EXHIBIT 23


                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

        We consent to the incorporation by reference in McKesson Corporation
Registration Statement Nos. 33-86536, 333-611 and 333-2871 on Form S-8 of our
report dated May 13, 1996 (December 31, 1996 as to Notes 8 and 17) which
expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating
to the Corporation's change in its method of accounting for postemployment
benefits; such report is included elsewhere in this Form 10-K/A.



/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
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DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
San Francisco, California
February 13, 1997