.p.A.	07/31/2003
	Maurizio Terenzi, Attorney-in-fact for Defiante Farmaceutica L.D.A.	07/31/2003
	Maurizio Terenzi, Attorney-in-fact for Claudio Cavazza	07/31/2003
	Maurizio Terenzi, Attorney-in-fact for Paolo Cavazza	07/31/2003
	Maurizio Terenzi, Attorney-in-fact for Aptafin S.p.A.	07/31/2003
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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