Exhibit 23.1


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


             We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the
Registration Statement on Form S-8 pertaining to the Omnicare, Inc. Director
Stock Plan for Members of the Compensation Committee and Incentive Committee
of our report dated February 2, 2001, except for the first paragraph of Note 6,
as to which the date is March 28, 2001, relating to the financial statements
and financial statement schedule, which appears in Omnicare, Inc.'s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000.



                              /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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                                 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Cincinnati, Ohio
December 14, 2001