EXHIBIT 24.1

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned directors and/or officers of NexMed, Inc. (the "Corporation")
hereby appoint Dr. Y. Joseph Mo, James Yeager, and Vivian H. Liu, and each of
them severally, as their true and lawful attorneys-in-fact:

         (i) to execute, in their names and capacities as directors and/or
officers of the Corporation, one or more registration statements, on the
appropriate forms, and all exhibits, amendments and supplements thereto and any
related documents, to register the resale of shares of the Corporation's common
stock by its shareholders, and

         (ii) to file, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, such
registration statements, exhibits, amendments, supplements and documents with
the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.

This Power of Attorney automatically ends as to each appointee upon the
termination of his or her service with the Corporation.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this instrument on July 19,
2002.




/s/ Richard J. Berman               /s/ Y. Joseph Mo
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Richard J. Berman                   Y. Joseph Mo



/s/ Robert W. Gracy                 /s/ Stephen M. Sammut
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Robert W. Gracy                     Stephen M. Sammut



/s/ Vivian H. Liu                   /s/ James Yeager
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Vivian H. Liu                       James Yeager