EXHIBIT 23.1


               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
(Form S-8 Nos. 333-30690, 333-30692, 333-07811, 33-82758, 33-67090, 33-39186,
33-44042, 33-53944, 33-88914, 33-88912, 33-65133, 333-24593, and 333-42997, Form
S-3 Nos. 33-46173, 333-43176 and 333-51372 and Form S-4 Nos. 33-44116, 33-60847
and 333-51364) of IVAX Corporation and in the related Prospectuses, of our
reports dated February 13, 2003 (except for the third and fourth paragraphs of
Note 16, as to which the date is March 26, 2003), with respect to the
consolidated financial statements and schedule of IVAX Corporation included in
this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2002.

                                                /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
March 26, 2003