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EXHIBIT 23.1
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S CONSENT
The Board of Directors
Allergan, Inc.:
We consent to the use of our report dated January 24, 2000 incorporated by
reference in the registration statement on Form S-3 of Allergan, Inc., relating
to the consolidated balance sheets of Allergan, Inc. and subsidiaries as of
December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the related consolidated statements of
operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended December 31, 1999, and the related schedule and to the
reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Orange County, California
December 6, 2000
