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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.04




                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement
No. 333-24483 of Cardinal Health, Inc. on Form S-3, Registration Statement No.
333-74761 of Cardinal Health, Inc. on Form S-4 and in Registration Statements
No. 33-20895, No. 33-38021, No. 33-38022, No. 33-42357, No. 33-52535, No.
33-52537, No. 33-52539, No. 33-63283-01, No. 33-64337, No. 333-01927-01, No.
333-11803-01, No. 333-21631-01, No. 333-21631-02, No. 333-30889-01, No.
333-56655-01, No. 333-72727, No. 333-71727, No. 333-91849, No. 333-90417, No.
333-90423, No. 333-90415, No. 333-92841 and No. 333-68819-01, No. 333-38198, No.
333-38190 and No. 333-38192 of Cardinal Health, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report
dated July 29, 1999, relating to the Allegiance Corporation consolidated
financial statements, which appears in the Cardinal Health, Inc. Annual Report
on Form 10-K. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report
dated July 29, 1999 relating to the financial statement schedules, which appears
in this Form 10-K.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Chicago, Illinois
September 5, 2000