EX-23 3 dex23.htm CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS Prepared by R.R. Donnelley Financial -- Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors
EXHIBIT 23
 
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-39104) pertaining to the Amgen Retirement and Savings Plan of our report dated June 12, 2002, with respect to the financial statements and supplemental schedule of the Amgen Retirement and Savings Plan included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended December 31, 2001.
 
/S/    ERNST & YOUNG LLP
 
Los Angeles, California
June 20, 2002