EXHIBIT 23.5

         CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP, INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 2
to Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Johnson & Johnson of our report dated
March 17, 2000, with respect to certain financial statements of LXN Corporation,
which appears in the Current Report on Form 8-K/A of Inverness Medical
Technology, Inc. dated March 28, 2001. We also consent to the reference to us
under the headings "Experts" in such Registration Statement.

                                          /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Diego, CA
October 18, 2001