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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1



                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

          We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 on Form S- 8 to the Registration Statement on
Form S-4 (No. 333-67370) of Johnson & Johnson of our reports dated January 22,
2001, except as to the stock split which is as of June 12, 2001 and the
pooling of interests with ALZA Corporation which is as of June 22, 2001,
relating to our audits of the consolidated financial statements and financial
statement schedule of Johnson & Johnson and subsidiaries as of December 31,
2000 and January 2, 2000, and for each of the three fiscal years in the period
ended December 31, 2000, which reports appear in the Current Report on Form
8-K of Johnson & Johnson filed on September 20, 2001.


                                             /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


New York, New York
November 29, 2001


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