POWER OF ATTORNEY


		I, John F. Chappell, hereby authorize and
designate each of Christopher P. Hughes and Gordon S.
Weber, signing singly, as my true and lawful attorney-
in-fact to:

	(1)	execute for and on my behalf, in my capacity
as an officer, director or greater than 10 percent
shareholder of CIMA LABS INC. (the "Company"), Forms 3,
4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;

	(2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on my
behalf which may be necessary or desirable to complete
and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5 and timely file such
form with the Securities and Exchange Commission, any
stock exchange or similar authority, and the National
Association of Securities Dealers; and

	(3)	take any other action of any type whatsoever
in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion
of such attorney-in-fact, may be to my benefit, in my
best interest, or legally required of me, it being
understood that the statements executed by such
attorney-in-fact on my behalf pursuant to this Power of
Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such
terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may
approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

		I hereby further grant to each such attorney-
in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any
and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary,
or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the
rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all
intents and purposes as I might or could do if
personally present, with full power of substitution or
revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's
substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the
rights and powers herein granted.  I hereby acknowledge
that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such
capacity at my request, are not assuming, nor is the
Company assuming, any of my responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

		This Power of Attorney shall remain in full
force and effect until I am no longer required to file
Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to my holdings of and
transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless
earlier revoked by me in a signed writing delivered to
the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

		IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have caused this Power
of Attorney to be duly executed as of this ______ day of
October, 2001.



							John F. Chappell