CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8, No. 333-01951) pertaining to the AmeriSource Corporation Employee
Investment Plan of our report dated May 17, 2000, with respect to the financial
statements and schedules of the AmeriSource Corporation Employee Investment Plan
included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended December 31, 1999.

                                            /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
June 22, 2000