LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR SECTION 16 REPORTING


	The undersigned
hereby constitutes and appoints each of Christine K. Ballman, Frank E.
Thomas and Jill E. Priebe, signing individually, the undersigned's true and
lawful attorney-in-fact to prepare, execute, deliver and file for and on
behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer
and/or director of Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4,
and 5 (including any amendments to such Forms, whether filed prior to or
after the date of this Power of Attorney) with respect to the securities of
the Company in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, and the rules thereunder.

	   The undersigned
hereby grants to each 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
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(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the
rules thereunder.

	   This Power of Attorney 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 the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused
this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 19th day of September,
2002.


/s/ William F. Brinkerhoff
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William F. Brinkerhoff
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