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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the 2000 Non-Officer Equity Incentive Plan
of Inhale Therapeutic Systems, Inc. of our report dated January 24, 2000,
with respect to the financial statements of Inhale Therapeutic Systems, Inc.
included in its Amended Annual Report (Form 10-K/A) for the year ended
December 31, 1999, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and our
report dated January 5, 2001 with respect to the financial statements of
Bradford Particle Design plc included in Inhale Therapeutic Systems, Inc.'s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on January 11, 2001.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Palo Alto, California
January 18, 2001
