Exhibit 23.2


                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated March 10, 2004 relating to the
consolidated financial statements, which appears in Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Incorporated's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2003.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
May 13, 2004