INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
Published on March 28, 1997
EXHIBIT 23.1
Independent Auditors' Consent
The Board of Directors and Stockholders
of Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos.
33-42052, 33-32137 and 33-22750 on Form
S-3 and in Registration Statement Nos. 33-10626 and 33-41134 on Form S-8
of Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (formerly
Chemex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) of our report dated March 21, 1997, relating
to the balance sheets of Access Pharmaceuticals,
Inc. as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the related statements of
operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows for
each of the years in the two year period ended December 31, 1996, which
report appears in the December 31, 1996 annual
report on Form 10-K of Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
/s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
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KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
Dallas, Texas
March 27, 1997