EXHIBIT 23.2

                     CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP,
                             INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

         We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated April 16, 2004, relating
to the consolidated financial statements of the Soriatane product line of
Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. as of December 31, 2003 and 2002 and for each of the
three years ended December 31, 2003, which appears in the Connetics Corporation
Current Report on Form 8-K/A dated March 4, 2004 and filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2004. We also consent to the reference to
us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Florham Park, New Jersey
May 20, 2004