Exhibit 23.2

               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Questcor
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for the registration of 4,467,087 shares of its common
stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated February
12, 2002, except for Note 1, paragraph 4, and Note 17, as to which the date is
March 15, 2002, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and
schedule of Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form
10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2001, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.



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March 26, 2002