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EXHIBIT 23.2


Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-________) of JONES PHARMA
INCORPORATED pertaining to the 1997 Incentive Stock Plan and the 1999 Equity
Participation Plan for Non-Management Directors and to the incorporation by
reference therein of our report dated January 31, 2000 with respect to the
consolidated financial statements and schedule of JONES PHARMA INCORPORATED in
its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1999.


St. Louis, Missouri
July 6, 2000