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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 on Form S-8 of our report dated February 11, 2000, with respect to the
financial statements of La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company included in its Annual
Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 1999, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
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ERNST & YOUNG LLP
San Diego, California
August 29, 2000
