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EXHIBIT 23
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
The Corporate Benefits Committee
Allergan, Inc.:
We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements Nos.
33-29528, 33-44770 and 333-09091 on Form S-8 of Allergan, Inc. of our report
dated June 15, 2000, relating to the statements of net assets available for plan
benefits of the Allergan, Inc. Savings and Investment Plan as of December 31,
1999 and 1998, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for
plan benefits and related schedule for the year ended December 31, 1999, which
report appears in the December 31, 1999 Annual Report on Form 11-K of Allergan,
Inc. Savings and Investment Plan.
KPMG LLP
Orange County, California
June 27, 2000
