POWER OF ATTORNEY


	Known all by these presents, that the undersigned
hereby constitutes and appoints each of Robert P. Ruscher, Adam C.
Derbyshire and Donald R. Reynolds, acting alone, signing singly, the
undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:  (1) execute for and on
behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer,
director and/or 10% or more shareholder of Salix Pharmaceutical, Ltd. (the
"Company"), Forms 3, 4 and 5  (and any amendments thereto) in accordance
with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"1934 Act"), and the rules promulgated thereunder; (2) do and perform any
and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or
desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5 (and any
amendments thereto) and to file timely such form with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar
authority; 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 of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally
required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents
executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned 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.

	The undersigned hereby grants to 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 the undersigned 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.  The
undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving
in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor
is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to
comply with Section 16 of the 1934 Act.

	This Power of Attorney revokes
any and all prior Powers of Attorney with respect to the subject matter
hereof, and shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is
no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the
Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to each of the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

	IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed
as of this 17th day of September, 2001.



	/S/ R. Scott
Sykes
						R. Scott Sykes