EXHIBIT 23.3


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS




We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of Cephalon, Inc. of our report dated February 18, 2000,
except as to the information presented in Note 14 for which the date is March
13, 2000, relating to the financial statements of Anesta Corp. (not presented
separately therein), which appears in Cephalon, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001. We also consent to the reference to
us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP



Salt Lake City, Utah
May 23, 2002