Form: SB-2

Optional form for registration of securities to be sold to the public by small business issuers

June 12, 1996

CONSENT OF KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP

Published on June 12, 1996


EXHIBIT 23(b)


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

The Board of Directors of
ACCESS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

We consent to the use of our report on the 1995 financial statements of ACCESS
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a development stage enterprise) included herein and to
the reference to our Firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus.


/s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
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KPMG Peat Marwick LLP


Dallas, Texas
June 11, 1996