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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. 1 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 "Experts" in such Registration
Statement.
/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Raleigh, North Carolina
November 15, 2000
