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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): March 24, 2015

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware   001-36509   33-0702205
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

11570 6th Street
Rancho Cucamonga, California
91730
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (909) 980-9484


Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On March 24, 2015, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2014. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:

Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Press release, dated March 24, 2015, issued by Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.


SIGNATURE

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.

Date: March 24, 2015 Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 By:   /s/ JASON B. SHANDELL
Jason B. Shandell
President

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Press release, dated March 24, 2015, issued by Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.