EXHIBIT 23.1


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT



We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
Axcan Pharma Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated November 21, 2001 to the
shareholders of Axcan Pharma Inc., incorporated by reference in the Annual
Report on Form 40-F for the year ended September 30, 2001, on the following
financial statements:

>>       Consolidated balance sheets as at September 30, 2001 and 2000;

>>       Consolidated  statements  of  earnings,  retained  earnings and cash
         flows for each of the years in the  three-year  period ended
         September 30, 2001.



/s/ Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton
General Partnership
Chartered Accountants
Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada


August 9, 2002