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EXHIBIT 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc. of our report dated February 2, 1999, relating to the consolidated financial statements, which appears in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1998. /s/PricewaterhouseCoopers PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Raleigh, North Carolina June 14, 1999