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EXHIBIT 23
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of (File Nos. 333-19865, 33-51840, 33-51838, 333-59647 and
333-31062) of PharmaKinetics Laboratories, Inc. of our report dated September
21, 2000, relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule
which appears in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Baltimore, Maryland
September 26, 2000
