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                                                                      Exhibit 23

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT





The Corporate Benefits Committee
Allergan, Inc.:


We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements Nos.
33-29528, 33-44770 and 333-09091 on Form S-8 of Allergan, Inc. of our reports
dated June 4, 1997, 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, 1996 and 1995,
and the related statements of changes in net assets available for plan benefits
and related schedules for the year ended December 31, 1996, which reports appear
in the December 31, 1996 Annual Report on Form 11-K of Allergan, Inc. Savings
and Investment Plan and the Allergan, Inc. Puerto Rico Savings and Investment
Plan.





                                          KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP

Orange County, California
June 4, 1997