Exhibit 23.1


               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
(Form S-8 No. 33-66832, 33-52820, 333-12169, 333-62059 and 333-45820) pertaining
to the 1991 Stock Plan, the 1992 Stock Plan, the 1995 Equity Incentive Plan, the
1995 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan, and the Employee Stock Purchase
Plan and in the Registration Statements (Form S-3 No. 33-60526, 333-52471,
333-62309, 333-77543, 333-81481, 333-84487, 333-85673, 333-30938, 333-72798 and
333-72800) and in the related Prospectuses of SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc. of
our report dated January 24, 2002, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements and schedule of SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc. included in this
Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2001.

                                         /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


Palo Alto, California
March 21, 2002