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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.7
 
                   [RAYMOND CHABOT GRANT THORTON LETTERHEAD]
 
                        INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS' CONSENT
 
     We consent to the use of our reports dated February 10, 1998, on the 1997
financial statements of BioChem Pharma Inc. incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement (Form F-1) and related Prospectus of CliniChem
Development Inc. for the registration of Class A Common Shares and in the
Registration Statement (Form F-3) and related Prospectus of BioChem Pharma Inc.
for the registration of BioChem Pharma Inc. Common Shares.
 
/s/ RAYMOND CHABOT GRANT THORTON
General Partnership
Chartered Accountants
 
Montreal, Canada
   
June 10, 1998