1
                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.5


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our reports dated March 21, 2000, except as to the
revision to the financial statements to account for the business combination
with Central Pharmacy Services, Inc. as a purchase rather than a pooling of
interests and the second paragraph of Note 16 to the consolidated financial
statements of Cardinal Health, Inc., which are as of December 15, 2000, relating
to the financial statements and financial statement schedule of Bindley Western
Industries, Inc., which appears in Cardinal Health, Inc.'s Form 8-K/A dated
February 14, 2001. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading
"Experts" in such Registration Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- ------------------------------

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Indianapolis, Indiana
June 11, 2001