FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   EDWARDS JEFFREY L 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 09/06/2005 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ALLERGAN INC [(AGN)] (Last) (First) (Middle) 2525 DUPONT DRIVE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP, Fin & Bus. Dev., CFO 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) IRVINE, CA 92612 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 5,885 D   Common Stock 194.59 I By 401(k) Trust Common Stock 1,291.22 I By ESOP

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	03/01/2004	07/30/2007	Common Stock	10,380	$ 88.55	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	07/30/2006	07/30/2007	Common Stock	10,380	$ 106.26 (1)	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	07/30/2006	07/30/2007	Common Stock	10,380	$ 127.51 (1)	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (2)	12/10/2009	Common Stock	20,760	$ 41.12	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (3)	01/23/2010	Common Stock	15,673	$ 52.26	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (4)	02/01/2011	Common Stock	16,296	$ 80.18	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (5)	04/23/2012	Common Stock	21,798	$ 64.79	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (6)	01/30/2013	Common Stock	21,000	$ 60.25	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (7)	01/30/2014	Common Stock	17,000	$ 82.48	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (8)	02/08/2015	Common Stock	20,000	$ 72.3	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
EDWARDS JEFFREY L 2525 DUPONT DRIVE IRVINE, CA 92612	Â	Â	  EVP, Fin & Bus. Dev., CFO	Â

Signatures

By: Matthew J. Maletta, Attorney-in-Fact		09/09/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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 option becomes exercisable on the earlier of (i) the date upon which the closing price of a share of Allergan, Inc. common stock equals or exceeds the option exercise price or (ii) July 30, 2006, the fifth (5th) anniversary of the date of grant.
(2)	The option becomes exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on 09/02/2003.
(3)	The option becomes exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning January 24, 2001.
(4)	The option becomes exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning February 2, 2002.
(5)	The option becomes exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning January 24, 2003.
(6)	The option becomes exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning January 31, 2004.
(7)	The option becomes exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning January 30, 2005.
(8)	The option becomes exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning February 9, 2006.

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