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): ~~August~~February 147, ~~2002~~2003

Scios Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware

0-11749

95-3701481

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

820 W. Maude Avenue

Sunnyvale, CA 94085

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(408) 616-8200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

~~ITEM 9~~Item 5. ~~REGULATION~~Other FDEvents. ~~DISCLOSURE~~

On ~~August~~February 147, 2003, ~~2002~~Scios, ~~the~~Inc. ~~Registrant~~issued ~~filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for~~ the ~~quarterly~~press ~~period~~release ~~ended~~attached ~~June~~as ~~30,~~an ~~2002~~exhibit ~~(the~~in ~~“Form 10-Q”)~~Item ~~with~~7 ~~the~~to ~~Securities~~this ~~and~~Current ~~Exchange~~Report ~~Commission.~~on ~~In connection with the filing of the~~ Form 108-QK, ~~the Registrant has provided to the Securities~~ and ~~Exchange Commission~~ the ~~certifications~~contents ~~below,~~contained astherein ~~required~~are incorporated by 18reference Uherein.~~S.C.~~ ~~§ 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002:~~

~~Certification~~Item of7. Financial ~~Chief~~Statements, ~~Executive~~Pro ~~Officer~~Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

~~Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of Scios Inc.~~ (~~the “Company”~~c) Exhibits ~~hereby certifies, to such officer’s knowledge, that:~~

~~(i) the~~The ~~accompanying~~following ~~Quarterly~~exhibit ~~Report~~is onfiled ~~Form~~as ~~10-Q~~part of ~~the~~this ~~Company for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002 (the “~~Report~~”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or~~: ~~Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and~~

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

Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release dated February 7, 2003.

~~Dated:~~2 ~~August 14, 2002 /s/ RICHARD B. BREWER Richard B. Brewer Chief Executive Officer~~

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Certification of Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of Scios Inc. (the “Company”) hereby certifies, to such officer’s knowledge, that:

(i) the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

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

Dated: August 14, 2002 /s/ DAVID W. GRYSKA David W. Gryska Chief Financial Officer

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

Date: August 14, 2002	Scios Inc. (registrant)
	By:	/s/ DAVID W. GRYSKA
	Name:	David W. Gryska
	Its:	Chief Financial Officer

Date: February 7, 2003

~~-3-~~SCIOS INC. (registrant) By: /s/ DAVID W. GRYSKA Name: David W. Gryska Its: Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release dated February 7, 2003.

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