Exhibit 23
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                
               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
                                
                                

We  hereby  consent  to the incorporation  by  reference  in  the
Registration Statement of Alpharma Inc. on Form S-8 (File No. 33-
60495)  and Form S-3 (File Nos. 333-57501 and 333-70229)  of  our
report dated February 24, 1999, on our audits of the consolidated
financial  statements  of Alpharma Inc. and  Subsidiaries  as  of
December  31, 1998 and 1997, and for each of the three  years  in
the  period ended December 31, 1998, which report is included  in
this Annual Report on Form 10-K.







PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Florham Park, New Jersey
March 25, 1999