Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Greenberg Arthur
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/24/2009		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PRO PHARMACEUTICALS INC [PWRP.OB]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O PRO-PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 7 WELLS AVENUE, SUITE 34		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
08/24/2009
(Street)

NEWTON, MA 02459		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 500,000 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Greenberg Arthur
C/O PRO-PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
7 WELLS AVENUE, SUITE 34
NEWTON, MA 02459		   X      

Signatures

/s/ Maureen Foley as Attorney-in-Fact for Arthur Greenberg 09/02/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) These shares were omitted from the reporting person's original Form 3 and comprise a grant of restricted stock granted on 2/13/09 in connection with an appointment to serve on the issuer's Compensation Committee, (but not as a director of the issuer), which is subject to forfeiture if Mr. Greenberg no longer serves as a director of the issuer, as follows: (i) 100%, if he is no longer serving as a director before February 13, 2010; (ii) 50%, if he is serving as a director on or after February 13, 2010 but no longer serving before May 13, 2010; (iii) 37.5%, if he is serving as a director on or after May 13, 2010 but no longer serving before August 13, 2010; (iv) 25%, if he is serving as a director on or after August 13, 2010 but no longer serving before November 13, 2010; and (v) 12.5%, if he is serving as a director on or after November 13, 2010 but no longer serving before February 13, 2011. On August 24, 2009, Mr. Greenberg was elected to serve on the issuer's Board of Directors.

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