CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (Form S-8 Nos. 333-79630, 333-07969, 333-59735, 333-65919, 333-74669, 333-32788, 333-54078, 333-55032, 333-67342, 333-71936, and 333-76638) pertaining to the 1994 Equity Incentive Plan, the 1998 Non-Officer Equity Incentive Plan, the 2000 Non-Officer Equity Incentive Plan and the 401(k) Retirement Plan of Inhale Therapeutic Systems, Inc., the Bradford Particle Design plc Share Option Schemes, and the Shearwater Corporation 1996 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, as amended, and in the Registration Statements (Form S-3 Nos. 333-32576, 333-36152, 333-53678, 333-54080, and 333-67340) and in the related Prospectuses, respectively, of our report dated January 18, 2002, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Inhale Therapeutic Systems, Inc. included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2001.
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March 27, 2002