EXHIBIT 23.1



              CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

  We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Form S-8) of Amgen Inc. pertaining to the Amgen Nonqualified Deferred
Compensation Plan of our report dated January 23, 2001, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements and schedule of Amgen Inc., included in its
Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2000, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.



Los Angeles, California
January 18, 2002