EXHIBIT
23.1
CONSENT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We
consent to the inclusion in this Registration Statement on Form S-1/A, of
our report dated March 31, 2008, with respect to our audit of the consolidated
balance sheet of Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Subsidiaries, as of December
31, 2007, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in
stockholders' equity, and cash flows for the year then ended, which report
appears in this Prospectus, and is part of this Registration Statement. We
also consent to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in such
Prospectus.
/s/
Whitley Penn LLP
Whitley Penn LLP
Dallas,
Texas
October
8, 2008