EXHIBIT 23.1


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S CONSENT



         We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement
No. 333-64081 of Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on Form S-8, in Registration
Statement No. 333-56293 of Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on Form S-3 and in
Registration Statement No. 333-90835 of Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on Form S-8
of our report dated February 14, 2003, except with respect to the matter
discussed in the fourth paragraph of Note 14, as to which the date is February
24, 2003 and February 26, 2003 as to Note 15, appearing in this Annual Report on
Form 10-K of Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2002.

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