EXHIBIT 23.1

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this  Registration  Statement of
Bergen  Brunswig  Corporation  on Form S-8  pertaining  to the  Bergen  Brunswig
Corporation  1999 Management  Stock Incentive Plan and  Non-Employee  Directors'
Stock Plan of our report  dated October 30, 1998, appearing in the Annual Report
on Form 10-K of Bergen  Brunswig  Corporation  for the year ended  September 30,
1998.



/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Costa Mesa, California
May 3, 1999