EXHIBIT 23.3

                      CONSENT OF BARNA, KOWALL & COMPANY


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
OXIS International, Inc. (formerly DDI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) and subsidiaries
on Form S-3, of our report dated June 22, 1995, on the financial statements of
Therox Pharmaceuticals, Inc. appearing in the Form 8-K/A Current Report of OXIS
International, Inc. dated September 28, 1995, and to the reference to us under
the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration
Statement.


BARNA, KOWALL & COMPANY
December 16, 1996
Independence, Ohio

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