Exhibit 23




               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
                                
                                
     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the
Registration Statement of ALPHARMA INC., (formerly A.L. Pharma
Inc.) on Form S-8 File No. 33-60495 of our report dated March 4,
1996, on our audits of the financial statements and financial
statement schedule of ALPHARMA INC. and Subsidiaries as of
December 31, 1995 and 1994, and for each of the three years in
the period ended December 31, 1995, which report is included on
page F-2 in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.





                              COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.


Parsippany, New Jersey
March 22, 1996