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                                                                      Exhibit 23

                         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 NetMed, Inc. for
the registration of 8,000,000 shares of its common stock and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated February 16, 1998, with
respect to the financial statements of NetMed, Inc. included in its Annual
Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1997, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                             /s/Ernst & Young LLP
                                             Ernst & Young LLP

Columbus, Ohio
October 30, 1998