EX-23.1 2 dex231.htm CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-162968) and the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-06841, 333-35151, 333-60585, 333-90428, 333-118546, 333-127574, 333-137954, 333-148660, 333-152862, and 333-162610), of our report dated March 11, 2010 with respect to the financial statements and schedule of A.P. Pharma, Inc. included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.

/s/ ODENBERG, ULLAKKO, MURANISHI & CO. LLP

San Francisco, California

March 11, 2010