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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000936392-98-000083
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PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		19980129
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FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			COMBICHEM INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001002276
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-COMMERCIAL PHYSICAL & BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH [8731]
		IRS NUMBER:				330617379
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		RW
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-23473
		FILM NUMBER:		98516183

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		9050 CAMINO
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			SAN DIEGO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92121
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6195300484

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		9050 CAMINO SANTA FE
		CITY:			SAN DIEGO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92121
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                                   FORM R-W

                               January 29, 1998


VIA EDGAR


Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporate Financing
450 Fifth Street NW
Washington, DC  20549
Attention:  Mary Fraser

     Re:  COMBICHEM, INC.
          REQUEST FOR WITHDRAWAL OF FORM 8-A 
          SEC FILE NUMBER FOR 8-A: 000-23473

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     CombiChem, Inc. (the "Company or "Registrant") hereby withdraws its Form
8-A (File No. 000-23473) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
December 5, 1997 in order to prevent the Form 8-A from taking effect prior to
the effectiveness of the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1.

     Please do not hesitate to contact Thomas E. Hornish or Lance S. Kurata of
Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP at (619) 234-1966 with any questions.

                                        Very truly yours,

                                        COMBICHEM, INC.


                                        By: /s/ Vicente Anido, Jr.
                                           --------------------------------
                                           Vicente Anido, Jr., President 
                                           and Chief Executive Officer
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