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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements of
Ascent Pediatrics, Inc. on Form S-3 (File Number 333-56621) and on Form S-8
(File Numbers 333-31553, 333-31551, 333-31135 and 333-62065), of our report
dated February 21, 1997, on our audits of the financial statements of A
Product Line of Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc. to be acquired by Ascent
Pediatrics, Inc. as of December 29, 1996, and for each of the two years in the
period ended December 29, 1996, which report is included in this Annual Report
on Form 10-K.

Our report dated February 21, 1997 contains an explanatory paragraph that states
that the financial statements were prepared to present the assets related to the
product line to be sold by Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc. and the net sales and
the identified costs and expenses and that they are not intended to be a
complete presentation of the product line's financial position, results of
operations or cash flows.


                                      KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP


Minneapolis, Minnesota
March 29, 1999