EXHIBIT 24.1

                       CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP



INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on
Form S-8 of OXIS International , Inc. (formerly DDI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) of
our report dated March 21, 1995, which included an explanatory paragraph
relating to the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, appearing in
the Annual Report on Form 10-K of OXIS International, Inc. for the year ended
December 31, 1994.


DELOITTE & TOUCHE, LLP
Portland, Oregon
November 17, 1995