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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on 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
August 23, 2000
