EXHIBIT 23







INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We consent to the  incorporation  by reference in  Registration  Statement  Nos.
2-54345,  2-63803,  2-75715, 2-88474, 2-96491, 33-32465 and 33-57537 on Form S-8
and in  Registration  Statement Nos.  33-55136,  33-53817,  33-57325,  33-59784,
333-631,  333-63441,  333-65901  and  333-68751  on Form S-3 of our report dated
October  30,  1998,  appearing  in this  Annual  Report  on Form  10-K of Bergen
Brunswig Corporation for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1998.




/s/    Deloitte & Touche LLP
       Costa Mesa, California
       December 28, 1998















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