EXHIBIT 11

                           DURA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
               STATEMENTS RE COMPUTATIONS OF NET INCOME PER SHARE
                     IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS
                                   (UNAUDITED)



                                                    THREE MONTHS ENDED           SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                                         JUNE 30,                    JUNE 30,
                                                     1999          1998          1999          1998
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NET INCOME PER SHARE - BASIC

Net Income                                         $ 7,583       $ 8,177       $15,348       $15,341
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Weighted average number of common shares:
      Common stock                                  44,085        46,302        44,092        46,139
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Net Income per share                               $  0.17       $  0.18       $  0.35       $  0.33
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NET INCOME PER SHARE - DILUTED

Net Income                                         $ 7,583       $ 8,177       $15,348       $15,341
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Weighted average number of common and common
   equivalent shares assuming issuance
   of all dilutive contingent shares:
      Common stock                                  44,085        46,302        44,092        46,139
      Stock options                                    562           621           778           718
      Warrants                                         438         1,150           458         1,464
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         Total                                      45,085        48,073        45,328        48,321
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Net Income per share                               $  0.17       $  0.17       $  0.34       $  0.32
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