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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2


               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus
of Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for the registration of 1,225,000 shares of
its common stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report
dated February 16, 2001 (except for Note 1, paragraph 3 and 5, and Note 13, as
to which the date is April 12, 2001), with respect to the consolidated financial
statements and schedule of Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. included in its Annual
Report (Form 10-K/A) for the year ended December 31, 2000, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.



                                               ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Palo Alto, California

July 6, 2001