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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS




We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements of
Arbor Drugs, Inc. on Form S-8 (File Nos. 33-11830, 33-54141, 33-56109,
33-39259, 33-13102) of our report dated September 29, 1995, on our audits of
the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules of
Arbor Drugs, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of July 31, 1995 and 1994, and for the
years ended July 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993, which report is included in this
Annual Report on Form 10-K.





/s/ Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
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Detroit, Michigan
October 23, 1995

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