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EXHIBIT 23.3

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

        We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Universal Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated January 12, 2001 relating to the financial statements of Proligo LLC, which appears in Gilead Sciences, Inc.'s Amendment No. 2 to Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2002. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Denver, Colorado
December 22, 2003

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EXHIBIT 23.3

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS