EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-91684) of Pharmacia Corporation of our report
dated December 20, 2002 relating to the financial statements of the Pharmacia
Corporation Savings and Investment Plan, which appears in this Form 11-K.


PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Florham Park, New Jersey
December 20, 2002