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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 Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3 of our
report dated January 24, 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
   
February 5, 1998