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                                  EXHIBIT 23.2

                        INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
Atrix Laboratories, Inc. on Form S-3 of our report dated January 26, 1997,
appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Atrix Laboratories, Inc. for the
year ended December 31, 1996, and to the reference to us under the heading
"Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part of such Registration Statement.



/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP


Denver, Colorado
December 23, 1997