POWER OF ATTORNEY

		I, Steven B. Ratoff, hereby authorize and
designate each of Christopher P. Hughes, Kuai H. Leong
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 and/or director of CIMA LABS INC. (the
"Company"), Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (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 substitutes 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 4th day of
December, 2000.


Steven B. Ratoff