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EXHIBIT 23.4
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-4 (No. 333-_____) of King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. of our
report dated February 25, 2000, except for the information in Note 21 for which
the date is March 17, 2000 and the information in Note 17 for which the date is
June 21, 2000 relating to the consolidated financial statements, which appears
in King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s Form 8-K filed June 23, 2000 for the three years
ended December 31, 1999. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of
our report dated February 25, 2000, relating to the financial statement
schedule, which appears in the 1999 Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also consent
to the references to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration
Statement.
Greensboro, North Carolina
July 27, 2000
