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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
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of DepoMed, Inc. for
the registration of 1,828,506 shares of its common stock and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated February 25, 2000, with
respect to the financial statements of DepoMed, Inc. included in its Annual
Report (Form 10-KSB) for the year ended December 31, 1999, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Palo Alto, California
January 10, 2001
