CONSENT WHITLEY PENN LLP
Published on March 11, 2008
EXHIBIT
23.1
CONSENT
OF
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the inclusion in this
Registration Statement on Form S-1, of our report dated March 30, 2007,
with
respect to our audit of the consolidated balance sheet of Access
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Subsidiaries, as of December 31, 2006, and the
related
consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders' deficit,
and
cash flows for the year then ended, which report appears in this Prospectus,
and
is part of this Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to
our firm under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.
/s/Whitley Penn LLP
Dallas, Texas
March 10, 2008