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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.06

                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this registration statement on Form S-4 by Quintiles Transnational
Corp., of our report dated February 11, 1998 relating to the financial
statements of Professional Office Services, Inc. as of December 31, 1997 and for
each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 1997 and our report dated
January 30, 1998 relating to the financial statements of XpiData, Inc. as of
December 31, 1997 and for each of the two years in the period ended December 31,
1997 included in Quintiles Transnational Corp.'s Current Report on Form 8-K and
to all references to our Firm included in this registration statement.


                                          /s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


Nashville, Tennessee
February 16, 1999