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): May 25, 2006
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                       ROCKWELL MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)



          Michigan                     000-230-661               38-3317208
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(State or other jurisdiction          (Commission              (IRS Employer
         of incorporation)            File Number)           Identification No.)



               30142 Wixom Road,       Michigan       48334
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        (Address of principal executive offices)    (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (248) 960-9009
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                                 Not applicable
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ITEM 1.01   ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.

     On May 25, 2006, the shareholders of Rockwell Medical Technologies, Inc.
("Rockwell"), approved an amendment of the Rockwell Medical Technologies, Inc.
1997 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") that increased the number of Rockwell common
shares with respect to which stock options may be granted under the Plan from
4,500,000 common shares to 4,750,000 common shares in the aggregate. Employees,
officers and directors of Rockwell are eligible to receive stock options under
the Plan.

ITEM 9.01   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(C)  EXHIBITS.

     The following exhibit is filed with this Form 8-K:



     Exhibit      Description
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     10.1         Rockwell Medical  Technologies,  Inc. 1997 Stock Option
                  Plan,  incorporated by reference to Rockwell's  Proxy
                  Statement for the Annual  Meeting of  Shareholders  filed
                  with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 17, 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.

                                     ROCKWELL MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.


Date:  May 26, 2006                  By:  /s/ Robert L. Chioini
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                                          Robert L. Chioini
                                          President and Chief Executive Officer


                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit      Description
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10.1         Rockwell Medical  Technologies,  Inc. 1997 Stock Option Plan,
             incorporated by reference to Rockwell's  Proxy  Statement for the
             Annual  Meeting of  Shareholders  filed with the Securities and
             Exchange Commission on April 17, 2006