EXHIBIT 23.1

          Consent of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P., Independent Accountants

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
of Intercardia, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated October 24, 1997, except
as to the information presented in Note M, for which the date is November 5,
1997, on our audits of the consolidated financial statements of Intercardia,
Inc. as of September 30, 1997 and September 30, 1996 and for each of the three
years in the period ended September 30, 1997.




Raleigh, North Carolina
May 15, 1998