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EXHIBIT 15.3
 
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


The Board of Directors
AstraZeneca PLC

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements (No. 33-83774 and No. 333-114165) on Form F-3 and the registration statements (No. 333-09060, No. 333-09062, No. 33-65362, No. 33-65366, No. 333-12310, No. 333-12426, No. 333-12428, No. 333-13328, No. 333-13918 and No. 333-124689) on Form S-8 of AstraZeneca PLC of our reports dated February 1, 2007 with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of AstraZeneca PLC and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, the related consolidated income statements, the consolidated statements of recognised income and expense and the consolidated cash flow statements for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2006, management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, which reports appear in the 2006 Annual Report on Form 20-F of AstraZeneca PLC.
 
/s/ KPMG Audit Plc

KPMG Audit Plc, London, England
March 27, 2007