Exhibit 23(a)



CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

K-V Pharmaceutical Company
St. Louis, Missouri


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our reports dated May 18, 2001, relating to the
consolidated financial statements of K-V Pharmaceutical Company and related
financial statement schedules appearing in the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2001.

We also consent to the reference to us under the caption "Experts" in the
Prospectus.

/s/ BDO Seidman, LLP

BDO Seidman, LLP

Chicago, Illinois
April 29, 2002