EXHIBIT 32.2


                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

I, Richard A. Waldron, Chief Financial Officer of SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(the "Registrant"), do hereby certify in accordance with 18 U.S.C. 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, based
on my knowledge:

      (1) the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Registrant, to which this
      certification is attached as an exhibit (the "Report"), fully complies
      with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
      1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m); and

      (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
      material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
      the Registrant.

Date: July 30, 2003                                 /s/ Richard A. Waldron
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                                                      Richard A. Waldron
                                                    Chief Financial Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other
document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that
appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement
required by Section 906, has been provided to SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and
will be retained by SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.