EXHIBIT 23.2

               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


         We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-107755) and
related Prospectus of Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for the registration of
7,966,976 shares of its common stock and to the incorporation by reference
therein of our report dated February 11, 2003, 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, 2002, filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                                      /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Palo Alto, California
August 13, 2003