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                                                                EXHIBIT 23.1

                       Consent of Independent Accountants


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 8, 2002 relating to the
financial statements, which appears in Triangle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001. We also consent to the
reference to us as "Experts" under the heading "Incorporation of Documents by
Reference" in such Registration Statement.


/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP


Raleigh, North Carolina
September 20, 2002