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Exhibit 23.(b)
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Alliance
Pharmaceutical Corp. for the registration of shares of its common stock and to
the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated August 1, 2000, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements of Alliance Pharmaceutical
Corp. included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30,
2000, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
San Diego, California
September 29, 2000
