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EXHIBIT 23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 and related Prospectus of Aradigm
Corporation for the registration of $50,000,000 of its common stock and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated February 18, 2000 with
respect to the financial statements of Aradigm Corporation included in its
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Palo Alto, California
October 18, 2000
