CONSENT OF AUDITORS
Published on December 14, 2001
Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
We have issued our report dated February 23, 2001, accompanying the
consolidated financial statements of Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and
subsidiaries appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2000, which is incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement. We consent to the incorporation by reference in
the Registration Statement of the aforementioned report.
/s/ Grant Thornton LLP
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Grant Thornton LLP
Dallas, Texas
December 14, 2001