EXHIBIT 23.1


               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

        We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (No. 333-76584, No.
333-69614, No. 333-52081, No. 333-72037 and No. 333-48384) and the Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (No. 333-63116, No. 333-15947, No. 333-62039 and No.
333-92169) of our report dated February 15, 2002, with respect to the financial
statements of Aradigm Corporation included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for
the year ended December 31, 2001.


/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Palo Alto, California
March 25, 2002