EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

      We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated January 26, 2000, relating to the
financial statements, which appears in Professional Detailing, Inc.'s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999. We also consent to the
references to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.


Florham Park, New Jersey
November 15, 2000