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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 Amendment
No. 2 to the Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-16371) 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 incorporated by reference 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
December 30, 1996