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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                       Consent of Independent Accountants


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Amendment No. 2 to Form S-3 of our report dated February 9, 2001
relating to the financial statements, which appears in Triangle
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2000. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading
"Experts" in such Registration Statement.


/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP


Raleigh, North Carolina
February 12, 2002