CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC
Published on March 31, 1999
EXHIBIT 23.1
Consent of Independent Certified Public Accountants
The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos.
33-10626 and 33-41134 on Form S-8 of our report dated February 12,
1999, relating to the 1998 consolidated financial statements of Access
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and subsidiary, which report appears in the
December 31, 1998 Annual Report on Form 10-K of Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Our report dated February 12, 1999, contains an explanatory paragraph that
states that there is substantial doubt about the Company's ability
to continue as a going concern. The consolidated financial statements do not
include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of that
uncertainty.
/s/ Grant Thornton LLP
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Grant Thornton LLP
Dallas, Texas
March 26, 1999