Exhibit 23.3

                       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  5, 1998  relating  to the
Roberts Pharmaceutical  Corporation financial statements and financial statement
schedule  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  1997,  which  appears  in  Shire
Pharmaceuticals  Group  Plc's  Annual  Report  on Form  10-K for the year  ended
December 31, 1999.  We also  consent to the  references  to us under the heading
"Experts" in such Registration Statement.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Florham Park, New Jersey
June 19, 2000