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                                                                 EXHIBIT 23.1

               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of DepoTech
Corporation for the registration of 1,500,000 shares of its common stock and to
the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated February 16 1996,
with respect to the financial statements of DepoTech Corporation included in
its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1995, filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                                        ERNST & YOUNG LLP

San Diego, California
November 15, 1996