Exhibit 23
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                
               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
                                
                                

We  consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration
statement of Alpharma Inc. on Form S-8 (File No. 33-60495) of our
report  dated  March 5, 1997, on our audits of  the  consolidated
financial statements of Alpharma Inc. as of December 31, 1996 and
1995,  and for the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995, and 1994,
which report is included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.




                              Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.



Parsippany, New Jersey
March 24, 1997