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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23(b)


                  CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to incorporation by
reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed as a Post Effective
Amendment to Form S-4 Registration Statement No. 33-63283 of our report on
Whitmire Distribution Corporation for the year ended July 3, 1993, dated
September 3, 1993, included in Cardinal Health, Inc.'s Form 10K for the year
ended June 30, 1995, and to all references to our Firm included in this
registration statement.



Arthur Andersen LLP

Sacramento, California
November 13, 1995