Published on August 8, 2008
Certification
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002
(Subsections
(a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 73 of Title 18, United
States Code)
Pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, I, Phillip Frost, Chief Executive Officer of OPKO
Health, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby certify that:
The
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2008
(the
“Form 10-Q”) of the Company fully complies with the requirements of Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the information
contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the
financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Date:
August 8, 2008
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Phillip
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Phillip
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A
signed
original of this written statement has been provided to the Company and will
be
retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission
or its staff upon request.