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                                                              EXHIBIT 23.2

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

   
         We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus
of NCS HealthCare, Inc. for the registration of $100,000,000 of aggregate
principal amount of 5 3/4% Convertible Subordinated Debentures and up to
3,058,103 shares of its Class A Common Stock and to the incorporation by
reference therein of our report dated August 1, 1997, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of NCS HealthCare, Inc. and subsidiaries
included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended June 30, 1997 filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
    

   
                                                          Ernst & Young LLP
    

   
Cleveland, Ohio
October 9, 1997