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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in this
Registration Statement (Form S-4) and related Prospectus of Watson
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and to the incorporation by reference therein of our
report dated February 5, 1999, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements of TheraTech, Inc. for the years ended December 31, 1998 and 1997,
included in Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year
ended December 31, 1999, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.



/s/  ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Salt Lake City, Utah
July 12, 2000