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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549
____________________

FORM 11-K

[ X ]	ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
	SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

	For the fiscal year ended	September 29, 1999

[ ]	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
	SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

	For the transition period from	to

Commission file number 33-32465

BERGEN BRUNSWIG PRE-TAX INVESTMENT RETIREMENT ACCOUNT

(Full title of the plan)

BERGEN BRUNSWIG CORPORATION

(Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan)

4000 Metropolitan Drive, Orange, California		92868-3510

(Address of principal executive offices of		(Zip code)
issuer of securities)

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BERGEN BRUNSWIG PRE-TAX INVESTMENT RETIREMENT ACCOUNT

INDEX

				PAGE NO.

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT				3

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:

	Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits as of September 29, 1999 and 1998			5

	Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the Years Ended September 29, 1999 and 1998 and the Period from January 1, 1997 to September 29, 1997			7

	Notes to Financial Statements			10


SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES:

	1.	Line 27a - Schedule of Assets Held for
			Investment Purposes as of September 29, 1999	16

	2.	Line 27d - Schedule of Reportable Transactions
			for the Year Ended September 29, 1999	19


			SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES OMITTED

Supplemental schedules not listed above are omitted because of the absence of conditions under which they are required.

SIGNATURE				20

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT - Exhibit 23				21

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT

Bergen Brunswig Pre-Tax Investment
Retirement Account:

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the Bergen Brunswig Pre-Tax Investment Retirement Account (the Plan) as of September 29, 1999 and 1998, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years ended September 29, 1999 and 1998 and the period from January 1, 1997 to September 29, 1997. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of September 29, 1999 and 1998, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the years ended September 29, 1999 and 1998 and the period from January 1, 1997 to September 29, 1997 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Our audits were conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental information by fund is presented for the purpose of additional analysis of the basic financial statements rather than to present information regarding the net assets available for benefits and changes in net assets available for benefits of the individual funds, and is not a required part of the basic financial statements. Also, the accompanying supplemental schedules of (1) Line 27a - Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes as of September 29, 1999, and (2) Line 27d - Schedule of Reportable Transactions for the year ended September 29, 1999 are presented for the purpose of additional analysis and are not a required part of the basic financial statements, but are supplementary information required by the Department of Labor's Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. This supplemental information and supplemental schedules are the responsibility of the Plan's management. Such supplemental information by fund and supplemental schedules have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audits of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, are fairly stated in all material respects when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Costa Mesa, California
March 24, 2000

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				BERGEN BRUNSWIG PRE-TAX INVESTMENT RETIREMENT ACCOUNT

				STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
				AS OF SEPTEMBER 29, 1999

				SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION BY FUND


											MERRILL
							GEORGE				LYNCH		MERRILL		MERRILL
					FIDELITY		PUTNAM		COMPANY		GLOBAL		LYNCH		LYNCH
					MAGELLAN		FUND		STOCK		ALLOCATION		EQUITY INDEX		CAPITAL
					FUND		CLASS A		FUND		FUND A		TRUST 1		FUND A

ASSETS:
	Investments			$	68,517,674	$	14,357,606	$	18,660,912	$	5,410,402	$	19,482,069	$	6,299,621
	Interfund transfers
		receivable			48,673		11,302		31,537		4,557		12,214		4,557
	Contributions receivable				198,238		46,669		105,242		21,599		91,868		28,620

			TOTAL ASSETS		68,764,585		14,415,577		18,797,691		5,436,558		19,586,151		6,332,798

LIABILITIES:
	Interfund transfers
		payable			-		-		-		-		-		-

			TOTAL LIABILITIES		-		-		-		-		-		-

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE
	FOR BENEFITS			$	68,764,585	$	14,415,577	$	18,797,691	$	5,436,558	$	19,586,151	$	6,332,798


See accompanying notes to financial statements.

			BERGEN BRUNSWIG PRE-TAX INVESTMENT RETIREMENT ACCOUNT

			STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS (Continued)
			AS OF SEPTEMBER 29, 1999

			SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION BY FUND

				MERRILL
				LYNCH		MERRILL
				CORPORATE		LYNCH		MERRILL	TEMPLETON
				BOND FUND	RETIREMENT			LYNCH		FOREIGN		AIM
				INVESTMENT	PRESERVATION			GROWTH		FUND	CONSTELLATION
				GRADE A		TRUST		FUND A		CLASS 1		FUND A		LOANS		TOTAL

ASSETS:
	Investments		$	3,727,457	$	62,521,312	$	1,700,970	$	1,204,255	$	2,764,258	$	11,703,533	$	216,350,069
	Interfund transfers
		receivable		2,552		61,619		2,005		911		2,370		-		182,297
	Contributions receivable			14,915		323,473		12,524		7,610		23,740		-		874,498

		TOTAL ASSETS		3,744,924		62,906,404		1,715,499		1,212,776		2,790,368		11,703,533		217,406,864

LIABILITIES:
	Interfund transfers
		payable		-		-		-		-		-		182,297		182,297

		TOTAL LIABILITIES		-		-		-		-		-		182,297		182,297

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE
	FOR BENEFITS		$	3,744,924	$	62,906,404	$	1,715,499	$	1,212,776	$	2,790,368	$	11,521,236	$	217,224,567


See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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				BERGEN BRUNSWIG PRE-TAX INVESTMENT RETIREMENT ACCOUNT

				STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
				AS OF SEPTEMBER 29, 1998

				SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION BY FUND


											MERRILL
							GEORGE				LYNCH		MERRILL		MERRILL
					FIDELITY		PUTNAM		COMPANY		GLOBAL		LYNCH		LYNCH
					MAGELLAN		FUND		STOCK		ALLOCATION		EQUITY INDEX		CAPITAL
					FUND		CLASS A		FUND		FUND A		TRUST 1		FUND A

ASSETS:
	Investments			$	55,383,788	$	15,775,193	$	29,081,612	$	5,291,916	$	15,210,626	$	7,007,691
	Interfund transfers
		receivable			36,684		9,414		16,660		4,303		7,841		3,855
	Contributions receivable				160,538		49,406		77,146		26,092		69,028		32,413
	Interest and dividend
		income receivable			12,101		3,288		94,328		1,479		2,812		1,276

			TOTAL ASSETS		55,593,111		15,837,301		29,269,746		5,323,790		15,290,307		7,045,235

LIABILITIES:
	Interfund transfers
		payable			-		-		-		-		-		-

			TOTAL LIABILITIES		-		-		-		-		-		-

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE
	FOR BENEFITS			$	55,593,111	$	15,837,301	$	29,269,746	$	5,323,790	$	15,290,307	$	7,045,235

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

			BERGEN BRUNSWIG PRE-TAX INVESTMENT RETIREMENT ACCOUNT

			STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS (Continued)
			AS OF SEPTEMBER 29, 1998

			SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION BY FUND

				MERRILL
				LYNCH		MERRILL
				CORPORATE		LYNCH		MERRILL	TEMPLETON
				BOND FUND	RETIREMENT			LYNCH		FOREIGN		AIM
				INVESTMENT	PRESERVATION			GROWTH		FUND	CONSTELLATION			PARTICIPANT
				GRADE A		TRUST		FUND A		CLASS 1		FUND A		LOANS		TOTAL

ASSETS:
	Investments		$	3,635,764	$	64,194,962	$	2,626,807	$	1,127,718	$	2,134,696	$	11,157,826	$	212,628,599
	Interfund transfers
		receivable		2,352		48,485		2,750		852		2,014		-		135,210
	Contributions receivable			15,057		256,145		18,866		6,299		15,964		-		726,954
	Interest and dividend
		income receivable		794		16,194		868		325		675		-		134,140

		TOTAL ASSETS		3,653,967		64,515,786		2,649,291		1,135,194		2,153,349		11,157,826		213,624,903

LIABILITIES:
	Interfund transfers
		payable		-		-		-		-		-		135,210		135,210

		TOTAL LIABILITIES		-		-		-		-		-		135,210		135,210

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE
	FOR BENEFITS		$	3,653,967	$	64,515,786	$	2,649,291	$	1,135,194	$	2,153,349	$	11,022,616	$	213,489,693

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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				BERGEN BRUNSWIG PRE-TAX INVESTMENT RETIREMENT ACCOUNT

				STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
				FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 29, 1999

				SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION BY FUND


										MERRILL
						GEORGE				LYNCH		MERRILL		MERRILL
				FIDELITY		PUTNAM		COMPANY		GLOBAL		LYNCH		LYNCH
				MAGELLAN		FUND		STOCK		ALLOCATION	EQUITY INDEX			CAPITAL
				FUND		CLASS A		FUND		FUND A		TRUST 1		FUND A

ADDITIONS:
	Contributions:
		Participants	$	3,483,473	$	934,642	$	1,944,735	$	444,292	$	1,730,528	$	662,576
		Employer		1,418,375		379,296		752,091		179,276		636,945		237,173
	Transfers of participant balances			11,003,332		561,037		17,603,833		733,789		4,764,413		201,987
	Interest income			271,352		61,685		148,328		26,094		60,959		22,619
	Dividend income			5,841,995		1,555,219		329,243		633,584		-		462,979
	Participant loans			-		-		-		-		-		-
	Participant loan repayments			1,085,902		253,428		713,507		102,406		274,313		102,829
	Net increase in fair value
		of investments		11,188,295		-		-		709,413		3,292,874		188,757

		TOTAL ADDITIONS		34,292,724		3,745,307		21,491,737		2,828,854		10,760,032		1,878,920

DEDUCTIONS:
	Withdrawals			6,089,503		1,511,969		1,843,229		629,404		876,315		803,445
	Transfers of participant
		balances		13,229,781		2,818,343		5,978,450		1,992,189		5,146,129		1,661,769
	Administrative expenses			-		-		-		-		-		-
	Participant loans			1,801,966		297,678		-		94,493		441,744		126,143
	Participant loan repayments			-		-		-		-		-		-
	Net decrease in fair value
		of investments		-		539,041		24,142,113		-		-		-

		TOTAL DEDUCTIONS		21,121,250		5,167,031		31,963,792		2,716,086		6,464,188		2,591,357

NET INCREASE (DECREASE)				13,171,474		(1,421,724	)	(10,472,055	)	112,768		4,295,844		(712,437	)
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR
	BENEFITS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD			55,593,111		15,837,301		29,269,746		5,323,790		15,290,307		7,045,235

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR
	BENEFITS AT END OF PERIOD		$	68,764,585	$	14,415,577	$	18,797,691	$	5,436,558	$	19,586,151	$	6,332,798


See accompanying notes to financial statements.

				BERGEN BRUNSWIG PRE-TAX INVESTMENT RETIREMENT ACCOUNT

				STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS (Continued)
				FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 29, 1999

				SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION BY FUND

				MERRILL
				LYNCH		MERRILL
				CORPORATE		LYNCH		MERRILL		TEMPLETON
				BOND FUND		RETIREMENT		LYNCH		FOREIGN		AIM
				INVESTMENT	PRESERVATION			GROWTH		FUND	CONSTELLATION			PARTICIPANT
				GRADE A		TRUST		FUND A		CLASS 1		FUND A		LOANS		TOTAL

ADDITIONS:
	Contributions:
		Participants	$	417,133	$	3,993,532	$	293,449	$	137,728	$	391,985	$	-	$	14,434,073
		Employer		132,273		2,649,615		115,214		48,644		133,886		-		6,682,788
	Transfers of participant balances			1,151,195		18,062,577		202,271		353,212		752,929		-		55,390,575
	Interest income			16,878		328,759		11,133		5,197		11,146		-		964,150
	Dividend income			244,186		3,891,092		22,024		131,533		55,871		-		13,167,726
	Participant loans			-		-		-		-		-		5,192,709		5,192,709
	Participant loan repayments			57,359		1,983,656		45,377		20,106		55,206		-		4,694,089
	Net increase in fair value
		of investments		-		-		-		189,856		506,428		-		16,075,623

		TOTAL ADDITIONS		2,019,024		30,909,231		689,468		886,276		1,907,451		5,192,709		116,601,733

DEDUCTIONS:
	Withdrawals			349,463		10,009,737		115,982		23,924		113,821		-		22,366,792
	Transfers of participant
		balances		1,204,896		20,060,452		1,437,526		765,466		1,095,574		-		55,390,575
	Administrative expenses			-		213,387		-		-		-		-		213,387
	Participant loans			72,937		2,235,037		42,370		19,304		61,037		-		5,192,709
	Participant loan repayments			-		-		-		-		-		4,694,089		4,694,089
	Net decrease in fair value
		of investments		300,771		-		27,382		-		-		-		25,009,307

		TOTAL DEDUCTIONS		1,928,067		32,518,613		1,623,260		808,694		1,270,432		4,694,089		112,866,859

NET INCREASE (DECREASE)				90,957		(1,609,382	)	(933,792	)	77,582		637,019		498,620		3,734,874
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE
	FOR BENEFITS AT
	BEGINNING OF PERIOD			3,653,967		64,515,786		2,649,291		1,135,194		2,153,349		11,022,616		213,489,693

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE
	FOR BENEFITS
	AT END OF PERIOD		$	3,744,924	$	62,906,404	$	1,715,499	$	1,212,776	$	2,790,368	$	11,521,236	$	217,224,567


See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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				BERGEN BRUNSWIG PRE-TAX INVESTMENT RETIREMENT ACCOUNT

				STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
				FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 29, 1998

				SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION BY FUND


										MERRILL
						GEORGE				LYNCH		MERRILL		MERRILL
				FIDELITY		PUTNAM		COMPANY		GLOBAL		LYNCH		LYNCH
				MAGELLAN		FUND		STOCK		ALLOCATION	EQUITY INDEX			CAPITAL
				FUND		CLASS A		FUND		FUND A		TRUST 1		FUND A

ADDITIONS:
	Contributions:
		Participants	$	3,130,349	$	1,012,854	$	1,479,845	$	581,132	$	1,161,489	$	644,377
		Employer		993,199		326,109		452,658		191,699		350,617		198,379
	Transfers of participant balances			6,909,842		2,194,927		7,485,889		740,426		5,936,627		1,688,767
	Interest income			254,788		84,168		117,413		38,801		54,629		29,375
	Dividend income			3,832,347		1,509,782		364,156		901,067		-		589,912
	Participant loans			-		-		-		-		-		-
	Participant loan repayments			1,048,933		277,315		497,069		142,053		196,753		127,648
	Net increase in fair value
		of investments		135,089		-		6,287,252		-		1,241,213		-

		TOTAL ADDITIONS		16,304,547		5,405,155		16,684,282		2,595,178		8,941,328		3,278,458

DEDUCTIONS:
	Withdrawals			3,921,273		1,667,798		1,398,704		537,373		629,016		713,748
	Transfers of participant
		balances		7,169,625		2,266,637		13,333,355		2,352,444		3,461,707		1,240,679
	Administrative expenses			-		-		-		-		-		-
	Participant loans			1,548,269		420,381		-		138,128		319,115		129,486
	Participant loan repayments			-		-		-		-		-		-
	Net decrease in fair value
		of investments		-		682,873		-		1,425,810		-		743,372

		TOTAL DEDUCTIONS		12,639,167		5,037,689		14,732,059		4,453,755		4,409,838		2,827,285

NET INCREASE (DECREASE)				3,665,380		367,466		1,952,223		(1,858,577)		4,531,490		451,173
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR
	BENEFITS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD			51,927,731		15,469,835		27,317,523		7,182,367		10,758,817		6,594,062

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR
	BENEFITS AT END OF PERIOD		$	55,593,111	$	15,837,301	$	29,269,746	$	5,323,790	$	15,290,307	$	7,045,235


See accompanying notes to financial statements.

				BERGEN BRUNSWIG PRE-TAX INVESTMENT RETIREMENT ACCOUNT

				STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS (Continued)
				FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 29, 1998

				SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION BY FUND

				MERRILL
				LYNCH		MERRILL
				CORPORATE		LYNCH		MERRILL		TEMPLETON
				BOND FUND		RETIREMENT		LYNCH		FOREIGN		AIM
				INVESTMENT	PRESERVATION			GROWTH		FUND	CONSTELLATION			PARTICIPANT
				GRADE A		TRUST		FUND A		CLASS 1		FUND A		LOANS		TOTAL

ADDITIONS:
	Contributions:
		Participants	$	298,491	$	4,212,849	$	407,848	$	153,836	$	279,070	$	-	$	13,362,140
		Employer		98,224		1,674,035		109,886		37,296		65,775		-		4,497,877
	Transfers of participant balances			941,651		14,814,513		3,153,123		1,386,787		3,022,013		-		48,274,565
	Interest income			17,680		3,385,863		19,623		7,251		13,259		-		4,022,850
	Dividend income			210,293		-		174,397		93,444		69,051		-		7,744,449
	Participant loans			-		-		-		-		-		4,905,397		4,905,397
	Participant loan repayments			74,907		1,977,208		71,074		20,413		42,908		-		4,476,281
	Net increase in fair value
		of investments		87,343		-		-		-		-		-		7,750,897

		TOTAL ADDITIONS		1,728,589		26,064,468		3,935,951		1,699,027		3,492,076		4,905,397		95,034,456

DEDUCTIONS:
	Withdrawals			497,228		6,666,968		100,517		71,959		144,212				16,348,796
	Transfers of participant
		balances		648,753		13,319,709		1,713,071		894,480		1,874,105		-		48,274,565
	Administrative expenses			-		111,870		-		-		-		-		111,870
	Participant loans			85,908		2,042,580		118,794		22,660		80,076		-		4,905,397
	Participant loan repayments			-		-		-		-		-		4,476,281		4,476,281
	Net decrease in fair value
		of investments		-		-		1,121,556		347,137		240,551		-		4,561,299

		TOTAL DEDUCTIONS		1,231,889		22,141,127		3,053,938		1,336,236		2,338,944		4,476,281		78,678,208

NET INCREASE (DECREASE)				496,700		3,923,341		882,013		362,791		1,153,132		429,116		16,356,248
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE
	FOR BENEFITS AT
	BEGINNING OF PERIOD			3,157,267		60,592,445		1,767,278		772,403		1,000,217		10,593,500		197,133,445

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE
	FOR BENEFITS
	AT END OF PERIOD		$	3,653,967	$	64,515,786	$	2,649,291	$	1,135,194	$	2,153,349	$	11,022,616	$	213,489,693


See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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			BERGEN BRUNSWIG PRE-TAX INVESTMENT RETIREMENT ACCOUNT

			STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
			FOR THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY 1, 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 29, 1997

					SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION BY FUND


											MERRILL
							GEORGE				LYNCH		MERRILL		MERRILL
					FIDELITY		PUTNAM		COMPANY		GLOBAL		LYNCH		LYNCH
					MAGELLAN		FUND		STOCK		ALLOCATION	EQUITY INDEX			CAPITAL
					FUND		CLASS A		FUND		FUND A		TRUST 1		FUND A

ADDITIONS:
	Contributions:
		Participants	$		2,403,471	$	812,270	$	898,476	$	599,412	$	883,756	$	490,868
		Employer			717,663		227,103		301,793		156,808		174,489		131,852
	Transfers of participant balances				4,053,832		1,265,751		5,956,323		1,379,506		4,197,647		737,233
	Interest income				169,243		49,113		66,865		27,571		24,202		20,146
	Dividend income				1,200,049		357,941		225,375		158,442		-		290,077
	Participant loans				-		-		-		-		-		-
	Participant loan repayments				736,560		215,274		274,385		121,035		110,656		89,336
	Net increase in fair value
		of investments			10,294,052		2,161,656		11,744,945		718,615		2,067,365		808,048

		TOTAL ADDITIONS			19,574,870		5,089,108		19,468,162		3,161,389		7,458,115		2,567,560

DEDUCTIONS:
	Withdrawals				2,227,203		752,597		785,255		211,352		445,418		175,466
	Transfers of participant
		balances			7,373,801		1,843,298		6,246,217		1,622,787		1,219,808		1,147,438
	Administrative expenses				-		-		-		-		-		-
	Participant loans				1,374,736		298,979		-		225,009		205,048		135,042
	Participant loan repayments				-		-		-		-		-		-

		TOTAL DEDUCTIONS			10,975,740		2,894,874		7,031,472		2,059,148		1,870,274		1,457,946

NET INCREASE (DECREASE)					8,599,130		2,194,234		12,436,690		1,102,241		5,587,841		1,109,614
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR
	BENEFITS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD			43,328,601			13,275,601		14,880,833		6,080,126		5,170,976		5,484,448

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR
	BENEFITS AT END OF PERIOD		$		51,927,731	$	15,469,835	$	27,317,523	$	7,182,367	$	10,758,817	$	6,594,062


See accompanying notes to financial statements.

				BERGEN BRUNSWIG PRE-TAX INVESTMENT RETIREMENT ACCOUNT

				STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS (Continued)
				FOR THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY 1, 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 29, 1997

				SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION BY FUND

				MERRILL
				LYNCH		MERRILL
				CORPORATE		LYNCH		MERRILL		TEMPLETON
				BOND FUND		RETIREMENT		LYNCH		FOREIGN		AIM
				INVESTMENT	PRESERVATION			GROWTH		FUND	CONSTELLATION			PARTICIPANT
				GRADE A		TRUST		FUND A		CLASS 1		FUND A		LOANS		TOTAL

ADDITIONS:
	Contributions:
		Participants	$	272,687	$	2,645,938	$	58,857	$	33,699	$	26,711	$	-	$	9,126,145
		Employer		70,346		1,114,009		12,095		6,535		6,669		-		2,919,362
	Transfers of participant balances			225,524		9,077,582		1,911,218		2,025,376		1,313,297		-		32,143,289
	Interest income			12,886		2,828,542		2,413		1,981		1,279		-		3,204,241
	Dividend income			147,014		-		6,637		-		-		-		2,385,535
	Participant loans			-		-		-		-		-		4,379,997		4,379,997
	Participant loan repayments			50,784		1,020,405		7,679		6,334		4,102		-		2,636,550
	Net increase in fair value
		of investments		21,386		-		201,570		41,011		67,107		-		28,125,755

		TOTAL ADDITIONS		800,627		16,686,476		2,200,469		2,114,936		1,419,165		4,379,997		84,920,874

DEDUCTIONS:
	Withdrawals			80,235		4,941,044		-		-		-		(155,140)		9,463,430
	Transfers of participant
		balances		896,612		9,629,338		422,323		1,334,877		406,790		-		32,143,289
	Administrative expenses			-		63,129		-		-		-		-		63,129
	Participant loans			103,793		2,006,708		10,868		7,656		12,158		-		4,379,997
	Participant loan repayments			-		-		-		-		-		2,636,550		2,636,550

		TOTAL DEDUCTIONS		1,080,640		16,640,219		433,191		1,342,533		418,948		2,481,410		48,686,395

NET INCREASE (DECREASE)				(280,013)		46,257		1,767,278		772,403		1,000,217		1,898,587		36,234,479
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE
	FOR BENEFITS AT
	BEGINNING OF PERIOD			3,437,280		60,546,188		-		-		-		8,694,913		160,898,966

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE
	FOR BENEFITS
	AT END OF PERIOD		$	3,157,267	$	60,592,445	$	1,767,278	$	772,403	$	1,000,217	$	10,593,500	$	197,133,445


See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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BERGEN BRUNSWIG PRE-TAX INVESTMENT RETIREMENT ACCOUNT

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 29, 1999 AND 1998
AND THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY 1, 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 29, 1997

1.	PLAN DESCRIPTION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

	The following brief description of the Bergen Brunswig Pre-Tax Investment Retirement Account ("Plan") is provided for general information purposes only. Participants should refer to the Plan Agreement for more complete information.

	A.	General

		The Plan was established effective September 1, 1984. The Plan is a deferred compensation and profit sharing plan covering substantially all employees of Bergen Brunswig Corporation and its subsidiaries ("Employer") who have completed more than 30 days of service. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"). The accounting records of the Plan are maintained on the accrual basis.

	B.	Funding Policy

		Participants are entitled to defer 2% to 15% of their pre-tax compensation through contributions to the Plan up to a maximum of $10,000 in calendar 1999. Participants are not allowed to make any other contributions to the Plan except for rollover contributions from other retirement plans. The Employer contributes $1.00 for each $1.00 invested by the participant up to the participant's investment of 3% of the participant's salary, and $0.50 for each additional $1.00 invested by the participant up to the participant's investment of an additional 2% of the participant's salary. All participants vest immediately in the Employer's contributions from the first day of participation in the Plan. The Employer may also make an additional contribution to the Plan at the Employer's discretion. Expenses of the Plan, up to the amount of forfeitures of Employer contributions made prior to January 1, 1999 when the Plan provided for a vesting schedule, are paid by the Plan. Expenses of the Plan in excess of Employer contribution forfeitures are paid directly by the Employer. For the years ended September 29, 1999 and 1998 and the period from January 1, 1997 to September 29, 1997, expenses of $213,387, $111,870 and $63,129, respectively, were paid by the Plan from forfeitures of Employer contributions.

C.	Investments

	Upon joining the Plan, participants can elect to invest their accounts in the following options:

	1.	Fidelity Magellan Fund (primarily equity securities);

	2.	George Putnam Fund Class A (primarily debt and equity securities);

	3.	Company Stock Fund (Bergen Brunswig Corporation Class A Common Stock);

	4.	Merrill Lynch Global Allocation Fund A (primarily United States and foreign equity, debt and money market securities);

	5.	Merrill Lynch Equity Index Trust 1 (primarily equity securities included in the Standard & Poors 500 Index);

	6.	Merrill Lynch Capital Fund A (primarily equity, debt, convertible and money market securities);

	7.	Merrill Lynch Corporate Bond Fund Investment Grade A (primarily high-grade, taxable, fixed income securities);

	8.	Merrill Lynch Retirement Preservation Trust (primarily broadly diversified Guaranteed Investment Contracts, U.S. Government and U.S. Government agency and money market securities);

	9.	Merrill Lynch Growth Fund A (primarily United States and foreign equity securities);

	10.	Templeton Foreign Fund Class I (primarily foreign debt and equity securities); and

	11.	AIM Constellation Fund A (primarily equity securities).

	Participants have direct, daily access to investment and account information (including change of investment direction, fund transfers and deferral percentage) through The Merrill Lynch Participant Service Center or through the Merril Lynch Benefits OnlineSM Internet Website.

		The Fidelity Magellan Fund, the George Putnam Fund Class A, the Company Stock Fund, the Merrill Lynch Global Allocation Fund A, the Merrill Lynch Equity Index Trust 1, the Merrill Lynch Capital Fund A, the Merrill Lynch Corporate Bond Fund Investment Grade A, the Merrill Lynch Growth Fund A, the Templeton Foreign Fund Class 1 and the AIM Constellation Fund A are stated at fair value as determined by quoted market prices. The Merrill Lynch Retirement Preservation Trust is stated at cost, which approximates fair value. Investment transactions are recorded on a trade-date basis.

		Participants may borrow against a maximum of 50% of their interests in the Plan up to $50,000, except that participants may not borrow against their interest in the Company Stock Fund. Participants are entitled to hold two loans simultaneously: a short-term loan (1 to 5 years) and a long-term loan (5 to 15 years). The long-term loan applies only to the purchase of a participant's primary residence. Such loans are shown as separate investments of the Plan, with interest rates ranging from 7% to 10%, and are stated at cost, which approximates fair value.

		The number of participants in each fund was as follows:

		September 29,

		1999	1998

Fidelity Magellan Fund		2,558	2,417
George Putnam Fund Class A		1,058	1,148
Company Stock Fund		1,994	1,809
Merrill Lynch Global
	Allocation Fund A	591	692
Merrill Lynch Equity Index Trust 1		1,080	900
Merrill Lynch Capital Fund A		681	758
Merrill Lynch Corporate
	Bond Fund Investment Grade A	552	549
Merrill Lynch Retirement
	Preservation Trust	5,127	4,447
Merrill Lynch Growth Fund A		287	335
Templeton Foreign Fund Class 1		184	148
AIM Constellation Fund A		387	269
Participant Loans		1,686	1,549

The total number of participants in the Plan was less than the sum of the number of participants shown above because many were participating in more than one fund.

	D.	Benefit Distribution

		A participant's account shall be distributed in a lump sum upon retirement, less any loans outstanding. Account withdrawals are permitted by participants who have attained age 59-1/2 or who suffer certain financial hardships and meet criteria established by the Internal Revenue Service. All participants not eligible for normal retirement vest in Employer contributions immediately from the first day of participation in the Plan. Participants who retire or terminate employment prior to retirement may elect to receive their accounts in a lump sum distribution or leave their accounts in the Plan if such accounts aggregate $4,000 or more. Participants are 100% vested in their own contributions at all times. Benefit distributions are recorded when paid.

	E.	Death and Disability Benefits

		Upon the death of a participant, the beneficiary receives, in a lump sum, the amount in the participant's account. Participants who become disabled will receive distributions in accordance with normal retirement benefits.

	F.	Plan Termination

		The Employer has the right at any time to declare the Plan terminated completely or as to any of the Employer's divisions, facilities or operational units.

	G.	Estimates

		The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of additions and deductions during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

	H.	Other

		Certain reclassifications have been made in the 1998 and 1997 financial statements and notes to conform to 1999 presentations.

2.	INCOME TAX STATUS

	The Internal Revenue Service has determined and informed the Company by letter dated February 10, 1997, that the Plan and related trust are designed in accordance with applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code"). The Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter. However, the Plan administrator believes that the Plan is currently designed and being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code and the related trust was tax-exempt as of the financial statement date. Therefore, no provision for income taxes has been included in the Plan's financial statements.

3.	CHANGE IN PLAN FISCAL YEAR

	Effective in September 1997, the Plan changed its fiscal year from a twelve-month period ending December 31 to a twelve-month period ending September 29. The Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits are presented for the twelve-month periods ended September 29, 1999 and 1998, and the period from January 1, 1997 to September 29, 1997.

4.	CHANGE IN INVESTMENT OPTIONS

	On June 1, 1997, the following investment options were added to the Plan:

		1.	Merrill Lynch Growth Fund A (primarily United States and foreign equity securities);

		2.	Templeton Foreign Fund Class I (primarily foreign debt and equity securities); and

		3.	AIM Constellation Fund A (primarily equity securities).

5.	OTHER

	Effective January 1, 1999, the following changes were made to the Plan:

		1.	All participants vest immediately in Employer contributions from the first day of participation in the Plan.

		2.	The Employer contributes $1.00 for each $1.00 contributed by the participant, up to the participant's investment of 3% of the participant's salary and contributes $.50 for each additional $1.00 contributed by the participant, up to the participant's investment of an additional 2% of the participant's salary.

	Effective July 1, 1997, the Plan was amended to allow employees of the Employer to join the Plan after they have completed 30 days of service, and to entitle participants to defer 2% to 15% of their compensation through contributions to the Plan. Upon completion of the 30-day service requirement, and unless participants direct otherwise, participants are automatically enrolled in the Plan, deferring 2% of their compensation through contributions to the Merrill Lynch Retirement Preservation Trust.

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BERGEN BRUNSWIG PRE-TAX INVESTMENT RETIREMENT ACCOUNT

LINE 27a - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS HELD FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES
AS OF SEPTEMBER 29, 1999


		DESCRIPTION OF	FAIR
IDENTITY OF ISSUE		INVESTMENT	VALUE		COST


FIDELITY MAGELLAN FUND		Schedule	$	68,517,674		$	51,352,026

GEORGE PUTNAM FUND CLASS A		Schedule		14,357,606			13,562,204

COMPANY STOCK FUND		Schedule		18,660,912			29,178,237

MERRILL LYNCH GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND A		Schedule		5,410,402			5,272,386

MERRILL LYNCH EQUITY INDEX TRUST 1		Schedule		19,482,069			14,135,376

MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL FUND A		Schedule		6,299,621			6,246,342

MERRILL LYNCH CORPORATE BOND FUND
	INVESTMENT GRADE A	Schedule		3,727,457			3,903,001

MERRILL LYNCH RETIREMENT PRESERVATION TRUST		Schedule		62,521,312			62,521,312

MERRILL LYNCH GROWTH FUND A		Schedule		1,700,970			2,024,924

TEMPLETON FOREIGN FUND CLASS 1		Schedule		1,204,255			1,183,477

AIM CONSTELLATION FUND A		Schedule		2,764,258			2,497,519

PARTICIPANT LOANS		Schedule		11,703,533			11,703,533

TOTAL INVESTMENTS			$	216,350,069		$	203,580,337

SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE 1 (DETAIL)


BERGEN BRUNSWIG PRE-TAX INVESTMENT RETIREMENT ACCOUNT

DETAIL - LINE 27a - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS HELD FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES
AS OF SEPTEMBER 29, 1999


		FAIR
SHARES	DESCRIPTION	VALUE		COST




567,810	FIDELITY MAGELLAN FUND	$	68,517,674		$	51,352,026



828,005	GEORGE PUTNAM FUND CLASS A	$	14,357,606		$	13,562,204



	COMPANY STOCK FUND

	BERGEN BRUNSWIG CORPORATION
1,798,642	CLASS A COMMON STOCK	$	18,660,912		$	29,178,237



371,083	MERRILL LYNCH GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND A	$	5,410,402		$	5,272,386



223,495	MERRILL LYNCH EQUITY INDEX TRUST 1	$	19,482,069		$	14,135,376



191,071	MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL FUND A	$	6,299,621		$	6,246,342

SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE 1 (DETAIL), CONTINUED


BERGEN BRUNSWIG PRE-TAX INVESTMENT RETIREMENT ACCOUNT

DETAIL - LINE 27a - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS HELD FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES
AS OF SEPTEMBER 29, 1999


			FAIR
SHARES	DESCRIPTION		VALUE		COST


	MERRILL LYNCH CORPORATE BOND FUND
344,179		INVESTMENT GRADE A	$	3,727,457		$		3,903,001



62,521,312	MERRILL LYNCH RETIREMENT PRESERVATION TRUST		$	62,521,312		$	62,521,312



78,170	MERRILL LYNCH GROWTH FUND A		$	1,700,970		$		2,024,924



117,718	TEMPLETON FOREIGN FUND CLASS 1		$	1,204,255		$		1,183,477



85,660	AIM CONSTELLATION FUND A		$	2,764,258		$		2,497,519



	PARTICIPANT LOANS
	PROMISSORY NOTES WITH VARIOUS DUE DATES
11,703,533		AND INTEREST RATES FROM 7.00% TO 10.00%:	$	11,703,533		$		11,703,533

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BERGEN BRUNSWIG PRE-TAX INVESTMENT RETIREMENT ACCOUNT

LINE 27d - SCHEDULE OF REPORTABLE TRANSACTIONS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 29, 1999


			NO. OF
IDENTITY OF ISSUE		TRADE TYPE	TRADES	AMOUNT		GAIN




FIDELITY MAGELLAN FUND		Purchases	795	$	23,079,382
		Sales	726		21,133,792		$	4,018,500



COMPANY STOCK FUND		Purchases	619		21,570,400
		Sales	271		7,571,085				1,350,174



MERRILL LYNCH RETIREMENT		Purchases	1,052		31,024,196
	PRESERVATION TRUST	Sales	830		32,623,510				-



MERRILL LYNCH EQUITY		Purchases	530		7,669,652
	INDEX TRUST I	Sales	458		6,467,027				1,099,723

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SIGNATURE

	Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Retirement Strategy Committee has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

BERGEN BRUNSWIG PRE-TAX INVESTMENT RETIREMENT ACCOUNT



by:	/s/	Neil F. Dimick

		Neil F. Dimick Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Bergen Brunswig Corporation

March 23, 2000