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                                                                      EXHIBIT 23

                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT



     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement
of Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co., Inc. on Form S-8 (File No. 333-35425) of our report,
dated July 14, 2000, on our audits of the financial statements of the Company as
of April 30, 2000 and 1999 and for the years then ended which report is included
in this Annual Report on Form 10-KSB.


/s/ Richard A. Eisner & Company LLP
New York, New York
July 28, 2000



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