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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
BioShield Technologies, Inc.
Atlanta, Georgia
We have issued our report dated August 19, 1999, accompanying the financial
statements and schedules of BioShield Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiary
incorporated by reference in Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration
Statement on Form S-3. We hereby consent to the use of the aforementioned
report in the Registration Statement, and to the use of our name as it appears
under the caption "Experts."
/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP
Atlanta, Georgia
July 11, 2000
