UNITED STATES
               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C.  20549

                            FORM 10-Q

(X) Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
   Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the quarterly period
   ended September 29, 2002

                               or

( ) Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
   Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the for the transition
   period from               to


                  Commission file number 1-3215


                        JOHNSON & JOHNSON
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

NEW JERSEY                                      22-1024240
(State or other jurisdiction of              (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or organization)               Identification No.)


                   One Johnson & Johnson Plaza
                New Brunswick, New Jersey  08933
            (Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (732) 524-0400


    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed
all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d)  of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months
(or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to
file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes (X)  No

    Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the
issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable
date.

    On October 25, 2002, 2,970,581,455 shares of Common Stock, $1.00
par value, were outstanding.






















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               JOHNSON & JOHNSON AND SUBSIDIARIES


                       TABLE OF CONTENTS



PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION               Page No.

Item 1 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  Consolidated Balance Sheet -
    September 29, 2002 and December 30, 2001     3


  Consolidated Statement of Earnings for the
    Fiscal Quarter Ended September 29, 2002 and
    September 30, 2001                           5


  Consolidated Statement of Earnings for the
    Fiscal Nine Months Ended September 29, 2002 and
    September 30, 2001                           6


  Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the
    Fiscal Nine Months Ended September 29, 2002 and
    September 30, 2001                           7


  Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements     8

Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of
        Financial Condition and Results
        of Operations                           14


Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures
        About Market Risk                       18

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures                18


PART II - OTHER INFORMATION


     Item 1 - Legal Proceedings                 19

     Item 5 - Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K  22

     Signatures                                 23

     Certifications Pursuant to Rule 13a-14 Under the
       Securities Exchange Act of 1934          24

     Certifications Pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
       Section 1350                             26











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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


               JOHNSON & JOHNSON AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                (Unaudited; Dollars in Millions)

                             ASSETS


                                  September 29,  December 30,
                                      2002           2001
Current Assets:

 Cash and cash equivalents          $ 3,161        3,758

 Marketable securities                4,084        4,214

 Accounts receivable, trade, less
  allowances for doubtful accounts
 $194(2001 - $197)                    5,395        4,630

 Inventories (Note 4)                 3,255        2,992

 Deferred taxes on income             1,390        1,192

 Prepaid expenses and other
  receivables                         1,716        1,687

      Total current assets           19,001       18,473

Marketable securities, non-current      183          969

Property, plant and equipment,
 at cost                             13,698       12,458

  Less accumulated
    depreciation                      5,523        4,739

                                      8,175        7,719

Intangible assets, gross (Note 5)    11,305       10,910

Less accumulated amortization         2,032        1,833
Intangible assets, net                9,273        9,077


Deferred taxes on income                 93          288

Other assets                          1,938        1,962


      Total assets                  $38,663       38,488

         See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements














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                JOHNSON & JOHNSON AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                (Unaudited; Dollars in Millions)

              LIABILITIES AND SHAREOWNERS' EQUITY

                                September 29,    December 30,
                                    2002             2001
Current Liabilities:

Loans and notes payable            $ 2,381          565

Accounts payable                     2,503        2,838

Accrued liabilities                  3,892        3,135

Accrued salaries, wages and
 commissions                           929          969

Taxes on income                        996          537

Total current liabilities           10,701        8,044

Long-term debt                       2,102        2,217

Deferred tax liability                 267          493

Employee related obligations         1,712        1,870

Other liabilities                    1,796        1,631

Shareowners' equity:
    Preferred stock - without par
 value (authorized and unissued
 2,000,000 shares)                       -            -

Common stock - par value $1.00
 per share (authorized
 4,320,000,000 shares; issued
 3,119,842,000 shares)               3,120        3,120

Note receivable from employee
 stock ownership plan                  (25)         (30)

Accumulated other comprehensive
 income (Note 8)                      (714)        (530)

Retained earnings                   25,804       23,066
                                    28,185       25,626

Less common stock held in treasury,
 at cost (151,082,000 & 72,627,000
 shares)                             6,100        1,393

Total shareowners' equity           22,085       24,233

Total liabilities and shareowners'
 equity                            $38,663       38,488

         See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements











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               JOHNSON & JOHNSON AND SUBSIDIARIES
               CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS
            (Unaudited; dollars & shares in millions
                   except per share figures)


                               Fiscal Quarter Ended
                       Sept. 29, Percent   Sept. 30, Percent
                         2002    to Sales    2001    to Sales


Sales to customers
 (Note 6)                $9,079   100.0%   8,058   100.0%

Cost of products sold     2,611    28.7    2,396    29.7

Gross Profit              6,468    71.3    5,662    70.3

Selling, marketing and
  administrative expenses 3,006    33.1    2,703    33.5

Research expense            952    10.5      899    11.2

Interest income             (51)    (.5)    (106)   (1.3)

Interest expense, net of
  portion capitalized        39      .4       39      .5

Other expense, net          129     1.4       19      .2

                          4,075    44.9    3,554    44.1

Earnings before provision
  for taxes on income     2,393    26.4    2,108    26.2

Provision for taxes on
  income (Note 3)           668     7.4      579     7.2

NET EARNINGS             $1,725    19.0    1,529    19.0

NET EARNINGS PER SHARE (Note 7)
  Basic                  $  .58              .50
  Diluted                $  .57              .49

CASH DIVIDENDS PER SHARE $ .205              .18

AVG. SHARES OUTSTANDING
  Basic                 2,974.4          3,039.2
  Diluted               3,026.7          3,110.9


         See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements















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               JOHNSON & JOHNSON AND SUBSIDIARIES
               CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS
            (Unaudited; dollars & shares in millions
                   except per share figures)


                               Fiscal Nine Months
                       Sept. 29, Percent   Sept. 30, Percent
                         2002    to Sales    2001   to Sales


Sales to customers
 (Note 6)               $26,895   100.0%  24,092   100.0%

Cost of products sold     7,650    28.4    7,079    29.4

Gross Profit             19,245    71.6   17,013    70.6

Selling, marketing and
  administrative expenses 8,866    33.0    8,171    33.9

Research expense          2,715    10.1    2,487    10.3

Purchased in-process
  research and
  development               189      .7        -       -

Interest income            (201)    (.7)    (351)   (1.4)

Interest expense, net of
  portion capitalized       117      .4      122      .5

Other expense, net          117      .4      130      .5

                         11,803    43.9   10,559    43.8

Earnings before provision
  for taxes on income     7,442    27.7    6,454    26.8

Provision for taxes on
  income (Note 3)         2,229     8.3    1,891     7.9

NET EARNINGS            $ 5,213    19.4    4,563    18.9

NET EARNINGS PER SHARE (Note 7)
  Basic                  $ 1.73             1.51
  Diluted                $ 1.70             1.48

CASH DIVIDENDS PER SHARE $  .59              .52

AVG. SHARES OUTSTANDING
  Basic                 3,006.9          3,029.7
  Diluted               3,066.0          3,096.5


         See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements















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               JOHNSON & JOHNSON AND SUBSIDIARIES
              CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                (Unaudited; Dollars in Millions)

                                    Fiscal Nine Months
                                     Sept. 29,  Sept. 30,
                                       2002       2001

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net earnings                        $ 5,213     4,563
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash flows:
Depreciation and amortization of
 property and intangibles             1,274     1,241
Purchased in-process R&D                189         -
Accounts receivable reserves             (4)       46
Changes in assets and liabilities, net
 of effects from acquisition of businesses:
  Increase in accounts receivable      (632)     (466)
  Increase in inventories              (149)     (142)
  Changes in other assets and
   liabilities                          158       826

NET CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING
  ACTIVITIES                          6,049     6,068

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Additions to property, plant
 and equipment                       (1,299)     (978)
Proceeds from the disposal of assets    139       154
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash
 acquired                              (466)      (44)
Purchases of investments             (4,423)   (6,453)
Sales of investments                  5,338     5,288
Other                                  (129)      (54)

NET CASH USED BY INVESTING
 ACTIVITIES                            (840)   (2,087)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Dividends to shareowners             (1,772)   (1,498)
Repurchase of common stock           (6,181)   (1,031)
Proceeds from short-term debt         2,441       235
Retirement of short-term debt          (461)   (1,033)
Proceeds from long-term debt             20        13
Retirement of long-term debt           (221)     (275)
Proceeds from the exercise of
 stock options                          283       399

NET CASH USED BY FINANCING
 ACTIVITIES                          (5,891)   (3,190)

EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH
 AND CASH EQUIVALENTS                    85        (3)
(DECREASE)INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH
 EQUIVALENTS                           (597)      788
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING
 OF PERIOD                            3,758     4,278

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS,
 END OF PERIOD                      $ 3,161     5,066

SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE OF NON-CASH
 INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

ACQUISITION OF BUSINESSES
Fair value of assets acquired       $   535       186
Fair value of liabilities assumed       (69)      (66)
Net Cash Payment                        466       120

Treasury stock issued
  at fair value                           -       (76)
Net cash paid for acquisitions      $   466        44

         See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements




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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE    1    -    The   accompanying  unaudited  interim   financial
statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with  the
Consolidated  Financial  Statements  of   Johnson   &   Johnson  and
Subsidiaries   (the  "Company")  and related notes as  contained  in
the  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended  December
30,  2001.  The Company has adopted EITF Issue No. 01-09 "Accounting
for Consideration Given by a Vendor to a Customer or Reseller of the
Vendor's  Products" effective December 31, 2001.  All  periods  have
been  restated  primarily to reclassify sales incentives  and  trade
promotional  allowances from expense to a reduction  of  sales.   As
such,  sales  for the third quarter and fiscal nine months  of  2001
were  reduced  by $180 million and $509 million, respectively.   The
unaudited  interim  financial  statements  include  all  adjustments
(consisting  only  of  normal recurring  adjustments)  and  accruals
necessary  in the judgment of management for a fair presentation  of
such   statements.  Certain  other  prior  year  amounts  have  been
reclassified to conform with the current year presentation.


NOTE 2 - FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

   Effective  January  1, 2001, the Company  adopted  SFAS  No.  133
requiring that all derivative instruments be recorded on the balance
sheet at fair value.

   As  of  September 29, 2002 the balance of deferred net  gains  on
derivatives included in accumulated other comprehensive  income  was
$5 million (after tax).  Of this amount, the Company expects that $3
million  will be reclassified into earnings over the next 12  months
as  a  result of transactions that are expected to occur  over  that
period.   The amount ultimately realized in earnings will differ  as
foreign  exchange  rates change.   Realized  gains  and  losses  are
ultimately  determined  by actual  exchange  rates  at  maturity  of
the   derivative.   Transactions with third parties will  cause  the
amount  in  accumulated other comprehensive  income  to  affect  net
earnings.   The  maximum length of time over which  the  Company  is
hedging  its  exposure to the variability in future cash  flows  for
forecasted transactions is 18 months.

   For the fiscal quarter ended September 29, 2002 the net impact of
the  hedges'  ineffectiveness to the Company's financial  statements
was insignificant.  For the fiscal quarter ended September 29, 2002,
the Company has recorded a net gain of $3 million (after tax) in the
"other (income) expense, net" category of the consolidated statement
of  earnings, representing the impact of discontinuance of cash flow
hedges  because  it  is  probable  that  the  originally  forecasted
transactions  will   not  occur by  the  end   of   the   originally
specified time period.

   Refer to Note 8 for disclosures of movements in Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Income.


NOTE 3 - INCOME TAXES

  The effective income tax rates for the first nine months of fiscal
year 2002 and 2001 are 30.0% and 29.3%, respectively, as compared to
the  U.S.  federal statutory rate of 35.0%. The difference from  the
statutory rate is primarily the result of subsidiaries manufacturing
in  Ireland under an incentive tax rate effective through  the  year
2010 and domestic subsidiaries operating in Puerto Rico under a  tax
incentive grant expiring in 2014.














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NOTE 4 - INVENTORIES

(Dollars in Millions)
                                 Sept. 29, 2002   Dec. 30, 2001
Raw materials and supplies         $ 1,036           842
Goods in process                       644           605
Finished goods                       1,575         1,545
                                   $ 3,255         2,992

NOTE 5 - INTANGIBLE ASSETS
   In accordance with SFAS No. 142, no amortization was recorded for
acquisitions  completed after June 30, 2001 that generated  goodwill
and/or  intangible assets deemed to have indefinite lives.  Further,
effective the beginning of fiscal year 2002 in accordance with  SFAS
No.  142, the Company discontinued the amortization relating to  all
existing  goodwill  and  indefinite lived  intangible  assets.   The
effect  of  non-amortization of this goodwill and  these  intangible
assets was $30 million after tax or $0.01 per diluted share for  the
third quarter of 2002 and $90 million after tax or $0.03 per diluted
share  for  the  nine months ended September 29,  2002.   Intangible
assets  that have finite useful lives will continue to be  amortized
over  their  useful lives.  SFAS No. 142 requires that goodwill  and
non-amortizable   intangible  assets  be   assessed   annually   for
impairment.  The required initial assessment was completed  at  June
30, 2002 and no impairment was determined.  The amortization expense
of  amortizable intangible assets for the fiscal nine  months  ended
September  29,  2002,  is  $283 million pre-tax  and  the  estimated
amortization expense for the full year 2002 and for each of the five
succeeding  years  approximates  $375  million  pre  tax,  per  year
respectively.

(Dollars in Millions)
                                  Sept. 29, 2002
Goodwill-gross                       $ 5,290
Less accumulated amortization          659
Goodwill - net                       4,631

Trademarks (non-amortizable)- gross    727
Less accumulated amortization          112
Trademarks (non-amortizable)- net      615

Patents                              2,265
Less accumulated amortization          522
Patents - net                        1,743

Other amortizable intangibles- gross 3,023
Less accumulated amortization          739
Other intangibles - net              2,284

Total intangible assets - gross     11,305
Less accumulated amortization        2,032
Total intangibles - net            $ 9,273

Goodwill as of September 29, 2002 as allocated by segment of
business is as follows (Dollars in Millions):
                                                Med. Dev
                           Consumer    Pharm     & Diag       Total
Goodwill, net of
 accumulated amortization
 at December 30, 2001         845       232        3,494      4,571

Reclassification of
 intangibles, net
 of accumulated
 amortization                   -      (109)           -       (109)

Acquisitions                    -       150           50        200

Translation & Other             6       (36)          (1)       (31)

Goodwill at Sept. 29, 2002    851       237        3,543      4,631


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NOTE 6 - SEGMENTS OF BUSINESS AND GEOGRAPHIC AREAS

(Dollars in Millions)

SALES BY SEGMENT OF BUSINESS

                                 Fiscal Third Quarter
                                                Percent
                              2002    2001      Change

Consumer
 Domestic                $    910      896        1.6
 International                751      713        5.3
                            1,661    1,609        3.2%

Pharmaceutical
 Domestic                 $ 2,939    2,511       17.0
 International              1,338    1,166       14.8
                            4,277    3,677       16.3%

Med Dev & Diag
 Domestic                 $ 1,740    1,569       10.9
 International              1,401    1,203       16.5
                            3,141    2,772       13.3%

Domestic                  $ 5,589    4,976       12.3
International               3,490    3,082       13.2
 Worldwide                $ 9,079    8,058       12.7%


                                 Fiscal Nine Months
                                                Percent
                             2002    2001      Change

Consumer
 Domestic                $  2,717    2,599        4.5
 International              2,196    2,171        1.2
                            4,913    4,770        3.0%

Pharmaceutical
 Domestic                 $ 8,831    7,589       16.4
 International              3,885    3,441       12.9
                           12,716   11,030       15.3%

Med Dev & Diag
 Domestic                 $ 5,161    4,562       13.1
 International              4,105    3,730       10.1
                            9,266    8,292       11.7%

Domestic                  $16,709   14,750       13.3
International              10,186    9,342        9.0
 Worldwide               $ 26,895   24,092       11.6%

















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OPERATING PROFIT BY SEGMENT OF BUSINESS

                                 Fiscal Third Quarter
                                                Percent
                              2002    2001      Change

Consumer                  $   337      279       20.8
Pharmaceutical              1,455    1,216       19.7
Med. Dev. & Diag.             677      586       15.5
  Segments total            2,469    2,081       18.6
(Expense)/Income not allocated
  to segments                 (76)      27

  Worldwide total         $ 2,393    2,108       13.5%


                                 Fiscal Nine Months

                                        Percent
                              2002    2001      Change

Consumer                  $   990      819       20.9
Pharmaceutical              4,696    3,913       20.0
Med. Dev. & Diag.           1,902    1,658       14.7
  Segments total            7,588    6,390       18.7
(Expense)/Income not allocated
  to segments                (146)      64

  Worldwide total         $ 7,442    6,454       15.3%


SALES BY GEOGRAPHIC AREA

                                Fiscal Third Quarter
                                                Percent
                              2002    2001      Change

U.S.                     $  5,589    4,976       12.3
Europe                      1,901    1,614       17.8
Western Hemisphere
  Excluding U.S.              505      512       (1.4)
Asia-Pacific, Africa        1,084      956       13.4

  Total                  $  9,079    8,058       12.7%


                                 Fiscal Nine Months

                                        Percent
                              2002    2001      Change


U.S.                     $ 16,709   14,750       13.3
Europe                      5,589    5,000       11.8
Western Hemisphere
  Excluding U.S.            1,506    1,540       (2.2)
Asia-Pacific, Africa        3,091    2,802       10.3

  Total                  $ 26,895   24,092       11.6%










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NOTE 7 - EARNINGS PER SHARE
   The following is a reconciliation of basic net earnings per share
to  diluted  net  earnings per share for the fiscal three  and  nine
months  ended  September 29, 2002 and September 30, 2001.   Earnings
per  share  figures and shares outstanding reflect  the  two-for-one
stock split effective during the second quarter of 2001.

(Shares in Millions)

                                          Fiscal Third Quarter
                                          Sept. 29,   Sept. 30,
                                             2002       2001

Basic net earnings per share            $      .58        .50
Average shares outstanding - basic         2,974.4    3,039.2
Potential shares exercisable under
  stock option plans                         148.4      175.8

Less: shares which could be repurchased
  under the treasury stock method           (110.5)    (126.7)
Convertible debt shares                       14.4       22.6
Adjusted average shares
  outstanding - diluted                    3,026.7    3,110.9
Diluted earnings per share               $     .57        .49

(Shares in Millions)

                                           Fiscal Nine Months
                                         Sept. 29,   Sept. 30,
                                           2002        2001

Basic net earnings per share            $     1.73       1.51
Average shares outstanding - basic         3,006.9    3,029.7
Potential shares exercisable under
  stock option plans                         194.2      116.9

Less: shares which could be repurchased
  under the treasury stock method           (149.5)     (72.3)
Convertible debt shares                       14.4       22.2
Adjusted average shares
  outstanding - diluted                    3,066.0    3,096.5
Diluted earnings per share               $    1.70       1.48


   Diluted  earnings  per  share calculation includes  the  dilution
effect of convertible debt that is offset by the related decrease in
interest  expense of $9 million and $21 million after  tax  for  the
fiscal nine month period ended September 29, 2002 and September  30,
2001,  respectively.  The amount of the decrease in interest expense
was $3 million and $6 million after tax for the fiscal quarter ended
September 29, 2002 and September 30, 2001, respectively.

   Diluted earnings per share excludes 1.2 million and 59.0  million
shares related to options for the fiscal nine months ended September
29,  2002 and September 30, 2001, respectively as the exercise price
per  share  of  these  options was greater than the  average  market
value, resulting in an anti-dilutive effect on diluted earnings  per
share.   The  shares related to options excluded  from  the  diluted
earnings  per  share  calculations for  the  fiscal  quarter  ended,
September 29, 2002 and September 30, 2001 were 47.1 million  and  .1
million shares, respectively.












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NOTE 8 - ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
   Total  comprehensive  income for the  fiscal  nine  months  ended
September  29, 2002 is $5,011 million, compared with $4,517  million
for  the same period a year ago. Total comprehensive income includes
net   earnings,  net  unrealized  currency  gains  and   losses   on
translation, net unrealized gains and losses on available  for  sale
securities, pension liability adjustments and net gains  and  losses
on  derivative  instruments that qualify for and are  designated  as
cash flow hedges.  The following table sets forth the components  of
accumulated other comprehensive income.
                                                             Total
                                Unrld            Gains/      Accum
                        For.    Gains/     Pens  (Losses)    Other
                        Cur.    (Losses)   Liab  on Deriv     Comp
                       Trans.   on Sec     Adj.  & Hedg
Inc/(Loss)

December 30, 2001    $  (697)      84      (15)     98       (530)
2002 Nine Months changes
  Net change associated
   to current period hedging
   transactions            -        -        -    (199)
  Net amount reclassed to
   net earnings            -        -        -     106*
  Net Nine Months
   changes                14     (105)       -     (93)       (184)

September 29, 2002   $  (683)     (21)     (15)      5        (714)

Note:  All amounts, other than foreign currency translation, are net
of  tax.  Foreign currency translation adjustments are not currently
adjusted  for income taxes, as they relate to permanent  investments
in non-US subsidiaries.

*Primarily   offset   by  changes  in  value   of   the   underlying
transactions.


NOTE 9 - MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
   On  March  14,  2002,  Johnson & Johnson  acquired  Micro  Typing
Systems,  Inc. for approximately $30 million in cash.  Micro  Typing
Systems  manufactures  a line of reagents and  supplies  distributed
instruments known as the ID-MICRO TYPING SYSTEM (ID-MTS).  ID-MTS is
used  in  hospitals  and donor centers to help to  ensure  safe  and
effective blood transfusions.

  On  April 18, 2002, Johnson & Johnson announced the completion  of
the    acquisition   of   Tibotec-Virco   NV,   a   privately   held
biopharmaceutical   company   focused   on   developing   anti-viral
treatments, with several promising compounds in development for  the
treatment  of infectious diseases including HIV. The transaction  is
valued  at  approximately $320 million in cash and debt.  Johnson  &
Johnson  incurred an after-tax charge of approximately $150 million,
or $0.05 per share, in the second quarter associated with in-process
research and development costs relating to this acquisition.

   On June 27, 2002, Johnson & Johnson acquired Obtech Medical AG, a
privately held Swiss company that markets an adjustable gastric band
for  approximately $110 million in cash.  Johnson & Johnson incurred
an  after-tax  charge  of approximately $39 million,  or  $0.01  per
share, in the second quarter associated with in-process research and
development  costs  relating  to this  acquisition.  The  adjustable
gastric  band is used in Europe during laparoscopic surgery for  the
treatment of morbid obesity.


NOTE 10 - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
  The information called for by this footnote is incorporated herein
by  reference to Item 1 ("Legal Proceedings") included in Part II of
this Report on Form 10-Q.








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NOTE 11 - NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
   In  June  2001, the Financial Accounting Standards  Board  (FASB)
issued  SFAS No. 143, "Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations."
The  Company is currently assessing the impact of this new  standard
that will become effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15,
2002.  In August 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 144, "Accounting for
the   Impairment  or  Disposal  of  Long-Lived  Assets,"  which  was
effective for the first quarter of 2002.  The Company's adoption  of
SFAS No. 144 did not have a material effect on the Company's results
of  operations, cash flows or financial position.  In June 2002, the
FASB  issued SFAS No. 146 "Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit
or  Disposal  Activities" which is effective for  exit  or  disposal
activities  that  are  initiated  after  December  31,  2002.    The
Company's  adoption of SFAS No. 146 has not and is not  expected  to
have  a material effect on the Company's results of operations, cash
flows or financial position.

Item 2 - MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
         FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

SALES AND EARNINGS

   Consolidated sales for the fiscal first nine months of 2002  were
$26.90  billion,  which  exceeded sales of $24.09  billion  for  the
fiscal first nine months of 2001 by 11.6%.  Excluding the impact  of
the stronger value of the dollar, worldwide sales increased 11.8%.

  Consolidated net earnings for the first nine months of fiscal year
2002  were $5.21 billion, compared with $4.56 billion for  the  same
period  a  year ago, an increase of 14.2%. Earnings for  the  fiscal
nine  months of 2002 included special charges related to  in-process
research   and  development  (IPR&D)  costs  associated   with   the
acquisitions of Tibotec-Virco N.V. and Obtech Medical  AG  which  in
total  were  $189 million after-tax. Other income and expense  items
for  the period included the gain on the sale of ORTHO PREFEST,  the
costs  associated  with  the finalization of the  AMGEN  arbitration
losses  (see  Part II Item 1 Legal Proceedings), losses  on  certain
equity securities, other corporate expenses and litigation accruals.
In  2001, other income and expense included special charges of  $147
million   pre-tax   ($126  million  after  tax)   related   to   the
restructuring   and  deal  costs  for  the  ALZA  merger   and   the
amortization  of  goodwill,  that  was  discontinued  in   2002   in
connection with the adoption of SFAS No. 142.

   Worldwide basic net earnings per share for the fiscal nine months
of  2002  were $1.73 compared with the $1.51 for the same period  in
2001,  an increase of 14.6%.  Excluding special charges relating  to
IPR&D  in  2002 and the ALZA restructuring and deal costs  in  2001,
basic  net  earnings  per  share were $1.80  an  increase  of  16.1%
compared to $1.55 for the same period in 2001.

   Worldwide  diluted  net earnings per share for  the  fiscal  nine
months  of 2002 were $1.70, compared with $1.48 for the same  period
in  2001, an increase of 14.9%.  Excluding special charges for IPR&D
and  ALZA  merger costs as noted above, diluted earnings  per  share
were  $1.76  compared with $1.52 for the same  period  in  2001,  an
increase of 15.8%.

  Consolidated sales for the fiscal third quarter of 2002 were $9.08
billion,  an  increase of 12.7% over 2001 fiscal  quarter  sales  of
$8.06  billion.  Consolidated earnings for the fiscal third  quarter
of 2002 were $1.73 billion, compared with $1.53 billion for the same
period  a  year  ago,  an increase of 12.8%.   Worldwide  basic  net
earnings  per share for the fiscal third quarter of 2002 rose  16.0%
to  $.58, compared with $.50 in the 2001 period.  Excluding  special
charges  for  IPR&D and ALZA merger costs as noted above,  worldwide
basic net earnings per share for the fiscal third quarter were  $.58
compared  with $.51 for the same period a year ago, an  increase  of
13.7%.   Worldwide  diluted net earnings per share  for  the  fiscal
third quarter of 2002 rose 16.3% to $.57 compared with $.49 in 2001.
Excluding special charges for IPR&D and ALZA merger costs  as  noted
above, worldwide diluted net earnings per share for the fiscal third
quarter were $.57, compared to $.50 for the same period a year  ago,
an increase of 14.0%.






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     Domestic  sales for the fiscal nine months of 2002 were  $16.71
billion,  an  increase of 13.3% over 2001 domestic sales  of  $14.75
billion  for  the  same period a year ago.  Sales  of  international
subsidiaries were $10.19 billion for the fiscal nine months of  2002
compared  with  $9.34 billion for the same period  a  year  ago,  an
increase of 9.0%.  Excluding the impact of the stronger value of the
dollar, international sales increased by 9.6%.

  Worldwide Consumer sales for the third quarter of 2002 were  $1.66
billion,  an  increase of 3.2% versus the same period  a  year  ago.
Domestic  sales increased by 1.6%, while international  sales  gains
were  5.3%.   Consumer  sales achieved strong growth  in  skin  care
products  (NEUTROGENA, CLEAN & CLEAR and AVEENO), as well as  McNeil
Nutritional's SPLENDA sweetener products and VIACTIV calcium  chews.
Operating  profit  in  the Consumer segment for  the  third  quarter
increased  20.8% versus the same period a year ago and  reflects  an
operating  profit margin improvement over the prior  year  of  3.0%.
The  margin improvement is primarily due to planned efficiencies  in
spending in selling, marketing and administrative expenses.

   Worldwide  Pharmaceutical sales of $4.28 billion for the  quarter
resulted  in  an  increase of 16.3% over the same  period  in  2001.
Domestic   and  international  sales  increased  17.0%  and   14.8%,
respectively.

   Sales  growth  reflects the strong performances  of  REMICADE,  a
treatment  for rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn's disease;  RISPERDAL,
an  antipsychotic  medication; DURAGESIC, a  transdermal  patch  for
chronic pain; TOPAMAX, an antiepileptic, and PROCRIT/EPREX, for  the
treatment of anemia.  Operating profit in the Pharmaceutical segment
for  the third quarter increased 19.7% versus the same period a year
ago  and  reflects an operating profit margin improvement  over  the
prior  year of .9%.  Operating profit in the Pharmaceutical  segment
for  the third quarter of 2002 was negatively affected by the  Amgen
arbitration settlement of $150 million and the third quarter of 2001
was  negatively  affected by additional ALZA  merger  costs  of  $38
million.

   On October 18, 2002, an arbitrator in Chicago denied an effort by
Amgen,  Inc.,  to terminate the 1985 license agreement  under  which
Ortho  Biotech  obtained  exclusive U.S. Rights  to  Amgen-developed
erythropoetin (EPO) for all indications outside of kidney  dialysis.
Amgen  had  filed  suit  in 1995, claiming that  Ortho  Biotech  had
breached  its license rights by improperly making sales of EPO  into
Amgen's  exclusive dialysis market.  In his decision, the arbitrator
found that sales had been made into markets where Amgen had retained
exclusive  rights,  but that they did not warrant the  extraordinary
remedy  of  terminating the contract.  Instead, he found that  Amgen
could   be  adequately  compensated  with  monetary  damages.    The
arbitrator  awarded $150 million in damages.  This  arbitration  was
the  fourth  between  the parties since 1989.  No  further  disputes
remain  pending  before him, except for the issue  of  an  award  of
attorneys'   fees   connected  to  the  arbitration.    In   earlier
arbitrations,  Ortho  Biotech was awarded $164 million  for  Amgen's
actions  delaying  the entry of Ortho Biotech into the  non-dialysis
market  and  $187  million for sales by Amgen into  Ortho  Biotech's
exclusive  market.  Amgen obtained an earlier $90 million  award  in
connection with other aspects of the license agreement.

   Although it is too soon to cite a trend, as of July 31, 2002 data
from  the Company's ongoing investigation of rare cases of  PRCA  in
chronic  renal  failure (CRF) patients suggest that  the  number  of
reports  of  antibody-mediated PRCA appear to  be  flattening.   The
exposure-adjusted reporting rate for antibody-mediated PRCA  in  CRF
as of July 31, 2002 in patients who have taken EPREX only as well as
patients  who have had exposures to EPREX and other erythropoietins,
is  1.32 per 10,000 patient years, as compared with 1.82 per  10,000
patient years for 2001.

   Of  the cumulative total of 85 reports of antibody-mediated  PRCA
associated   with  EPREX  in  CRF,  84  have  involved  subcutaneous
administration.  The other report is under review, as it is  unclear
if  the patient received EPREX subcutaneously or intravenously.  The
Company's   investigation  has  shown  no  association  between   IV
administration of EPREX and rare reports of PRCA in CRF, but it  did
reveal a relationship between subcutaneous administration in CRF and
reports of antibody-mediated PRCA.



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 The    Company   has   significantly   reduced   the   subcutaneous
administration  of  EPREX  in  CRF  in  many  key  markets  and  has
undertaken   significant  educational  programs   for   wholesalers,
hospitals,  doctors,  pharmacists  and  patients  underscoring   the
importance  of  proper shipping and handling to maintaining  optimum
product   quality.   The  Company  is  also  involved   in   ongoing
discussions  with  regulatory authorities on  measures  designed  to
reduce the occurrence of PRCA.

 With more than 1.6 million patient-years of clinical experience  in
CRF  in  countries outside of the U.S., EPREX continues  to  provide
timely,  safe,  and  effective treatment that  increases  hemoglobin
levels,  thereby  reducing  transfusion  requirements  and  treating
anemia patients with chronic kidney disease, when used in accordance
with its label.

Suspected and Antibody-Mediated PRCA Reports to PRD
By Year of Onset

   STATUS OF     Year   Prior                          2002    Total
    REPORTS     Unknown  to   1998  1999  2000  2001  (throu  as of
                        1998                          gh July July 31,
                                                        31)     2002

Antibody- EPREX    5**   2     0      8    12    41      17     85***
Mediated* exposure
PRCA      only
        Exposure   0     0     0      2     3     4       2     11
           to
         another
        erythropo
        ietin and
         EPREX
 Reports Under    18     2     0      3     8    20      13     64
Investigation****
Total Suspected   23     4     0     13    23    65      32    160
   PRCA*****

*Antibody-mediated PRCA: Suspected PRCA cases with the presence of
anti-EPO antibodies (regardless of antibody assay method used).

** Of the 5 antibody-mediated EPREXr-only reports with year of onset
unknown, 2 were reported in 2000, 1 in 2001 and 2 in 2002.

*** 84 of the 85 reports have involved subcutaneous administration.
The other report is under review, as it is unclear if the patient
received EPREXr subcutaneously as well as intravenously.

****This category includes all reports under investigation as of
July 31, including 20 reports of antibody negative PRCA. The total
of 64 cases include those in which the patient took EPREX only as
well as cases in which the patient took EPREX as well as another
erythropoietin.

*****Total Suspected PRCA: all cases in which the reporting
physician is suspicious of a possible PRCA diagnosis because the
patient's hemoglobin has not risen as expected after erythropoietin
therapy.

  During the quarter, the Company received U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) approval for a new oral contraceptive, ORTHO
TRI-CYCLEN LO (norgestimate/ethinyl estradiol), for the prevention
of pregnancy.  It contains a combination of hormones which provide
excellent cycle control and tolerability.  In addition, the Company
received regulatory approval in the European Union and Canada for
EVRA (norelgestromin/ethinyl estradiol transdermal system), a
contraceptive patch that combines the effectiveness of a
contraceptive pill with the convenience of once-a-week dosing.

   Also in the quarter, the Company received regulatory approval  in
several  countries  for  RISPERDAL CONSTA  (risperidone),  the  only
approved  long-acting  injectable  atypical  antipyschotic  for  the
management  of schizophrenia.  RISPERDAL CONSTA is now  approved  in
Germany,  Austria,  the  United Kingdom,  Mexico  and  New  Zealand.
RISPERDAL  CONSTA is administered once every two weeks, rather  than
daily, and combines the advantages of long-acting delivery with  the
established benefits of oral risperidone.


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   The  Company filed with the FDA a supplemental Biologics  License
Application  (sBLA)  for  REMICADE for an additional  indication  of
maintenance  therapy in fistulizing Crohn's disease, a  debilitating
gastrointestinal  disorder.  In addition, a  supplemental  New  Drug
Application  (sNDA)  was filed for LEVAQUIN  for  the  treatment  of
chronic  bacterial prostatitis, a recurrent or persistent  infection
of the prostate gland.

   In  the second quarter, the Company completed the acquisition  of
Tibotec-Virco NV, a privately-held biopharmaceutical company focused
on  developing  anti-viral treatments.  The acquisition,  valued  at
approximately  $320  million  in cash and  debt,  will  expand  drug
discovery and development capabilities, particularly in the field of
anti-viral  therapies.   Johnson  & Johnson  incurred  an  after-tax
charge  of  approximately $150 million, or $0.05 per share,  in  the
second  quarter associated with in-process research and  development
costs relating to this acquisition.

  Worldwide  sales  for the Medical Devices and Diagnostics  segment
were  $3.14  billion in the third quarter of 2002,  an  increase  of
13.3%   compared  to  the  same  period  in  2001.    Domestic   and
international sales increased 10.9% and 16.5%, respectively.  Strong
sales  growth  was  achieved from all components of  the  segment  -
Cordis' circulatory disease management products; DePuy's orthopaedic
joint   reconstruction  and  spinal  products;  Ethicon's   sutures,
surgical  sports  medicine and women's health  products;  LifeScan's
blood  glucose monitoring products; Ethicon Endo-Surgery's minimally
invasive surgical products; Ortho-Clinical Diagnostic's professional
products,  and  Vistakon's  disposable  contact  lenses.   Operating
profit in the Medical Devices and Diagnostics segment for the  third
quarter  increased  15.5% versus the same  period  a  year  ago  and
reflects an operating profit margin improvement over the prior  year
of .5%.  The margin improvement over prior year was achieved despite
investment spending in the Cordis and LifeScan product lines.

   During  the quarter, the Company announced the final results  for
SIRIUS,  the  landmark  U.S. study of the  CYPHER  Sirolimus-eluting
Stent.    The  findings  confirm  the  stent's  continued  excellent
performance in significantly reducing reblockage of de novo coronary
artery   lesions   in   patients  with  coronary   artery   disease.
Additionally,  in  July, the U.S. Department  of  Health  and  Human
Services  (HHS)  made a decision to provide accelerated  incremental
reimbursement to hospitals for this technology commencing  April  1,
2003  under newly established Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs).   In
order to ensure access to this technology for patients as rapidly as
possible,  HHS has taken the unprecedented step of assigning  it  to
new DRGs prior to FDA approval.  On October 22, 2002 the Circulatory
System  Device  Panel  advisory panel voted  8-0  in  favor  of  FDA
approval with recommended conditions, for the Company's drug-eluting
coronary stent.  The Company is continuing to work with the  FDA  on
manufacturing and testing of the product.

   Also  in  the quarter, the Company filed a Pre-Marketing Approval
(PMA)  application  with  the  FDA for the  INDEPENDENCE  3000  IBOT
Transporter,   an   advanced  mobility  system   for   people   with
disabilities.   The  advanced gyro-balanced system  is  designed  to
operate  on  four  wheels  or two wheels, stabilizing  the  user  by
instantly and automatically adjusting and balancing itself.

  In the second quarter, Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., acquired Obtech
Medical  AG,  a  privately  held  Swiss  company  that  markets   an
adjustable gastric band, used in Europe during laparoscopic  surgery
for  the  treatment of morbid obesity for approximately $110 million
in  cash.   Johnson  &  Johnson  incurred  an  after-tax  charge  of
approximately $39 million, or $0.01 per share, in the second quarter
associated  with in-process research and development costs  relating
to  this  acquisition.   Additionally,  Ortho  Clinical  Diagnostics
acquired  Micro Typing Systems, Inc., a manufacturer of  a  line  of
reagents  and supplies distributed instruments known as the ID-MICRO
TYPING  SYSTEM  (ID-MTS) for approximately $30 million.   ID-MTS  is
used  in  hospitals  and  donor centers  to  help  ensure  safe  and
effective blood transfusions.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

   Cash  generated from operations and selected borrowings  provides
the  major source of funds for the growth of the business, including
working   capital,  additions  to  property,  plant  and  equipment,
acquisitions  and  stock  repurchase  programs.   Cash  and  current
marketable securities totaled $7.2 billion at September 29, 2002  as
compared  with $8.0 billion at the end of 2001.  For the year  ended
December  30,  2001,  there was a change in  the  timing  of  salary
increases  and bonuses to employees from December 2001  to  February
2002.

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This change was enacted to have 2001 results finalized in order to
align compensation and performance.  The result of this change was a
decrease of approximately $450 million in cash flows from operating
activities due to the payment of the 2001 bonus in 2002.  Total
borrowings increased during the fiscal nine months of 2002 from $2.8
billion to $4.5 billion that related primarily to the stock
repurchase program described below.  Net cash (cash and current
marketable securities net of debt) as of September 29, 2002 was $2.8
billion, compared with $5.2 billion at the end of 2001.  Total debt
represented 16.9% of total capital (shareowners' equity and total
debt) at fiscal quarter end compared with 10.3% at the end of 2001.

  Additions to property, plant and equipment were $1,299 million for
the fiscal nine months of 2002, compared with $978 million for the
same period in 2001.

   On  February  13, 2002, the Company announced a stock  repurchase
program  of  up  to $5 billion with no time limit on  this  program.
This program was completed on August 1, 2002, with 83,612,822 shares
repurchased  for an aggregate price of $5.0 billion. (In association
with  the stock repurchase program, the Company issued approximately
$2 billion of commercial paper during the second quarter of 2002.)

   On  October 16, 2002, the Board of Directors approved  a  regular
quarterly dividend of $.205 per share, payable on December 10,  2002
to shareowners of record as of November 19, 2002.

CAUTIONARY FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT FUTURE RESULTS
   This  Form 10-Q contains "forward-looking statements."   Forward-
looking  statements do not relate strictly to historical or  current
facts  and anticipate results based on management's plans  that  are
subject   to   uncertainty.   Forward-looking  statements   may   be
identified  by  the  use of words like "plans,"  "expects,"  "will,"
"anticipates,"  "estimates" and other words of  similar  meaning  in
conjunction  with,  among  other  things,  discussions   of   future
operations,  financial  performance,  the  Company's  strategy   for
growth,  product development, regulatory approvals, market  position
and expenditures.

   Forward-looking statements are based on current  expectations  of
future events. The Company cannot guarantee that any forward-looking
statement  will be accurate, although the Company believes  that  it
has  been reasonable in its expectations and assumptions.  Investors
should  realize that if underlying assumptions prove  inaccurate  or
unknown  risks  or uncertainties materialize, actual  results  could
vary  materially  from the Company's expectations  and  projections.
Investors are therefore cautioned not to place undue reliance on any
forward-looking  statements.  Furthermore, the  Company  assumes  no
obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a  result  of
new information or future events or developments.

  The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December  30,  2001  contains, in Exhibit  99(b),  a  discussion  of
various  factors  that  could cause actual results  to  differ  from
expectations.   That Exhibit from the Form 10-K is  incorporated  in
this  filing  by  reference.  The Company  notes  these  factors  as
permitted by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Item 3 - QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

   There has been no material change in the Company's assessment  of
its  sensitivity to market risk since its presentation set forth  in
Item  7A,  "Quantitative  and Qualitative Disclosures  About  Market
Risk,"  in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year  ended
December 30, 2001.

Item  4  - CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES EVALUATION OF DISCLOSURE CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES

   Disclosure controls and procedures.  Within 90 days before filing
this  report, the Company evaluated the effectiveness of the  design
and  operation  of  its  disclosure controls  and  procedures.   The
Company's  disclosure controls and procedures are the  controls  and
other  procedures that the Company has designed to  ensure  that  it
records,  processes, summarizes and reports in a timely  manner  the
information the Company must disclose in its reports filed under the
Securities  Exchange  Act.  William C. Weldon,  Chairman  and  Chief
Executive Officer, and Robert J. Darretta, Executive Vice President,
Finance  and  Information  Management and Chief  Financial  Officer,
reviewed and participated in this evaluation.


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Based  on  this  evaluation, Messrs. Weldon and  Darretta  concluded
that,  as  of the date of their evaluation, the Company's disclosure
controls and procedures were effective.
Internal  controls.   Since  the date of  the  evaluation  described
above,  there have not been any significant changes in the Company's
internal  controls  or  in  other factors that  could  significantly
affect  those controls, including any corrective actions with regard
to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Part II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1 - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

  The Company is involved in numerous product liability cases in the
United States, many of which concern adverse reactions to drugs  and
medical devices. The damages claimed are substantial, and while  the
Company   is   confident  of  the  adequacy  of  the  warnings   and
instructions  for  use  which accompany such  products,  it  is  not
feasible to predict the ultimate outcome of litigation. However, the
Company  believes that if any liability results from such cases,  it
will be substantially covered by reserves established under its self-
insurance  program  and by commercially available  excess  liability
insurance.

   One  group  of  cases  against the Company concerns  the  Janssen
Pharmaceutica  product PROPULSID, which was withdrawn  from  general
sale  and  restricted  to limited use in  2000.    In  the  wake  of
publicity  about  those events, numerous lawsuits  have  been  filed
against  Janssen, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company,
and  the  Company  regarding PROPULSID in state and  federal  courts
across the country. There are approximately 794 such cases currently
pending, including the claims of approximately 3,870 plaintiffs.  Of
those  plaintiffs  373  are alleged to have died  from  the  use  of
PROPULSID. These actions seek substantial compensatory and  punitive
damages  and accuse Janssen and the Company of inadequately  testing
for  and warning about the drug's side effects, of promoting it  for
off-label use and of over-promotion.  In addition, Janssen  and  the
Company  have  entered  into  agreements  with  various  plaintiffs'
counsel  halting  the  running of the statutes of  limitations  with
respect  to  the  potential  claims  of  a  significant  number   of
individuals  while those attorneys evaluate whether or  not  to  sue
Janssen and the Company on their behalf.

   In  September 2001, the first ten plaintiffs in the Rankin  case,
which  comprises  the  claims of 155 PROPULSID plaintiffs,  went  to
trial  in  state  court in Claiborne County, Mississippi.  The  jury
returned  compensatory  damage verdicts for each  plaintiff  in  the
amount of $10 million, for a total of $100 million.  The trial judge
thereafter  dismissed the claims of punitive damages.  On  March  4,
2002,  the  trial judge reduced these verdicts to a  total  of   $48
million, and denied the motions of Janssen and the Company for a new
trial.   Janssen  and the Company believe these  verdicts,  even  as
reduced,  are  insupportable and have appealed.    In  the  view  of
Janssen  and the Company, the proof at trial demonstrated that  none
of  these plaintiffs were injured by PROPULSID and that no basis for
liability existed.

   In  April  2002,  a  state  court  judge  in  New  Jersey  denied
plaintiffs'  motion to certify a national class of  PROPULSID  users
for  purposes  of  medical monitoring and refund  of  the  costs  of
purchasing  PROPULSID.  An effort to appeal  that  ruling  has  been
denied.  In June 2002 the federal judge presiding over the PROPULSID
Multi-District Litigation in New Orleans, Louisiana similarly denied
plaintiffs'  motion there to certify a national class  of  PROPULSID
users.   Plaintiffs in the Multi-District Litigation have said  they
are   preserving  their  right  to  appeal  that  ruling  and  other
complaints  filed  against  Janssen and the  Company  include  class
action  allegations which could be the basis for future attempts  to
have classes certified.

   With  respect to all the various PROPULSID actions against  them,
Janssen and the Company dispute the claims in those lawsuits and are
vigorously  defending against them except where, in their  judgment,
settlement  is  appropriate.  Janssen and the Company  believe  they
have  adequate  self-insurance reserves and  commercially  available
excess insurance with respect to these cases.


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  The Company's Ortho Biotech subsidiary was party to an arbitration
proceeding  filed  against  it in 1995  by  Amgen,  Ortho  Biotech's
licensor  of  U.S. non-dialysis rights to PROCRIT,  in  which  Amgen
sought  to terminate Ortho Biotech's U.S. license rights and collect
substantial  damages based on alleged deliberate  PROCRIT  sales  by
Ortho Biotech during the early 1990's into Amgen's reserved dialysis
market.   On  October 18, 2002, the arbitrator issued  his  decision
rejecting  Amgen's request to terminate the license and  finding  no
material  breach of the license. However, the arbitrator found  that
conduct  by Ortho Biotech in the early 1990's which was subsequently
halted  by  Ortho Biotech amounted to a non-material breach  of  the
license  and awarded Amgen $150 million in damages which the Company
accrued in the third quarter of 2002.  Amgen had sought $1.2 billion
in  damages. Both sides are expected to seek an award of  attorneys'
fees  from  the  arbitrator  and there  may  be  motions  filed  for
reconsideration.

   In patent infringement actions tried in Delaware Federal Court in
late 2000, Cordis, a Johnson & Johnson company, obtained verdicts of
infringement and patent validity, and damage awards, against  Boston
Scientific Corporation and Medtronic AVE, Inc., based on a number of
Cordis coronary stent patents. On December 15, 2000, the jury in the
damage action against Boston Scientific returned a verdict of   $324
million  and  on  December 21, 2000 the jury in  the  Medtronic  AVE
action  returned a verdict of  $271 million.  These  sums  represent
lost profit and reasonable royalty damages to compensate Cordis  for
infringement  but do not include pre or post judgment interest.   In
February  2001 a hearing was held on the claims of Boston Scientific
and Medtronic AVE that the patents at issue were unenforceable owing
to  alleged inequitable conduct before the patent office.  In  March
and  May  2002,  the district judge issued post trial rulings  which
confirmed  the validity and enforceability of the main Cordis  stent
patent  claims but found certain other Cordis patents unenforceable.
Further, the district judge granted Boston Scientific a new trial on
liability and damages and vacated the verdict against Medtronic  AVE
on  legal  grounds. Appeals to the Federal Circuit Court of  Appeals
are underway.

   The products of various Johnson & Johnson operating companies are
the  subject  of  various  patent lawsuits which  could  potentially
affect  the  ability  of  those operating companies  to  sell  those
products,  require the payment of past damages and future  royalties
or,  with  respect  to  patent challenges by generic  pharmaceutical
firms,  result  in  the  introduction of  generic  versions  of  the
products  in  question  and the ensuing loss of  market  share.  The
following  patent lawsuits concern important products of  Johnson  &
Johnson  operating  companies. Medtronic/AVE v. Cordis  Corporation:
This  action, filed in April 2002 in federal court in Texas, asserts
certain  patents  owned  by  Medtronic/AVE  against  the  Cordis  BX
Velocity stent, which is also the stent structure used in the CYPHER
drug  eluting  product. No trial date has been set for this  action.
Ortho  Pharmaceutical v. Barr Laboratories, Inc.: Pending in federal
court  in  New  Jersey, this action, filed in  June  2000,  involves
Barr's  effort to invalidate Ortho's patents covering its TRI-CYCLEN
oral contraceptive product. Trial has not yet been scheduled in this
case.  Both  sides have summary judgment motions  on  the  issue  of
patent  validity  pending before the trial court. Ortho  McNeil  and
Daiichi,  Inc. v. Mylan Laboratories and Ortho McNeil  and  Daiichi,
Inc.  v. Teva Pharmaceutical: These matters, the first of which  was
filed  in  February 2002 in federal court in West Virginia  and  the
second  in  June  2002 in federal court in New Jersey,  concern  the
efforts  of  Mylan  and  Teva  to  invalidate  and  establish   non-
infringement  of the patent covering LEVAQUIN levofloxacin  tablets.
The  patent is owned by Daiichi and exclusively licensed  to  Ortho-
McNeil. In the Mylan case trial has been set for late 2003. No trial
date  has  been  set in the Teva matter. Janssen and Alza  v.  Mylan
Laboratories:  This  action,  filed in  federal  district  court  in
Vermont in February 2002, concerns Mylan's effort to invalidate  and
assert  non-infringement  of Alza's patent  covering  the  DURAGESIC
product.  Trial is currently scheduled for April 2003. With  respect
to  all of the above matters, the J&J operating company involved  is
vigorously defending the validity and asserting the infringement  of
its  own  or its licensors' patents or, where its product is accused
of  infringing  patents  held  by others,  defending  against  those
claims.



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   On  July 19, 2002 The New York Times reported on an investigation
by  the  U.S.   Food  and Drug Administration's Office  of  Criminal
Investigation in Puerto Rico related to allegations made by a former
Ortho  Biologics employee about supposed improprieties in completing
records  concerning equipment and training at the plant  where  bulk
EPO  sold  by  Ortho outside the U.S. is produced.  The employee  in
question worked in the boiler and utility room of the plant and  not
in  the  manufacturing area.  The New York Times reporter  suggested
the  allegations of the former employee, if believed, could lead  to
the  conclusion  that the integrity of the EPO manufactured  at  the
plant was compromised.  However, the Company's review identified  no
evidence that any of the allegations could be confirmed or connected
to any question of product integrity.  The Company believes that the
results  of  the government investigation will not have  a  material
adverse effect on its results of operations, cash flows or financial
position.

   The  Company  is  also  involved in a  number  of  other  patent,
trademark and other lawsuits incidental to its business.

   The  Company believes that the resolution of the above  described
proceedings would not have a material adverse effect on its  results
of operations, cash flows or financial position.















































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Item 5 - EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

   (a)  Exhibit

        None

   (b)  Reports on Form 8-K

        A  Report  on  Form 8-K was filed on August 13, 2002,  which
        included  sworn  statements, by William C. Weldon,  Chairman
        and   Chief  Executive  Officer,  and  Robert  J.  Darretta,
        Executive  Vice  President and Chief  Financial  Officer  of
        Johnson   &   Johnson.   The  sworn  statements,   certified
        previously filed reports pursuant to Commission Order No. 4-
        460.

        A  Report  on Form 8-K was filed on October 23, 2002,  which
        included the press release statement of Johnson & Johnson on
        the Amgen arbitration.  Also filed in this Form 8-K, are the
        unaudited consolidated statements of earnings of J&J for the
        quarter  and  nine  month periods ended September  29,  2002
        reflecting the results of the Amgen arbitration.



















































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                                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 thereunto duly authorized.





                                   JOHNSON & JOHNSON
                                     (Registrant)






Date:  November 8, 2002       By /s/ R. J. DARRETTA
                                  R. J. DARRETTA
                                  Executive Vice President,
                                  Finance and Information Management
                                  (Chief Financial Officer)


Date:  November 8, 2002       By /s/ S. J. COSGROVE
                                  S. J. COSGROVE
                                  Controller
                                  (Chief Accounting Officer)





































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              CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
  PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



I, William C. Weldon, certify that:
1.  I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Johnson  &
Johnson (the "registrant");
2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances
under  which such statements were made, not misleading with  respect
to the period covered by this quarterly report;
3.  Based  on  my  knowledge, the financial  statements,  and  other
financial  information  included in this  quarterly  report,  fairly
present in all material respects the financial condition, results of
operations  and  cash flows of the registrant as of,  and  for,  the
periods presented in this quarterly report;
4.  The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible
for  establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures
(as  defined  in  Exchange  Act Rules 13a-14  and  15d-14)  for  the
registrant and we have:
a)  designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure  that
material  information  relating  to the  registrant,  including  its
consolidated  subsidiaries, is made known to  us  by  others  within
those  entities,  particularly  during  the  period  in  which  this
quarterly report is being prepared;
b)  evaluated  the  effectiveness  of  the  registrant's  disclosure
controls  and  procedures as of a date within 90 days prior  to  the
filing date of this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
c)  presented  in  this quarterly report our conclusions  about  the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our
evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;
5.  The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed,
based  on  our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's  auditors
and  the  audit  committee of registrant's board  of  directors  (or
persons performing the equivalent function):
a)  all  significant  deficiencies in the  design  or  operation  of
internal  controls  which  could adversely affect  the  registrant's
ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data  and
have   identified  for  the  registrant's  auditors   any   material
weaknesses in internal controls; and
b)  any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management  or
other  employees  who  have a significant role in  the  registrant's
internal controls; and
6.  The  registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated
in  this  quarterly  report whether or not  there  were  significant
changes  in  internal  controls  or  in  other  factors  that  could
significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our
most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard
to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
Date: November 8, 2002

                             /s/ William C. Weldon
                          William C. Weldon
                       Chief Executive Officer



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              CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
  PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



I, Robert J. Darretta, certify that:
1.  I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Johnson  &
Johnson (the "registrant");
2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances
under  which such statements were made, not misleading with  respect
to the period covered by this quarterly report;
3.  Based  on  my  knowledge, the financial  statements,  and  other
financial  information  included in this  quarterly  report,  fairly
present in all material respects the financial condition, results of
operations  and  cash flows of the registrant as of,  and  for,  the
periods presented in this quarterly report;
4.  The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible
for  establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures
(as  defined  in  Exchange  Act Rules 13a-14  and  15d-14)  for  the
registrant and we have:
a)  designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure  that
material  information  relating  to the  registrant,  including  its
consolidated  subsidiaries, is made known to  us  by  others  within
those  entities,  particularly  during  the  period  in  which  this
quarterly report is being prepared;
b)  evaluated  the  effectiveness  of  the  registrant's  disclosure
controls  and  procedures as of a date within 90 days prior  to  the
filing date of this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
c)  presented  in  this quarterly report our conclusions  about  the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our
evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;
5.  The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed,
based  on  our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's  auditors
and  the  audit  committee of registrant's board  of  directors  (or
persons performing the equivalent function):
a)  all  significant  deficiencies in the  design  or  operation  of
internal  controls  which  could adversely affect  the  registrant's
ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data  and
have   identified  for  the  registrant's  auditors   any   material
weaknesses in internal controls; and
b)  any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management  or
other  employees  who  have a significant role in  the  registrant's
internal controls; and
6.  The  registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated
in  this  quarterly  report whether or not  there  were  significant
changes  in  internal  controls  or  in  other  factors  that  could
significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our
most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard
to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
Date: November 8, 2002
                             /s/ Robert J. Darretta
                         Robert J. Darretta
                       Chief Financial Officer







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              CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                  PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350



The  undersigned, William C. Weldon, the Chief Executive Officer  of
Johnson  &  Johnson,  a  New  Jersey corporation   (the  "Company"),
pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  1350, as adopted pursuant to Section  906  of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, hereby certifies that:

     (1)the  Company's  Quarterly Report on Form  10-Q  for  the
         fiscal  quarter ended September 29, 2002  (the "Report)
         fully  complies with the requirements of Section  13(a)
         of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2)the   information   contained  in  the   Report   fairly
         presents,  in  all  material  respects,  the  financial
         condition and results of operations of the Company.



                                   /s/ William C. Weldon
                                   William C. Weldon
                                   Chief Executive Officer


Dated:  November 8, 2002


This certification accompanies this Report on Form 10-Q pursuant  to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not,  except
to  the  extent required by such Act, be deemed filed by the Company
for  purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of  1934,
as amended.

























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              CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
                 PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350



The undersigned, Robert J. Darretta, the Chief Financial Officer  of
Johnson  &  Johnson,  a  New  Jersey corporation   (the  "Company"),
pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  1350, as adopted pursuant to Section  906  of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, hereby certifies that:

     (1) the  Company's  Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q  for  the
          fiscal quarter ended September 29, 2002  (the "Report)
          fully  complies with the requirements of Section 13(a)
          of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2) the   information  contained  in  the   Report   fairly
          presents,  in  all  material respects,  the  financial
          condition and results of operations of the Company.



                                   /s/ Robert J. Darretta
                                   Robert J. Darretta
                                   Chief Financial Officer


Dated:  November 8, 2002



This certification accompanies this Report on Form 10-Q pursuant  to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not,  except
to  the  extent required by such Act, be deemed filed by the Company
for  purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of  1934,
as amended.

























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