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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 "Selected Financial
Data" and "Experts" and to the use of our report dated February 4, 2000 (except
for Note 3, as to which the date is March 24, 2000 and Note 10, as to which the
date is August 28, 2000) in Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement (Form
S-1 No. 333-35930) and the related Prospectus of POZEN Inc. dated August 28,
2000.
Ernst & Young LLP
Raleigh, North Carolina
August 28, 2000
The foregoing consent is in the form that will be signed upon completion of the
stock split described in Note 10 to the financial statements.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
