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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.03



                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference of our report with respect to R.P. Scherer Corporation dated August 9,
1999 included in this Form 8-K/A, into the Company's previously filed Form S-3
Registration Statements (Registration Statement Nos. 333-24483, 333-46482,
33-62198 and 33-57223), previously filed Form S-4 Registration Statement
(Registration No. 333-74761) and previously filed Form S-8 Registration
Statements (Registration Statement Nos. 33-20895, 33-38022, 33-52537, 33-38021,
33-52539, 33-42357, 33-52535, 33-64337, 333-72727, 333-91849, 33-63283-01,
333-01927-01, 333-11803-01, 333-21631-01, 333-21631-02, 333-30889-01,
333-56655-01, 333-71727, 333-68819-01, 333-90417, 333-90423, 333-90415,
333-92841, 333-38198, 333-38190, 333-38192, 333-56006, 333-56008, 333-56010 and
333-53394).


/s/ Arthur Andersen LLP

Roseland, New Jersey
June 6, 2001