EXHIBIT 23.3

               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

          We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in
     the Registration Statement (Form S-4) and related Joint Proxy
     Statement/Prospectus of Amgen Inc. for the registration of its common stock
     and to the incorporation by reference therein 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.



                                        /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Los Angeles, California
January 25, 2002