Exhibit 23.1


               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
(Forms S-3 and S-8) of Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp. of our report dated October
7, 2003, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Alliance
Pharmaceutical Corp. included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year
ended June 30, 2003.


                                                           /S/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
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San Diego, California
October 7, 2003