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 February 25, 1998, on our audits of the consolidated
financial statements of Alpharma Inc. as of December 31, 1997 and
1996,  and for the years ended December 31, 1997, 1996, and 1995,
which  report is incorporated by reference in this Annual  Report
on Form 10-K.




                              Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.



Parsippany, New Jersey
March 6, 1998