Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
DE SILVA RAJIV
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. [VRX] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President & COO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
7150 MISSISSAUGA ROAD		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/11/2010
(Street)

MISSISSAUGA, A6 L5N 8M5		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: 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
Stock Options (right to purchase) $ 26.41 11/11/2010   A   185,000     (1) 11/11/2015 Common Shares, no par value 185,000 $ 0 185,000 D  
Restricted Share Units (2) 11/11/2010   A   85,000     (3)   (3) Common Shares, no par value 85,000 $ 0 85,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
DE SILVA RAJIV
7150 MISSISSAUGA ROAD
MISSISSAUGA, A6 L5N 8M5		       President & COO  

Signatures

 By: Angie Palmer For: Rajiv De Silva   11/15/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The Stock Options vest in four equal annual installments commencing on October 8, 2011.
(2) Each Restricted Share Unit (RSU) represents a contingent right to receive between zero and three common shares, no par value, of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., subject to performance based vesting criteria. See note (3)
(3) The performance based RSUs will vest based on total shareholder return (TSR) between a price of $26.51 starting on September 28, 2010 and the average stock price for the prior 20 trading days as of three measurement dates: 25% would vest on June 28, 2013, 50% on September 28, 2013 and 25% on December 28, 2013. Unit vesting is contingent on TSR performance between 15% and 45% into between one and three shares of common stock, respectively, with early vesting possible at higher TSR levels.

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