Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of our report dated February 22, 2013, relating to the consolidated financial statements, which appears in Hyperion Therapeutics, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2012. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Jose, California
March 5, 2013