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,  33-46400,  33-44927 and
333-199) of our report dated May 14, 1999 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, 1999.


                                        /s/ BDO SEIDMAN, LLP

St. Louis, Missouri
June 2, 1999