EXHIBIT 23.1
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
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We have issued our report dated March 23, 2012, accompanying the consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report of Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and subsidiaries on Form 10-K for the years ended December 31, 2011and 2010. We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of said report in the Registration Statements of Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on Form S-1 (File Nos. 333-179603, 333-178415, 333-166453, 333-162687, 333-149633, and 333-135734), Form S-4 (File No. 333-143587), and Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-169067, 333-161642, 333-45646, 333-75136, 333-125796, and 333-114269).
/s/ Whitley Penn LLP
Dallas, Texas
March 23, 2012