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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Amendment No. 2 to Form S-3 of our report dated February 22,
2000 relating to the financial statements, which appears in Triangle
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1999. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading
"Expert" in such Registration Statement.
/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Raleigh, North Carolina
November 27, 2000
