EXHIBIT




                  CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

          We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
          Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-39104) pertaining to the Amgen 
          Retirement and Savings Plan and in the related Prospectus of
          our report dated June 23, 1994, with respect to the financial
          statements and supplemental schedules of the Amgen Retirement
          and Savings Plan included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for
          the year ended December 31, 1993.



          /s/ERNST & YOUNG
          Los Angeles, California
          June 28, 1994