Prepared by R.R. Donnelley Financial -- Consent of Independent Accountants

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated February 8, 2002 relating to the financial statements, which appears in Scios Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.