CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

KV Pharmaceutical Company
St. Louis, Missouri


We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (File Numbers 2-56793,  2-76173,  33-36400,  33-44927 and
333-199)  of our  report  dated  June 18,  1997,  relating  to the  consolidated
financial  statements of KV  Pharmaceutical  Company  appearing in the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 1997.

BDO SEIDMAN, LLP

St. Louis, Missouri
June 18, 1997