Exhibit 23.2


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated February 7, 2001, except for Note 18b
as to which the date is March 27, 2001, relating to the consolidated financial
statements, which appears in Scios Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2000.  We also consent to the reference to us under the
heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


San Jose, California
May 29, 2001