Exhibit 23


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Registration
Statement  on Form S-8 of Bindley  Western  Industries,  Inc.,  relating  to the
Profit Sharing Plan of Bindley Western Industries,  Inc. & Subsidiaries,  of our
report dated June 8, 1998 appearing in this Form 11-K.



Price Waterhouse LLP
Indianapolis, Indiana
June 26, 1998