EX-23.1 3 ex_23-1.htm AUDITORS CONSENT
EXHIBIT 23.1

| CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We have issued our report dated March 19, 2013, accompanying the consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report of Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and subsidiaries on Form 10-K for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011. We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of said report in the Registration Statements of Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on Form S-1 (File Nos. 333-179603, 333-178415, 333-166453, 333-162687, 333-149633, and 333-135734), Form S-4 (File No. 333-143587), and Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-169067, 333-161642, 333-45646, 333-75136, 333-125796, and 333-114269).
/s/ Whitley Penn LLP
Dallas, Texas
March 19, 2013