EXHIBIT 23.3

                      CONSENT OF BARNA, KOWALL & COMPANY

      
 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

       We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
       Statement of OXIS International, Inc. (formerly DDI Pharmaceuticals,
       Inc.) and subsidiaries on Form S-3, as amended, of our report dated June
       22, 1995, on the financial statements of Therox Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
       appearing in the Form 8-K/A Current Report of OXIS International, Inc.
       dated September 28, 1995, and to the reference to us under the heading
       "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration
       Statement.

       BARNA, KOWALL & COMPANY
       August 21, 1996
       Independence, Ohio