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                                                                 EXHIBIT 23(c)




                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



                                                                                
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 on Form S-8 (Registration
Statement File No. 333-56655-01) to Registration Statement file No. 333-56655
on Form S-4, of our report dated April 27, 1998 (except with respect to the
matter discussed in Note 16, as to which the date is May 17, 1998) included in
R.P. Scherer Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March
31, 1998. 


/s/ Arthur Andersen LLP

Detroit, Michigan
August 10, 1998