POWER OF ATTORNEYPOWER OF ATTORNEY
Know all by these present that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints
Philip K. Yachmetz, Irina Azer with full power of substitution, the
undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:
  execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as
  an officer and/or employee of Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the "Company"),
  Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange
  Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;
  do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may
  be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5,
  complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such
  form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock
  exchange or similar authority; and
  take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing
  which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the
  best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood
  that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
  undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
  contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
  attorney-in-fact's discretion
The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such
attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming,
nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.
The undersigned hereby revokes and withdraws any previously executed powers of
attorney with respect to the completion, execution and filing of Forms 3, 4 and
5 relating to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities
issued by the Company.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 12th day of February, 2009.


/s/ Ginger Constantine
Signature
Ginger Constantine
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