EXHIBIT 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statements No.
33-52252, 33-40294, 33-40295, 33-32875, 33-7634, 033-59009, 333-38055, 333-40681
and 333-26979 on Form S-8. No. 33-55977 and 33-47424 on Form S-3 and No.
33-57583, 333-00391, 333-38097 and 333-30081 on Form S-4 and related
Prospectuses of our reports dated January 25, 1999, on our audits of the
consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of Johnson &
Johnson and subsidiaries as of January 3, 1999 and December 28, 1997, and for
each of the three years in the period ended January 3, 1999, which reports are
included or incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
New York, New York
March 30, 1999
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