SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* PATOU GARY (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O MPM ASSET MANAGEMENT 601 GATEWAY BLVD., SUITE 350 (Street) SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [ PCRX ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chief Medical Officer
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/01/2013
	4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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
Common Stock	04/01/2013		M(1)		30,000	A	$1.61	30,000	D
Common Stock	04/01/2013		S(1)		18,700	D	$27.75(2)	11,300	D
Common Stock	04/01/2013		S(1)		11,300	D	$28.82(3)	0	D
Common Stock								115	I	See Footnote(4)

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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 Option (Right to Buy)	$1.61	04/01/2013		M(1)		30,000		(5)	09/02/2020	Common Stock	30,000	$0.00	29,042	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. This transaction was pursuant to a 10b5-1 Plan.

2. Represents weighted average sales price. The shares were sold at prices ranging from $27.23 to $28.20. The Reporting Person will provide upon request, to the SEC, the Issuer or securityholder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

3. Represents weighted average sales price. The shares were sold at prices ranging from $28.27 to $28.93. The Reporting Person will provide upon request, to the SEC, the Issuer or securityholder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

4. Shares held by Patou Family Trust, of which the reporting person is trustee.

5. The option vests as to 50% of the option shares on September 2, 2010 and the remaining 50% of the option shares vests equally monthly over the next 24 months.

Remarks:

	/s/ Gary Patou	04/03/2013
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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