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                                                                      Exhibit 23


                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


The Management Plan Committee
Allergan, Inc.:

We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements Nos.
33-29528 and 33-44770 on Form S-8 of Allergan, Inc. of our reports dated June
18, 1996, relating to the statements of net assets available for plan benefits
of the Allergan, Inc. Savings and Investment Plan and the Allergan, Inc. Puerto
Rico Savings and Investment Plan as of December 31, 1995 and 1994, and the
related statements of changes in net assets available for plan benefits and
related schedules for the year ended December 31, 1995, which reports appear in
the December 31, 1995 Annual Report on Form 11-K of Allergan, Inc. Savings and
Investment Plan.



                                                           KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP

Orange County, California
June 26, 1996