INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the  incorporation  by reference in  Registration  Statement  Nos.
333-65329,   333-65327,   333-35887,  333-43081,  33-65916,  33-65918  of  Mylan
Laboratories Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated May 8, 2001, appearing in this
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Mylan  Laboratories  Inc. for the year ended March
31, 2001.


DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
June 22, 2001