CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (File No. 333-71851) any on Form S-3 (File No. 333-74189)
of Algos Pharmaceutical Corporation (a development stage enterprise) of our
report dated February 14, 2000 relating to the financial statements, which
appears in this Form 10-K.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Florham Park, New Jersey
March 30, 2000