SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-K/A

                     ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 30, 2001        Commission file number 1-3215

                         J O H N S O N  &  J O H N S O N
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

               New Jersey                            22-l024240
               (State of                          (I.R.S. Employer
              Incorporation)                      Identification No.)

       One Johnson & Johnson Plaza
       New Brunswick, New Jersey                        08933
 (Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (732) 524-0400

           SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT



                                              Name of each exchange on
               Title of each class                which registered
               -------------------            -------------------------
                                           
         Common Stock, Par Value $1.00         New York Stock Exchange



      Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ]

      Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K [ ]

      The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of
the Registrant on February 26, 2002 was approximately $181 billion.

      On February 26, 2002 there were 3,047,147,480 shares of Common Stock
outstanding.

                      DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Parts I and II:   Portions of Registrant's annual report to shareowners for
                  fiscal year 2001.

Part III:         Portions of Registrant's proxy statement for its 2002 annual
                  meeting of shareowners.




                                   SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of Section l3 of the Securities Exchange Act
of l934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


Date:  June 25, 2002               JOHNSON & JOHNSON
                                     (Registrant)



                                   By /s/ W.C. Weldon
                                      -----------------------------------------
                                      W.C. Weldon, Chairman, Board of Directors
                                           and Chief Executive Officer

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of l934, this
report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.




        Signature                       Title                            Date
        ---------                       -----                            ----
                                                              
/s/ W.C. Weldon
------------------------           Chairman, Board of               June 25, 2002
      W.C. Weldon                  Directors, Chief
                                   Executive Officer and
                                   Director (Principal
                                   Executive Officer)


  /s/ R. J. Darretta               Executive Vice President,        June 24, 2002
-----------------------            Finance & Information
      R. J. Darretta               Management, and Director
                                   (Principal Financial Officer)


  /s/ S.J. Cosgrove                Controller                       June 24, 2002
-----------------------
      S. J. Cosgrove

  /s/ G.N. Burrow                  Director                         June 18, 2002
-----------------------
      G. N. Burrow


 /s/ J.G. Cullen                   Director                         June 21, 2002
-----------------------
      J. G. Cullen

                                   Director                         June   , 2002
--------------------------
      M. J. Folkman



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        Signature                       Title                            Date
        ---------                       -----                            ----
                                                              
 /s/ A.D. Jordan                   Director                         June 21, 2002
------------------------
      A. D. Jordan


 /s/ A.G. Langbo                   Director                         June 19, 2002
------------------------
      A. G. Langbo

 /s/ J. T. Lenehan
------------------------           Vice Chairman,                   June 26, 2002
      J. T. Lenehan                Board of Directors
                                   and Director


 /s/ L.F. Mullin                   Director                         June 18, 2002
------------------------
      L. F. Mullin


 /s/ D. Satcher                    Director                         June 24, 2002
-------------------------
      D. Satcher


 /s/ H.B. Schacht                  Director                         June 21, 2002
------------------------
      H. B. Schacht


 /s/ M.F. Singer                   Director                         June 24, 2002
------------------------
      M. F. Singer


 /s/ J.W. Snow                     Director                         June 18, 2002
-------------------------
      J. W. Snow


 /s/ R.N. Wilson                   Senior Vice Chairman,            June 24, 2002
-------------------------          Board of Directors
      R. N. Wilson                 and Director




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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX




  Reg. S-K
Exhibit Table                 Description
  Item No.                    of Exhibit
  --------                    ----------
              
3(a)(i)          Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated April 26, 1990-
                 Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(a) of the
                 Registrant's Form 10-K Annual Report for the year ended
                 December 30, 1990.

3(a)(ii)         Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of
                 Incorporation of the Company dated May 20, 1992 -- Incorporated
                 herein by reference to Exhibit 3(a) of the Registrant's Form
                 10-K Annual Report for the year ended January 3, 1993.

3(a)(iii)        Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of
                 Incorporation of the Company dated May 21, 1996 - -
                 Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(a)(iii) of the
                 Registrant's Form 10-K Annual Report for the year ended
                 December 29, 1996.

3(a)(iv)         Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of
                 Incorporation of the Company effective May 22, 2001 -
                 Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3 of the
                 Registrant's Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for the quarter ended
                 July 1, 2001.

3(b)             By-Laws of the Company, as amended effective June 11, 2001 -
                 Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.2 of the
                 Registrant's Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for the quarter
                 ended July 1, 2001.

4(a)             Upon the request of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the
                 Registrant will furnish a copy of all instruments defining the
                 rights of holders of long term debt of the Registrant.

10(a)            Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors - -
                 Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(a) of the
                 Registrant's Form 10-K Annual Report for the year ended
                 December 29, 1996.*

10(b)            2000 Stock Option Plan - Incorporated herein by reference to
                 Exhibit 10(b) of the Registrant's Form 10-K Annual Report
                 for the year ended December 31, 2000.*

10(c)            1995 Stock Option Plan (as amended) - - Incorporated herein by
                 reference to Exhibit 10(b) of the Registrant's Form 10-K Annual
                 Report for the year ended January 3, 1999.*

10(d)            1991 Stock Option Plan (as amended) - - Incorporated herein by
                 reference to Exhibit 10(c) of the Registrant's Form 10-K Annual
                 Report for the year ended December 28, 1997.*

10(e)            2000 Stock Compensation Plan - Incorporated herein by reference
                 to Exhibit 10(e) of the Registrant's Form 10-K Annual Report
                 for the year ended December 31, 2000.*

10(f)            Executive Incentive Plan (as amended) - Incorporated herein by
                 reference to Exhibit 10(f) of the Registrant's Form 10-K Annual
                 Report for the year ended December 31, 2000.*

10(g)            Domestic Deferred Compensation (Certificate of Extra
                 Compensation) Plan (as amended) - (1).*

10(h)            Deferred Fee Plan for Directors (as amended) -- Incorporated
                 herein by reference to Exhibit 10(h) of the Registrant's
                 Form 10-K Annual Report for the year ended December 29,
                 1996.*

10(i)            Executive Income Deferral Plan (as amended) - Incorporated
                 herein by reference to Exhibit 10(i) of the Registrant's
                 Form 10-K Annual Report for the year ended January 2, 2000.*



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10(j)            Excess Savings Plan -- Incorporated herein by reference to
                 Exhibit 10(j) of the Registrant's Form 10-K Annual Report for
                 the year ended December 29, 1996.*

10(k)           Supplemental Retirement Plan -- Incorporated herein by
                reference to Exhibit 10(h) of the Registrant's Form 10-K
                Annual Report for the year ended January 3, 1993.*

10(l)           Executive Life Insurance Plan -- Incorporated herein by
                reference to Exhibit 10(i) of the Registrant's Form 10-K Annual
                Report for the year ended January 3, 1993.*

10(m)            Stock Option Gain Deferral Plan - Incorporated herein by
                 reference to Exhibit 10(m) of the Registrant's Form 10-K
                 Annual Report for the year ended January 2, 2000.*

10(n)            Estate Preservation Plan -- Incorporated herein by reference to
                 Exhibit 10(n) of the Registrant's Form 10-K Annual Report for
                 the year ended January 2, 2000.*

12               -- Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed
                 Charges -- (1).

13               -- Pages 25-50 of the Company's Annual Report to Shareowners
                 for fiscal year 2001 (only those portions of the Annual Report
                 incorporated by reference in this document are deemed "filed")
                 - (1).

21               -- Subsidiaries  - - (1).

23               -- Consent of Independent Accountants - (1).

99(a)(i)         -- Form 11-K for the Johnson & Johnson Savings Plan -- Filed
                 with this document.

99(a)(ii)        -- Form 11-K for the Johnson & Johnson Retirement Savings Plan
                 -- Filed with this document.

99(a)(iii)       -- Form 11-K for the Johnson & Johnson Savings Plan for Union
                 Represented Employees -- Filed with this document.

99(a)(iv)        -- Form 11-K for the Centocor Qualified Savings and Retirement
                 Plan -- Filed with this document.

99(a)(v)         -- Form 11-K for the ALZA Corporation Tax Deferral Investment
                 Plan - Filed with this document.

99(b)            -- Cautionary Statement pursuant to Private Securities
                 Litigation Reform  Act of 1995:  "Safe Harbor" for
                 Forward-Looking Statements  - - (1).



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(1) Incorporated herein by reference to the Exhibit bearing the same Exhibit
Number in Registrant's Form 10-K Annual Report for the fiscal year ended
December 30, 2001.

* Management contracts and compensatory plans and arrangements required to be
filed as Exhibits to this form pursuant to Item 14(c) of the report.

                 A copy of any of the Exhibits listed above will be provided
without charge to any shareowner submitting a written request specifying the
desired Exhibit(s) to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the
Company.


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