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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

         We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in
the Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of NCS HealthCare,
Inc. for the registration of 1,506,037 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
Dated: February 27, 1998