CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED ACCTG FIRM
Published on October 27, 2009
EXHIBIT
23.1
CONSENT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We have
issued our report dated March 31, 2009, accompanying the consolidated financial
statements of Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc. as of and for the year ended December
31, 2008, included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2009, which is included in this
Registration Statement. We consent to the inclusion in the Registration
Statement of Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on Form S-1 of the aforementioned
report. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts"
in such Registration Statement.
/s/ Whitley Penn
LLP
Dallas,
Texas
October
27, 2009