UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 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): April 10, 2006

                           DUSA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                                                       
           NEW JERSEY                      0-19777                22-3103129
(State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Identification
         incorporation)                                            Number)


                                 25 UPTON DRIVE
                         WILMINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS 01887
          (Address of principal executive offices, including ZIP code)

                                 (978) 657-7500
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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ITEM 8.01 - OTHER EVENTS.

     DUSA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release on April
10, 2006, reporting that the Company and New England Compounding Center ("NECC")
have settled their respective claims against each other to end the lawsuit filed
by DUSA in December of 2004.

     A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and
incorporated herein by reference.

     Except for historical information, this report contains certain
forward-looking statements that involve known and unknown risk and
uncertainties, which may cause actual results to differ materially from any
future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the
statements made. These forward-looking statements relate to DUSA's belief
regarding its patents and commitment to its intellectual property. These
forward-looking statements are further qualified by important factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking
statements. These factors include, without limitation, the litigation process,
the maintenance of our patent portfolio, sufficient funding, and other risks and
uncertainties identified in DUSA's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission from time to time, including its Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2005.

ITEM 9.01 - FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND EXHIBITS.



Item No.   Description
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99         Press Release, dated April 10, 2006




                                   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.

                                        DUSA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.


Dated: April 10, 2006                   By: /s/ D. Geoffrey Shulman
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            D. Geoffrey Shulman, MD, FRCPC
                                            Chairman of the Board and Chief
                                            Executive Officer



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Item No.   Description
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99         Press Release, dated April 10, 2006