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<ARTICLE>    5
<LEGEND>    THIS  SCHEDULE  CONTAINS  SUMMARY  FINANCIAL  INFORMATION EXTRACTED
FROM THE CONSOLIDATED   FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS  OF BERGEN BRUNSWIG CORPORATION
FOR THE TWELVE  MONTH  PERIOD  ENDED  SEPTEMBER  30, 2000  AND IS QUALIFIED IN
ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
<MULTIPLIER>    1,000
<CURRENCY>    U.S.DOLLARS

<S>                                                      <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                         12-MOS
<PERIOD-START>                                   Oct-01-1999
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                Sep-30-2000
<PERIOD-END>                                     Sep-30-2000
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                            1
<CASH>                                                94,032
<SECURITIES>                                               0
<RECEIVABLES>                                      1,232,300
<ALLOWANCES>                                         183,373
<INVENTORY>                                        2,067,335
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                   3,517,526
<PP&E>                                               358,599
<DEPRECIATION>                                       150,091
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                     4,571,424
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                              2,452,014
<BONDS>                                            1,096,161
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                      0
<PREFERRED>                                                0
<COMMON>                                             206,849
<OTHER-SE>                                           516,400
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                       4,571,424
<SALES>                                                    0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                  22,942,902
<CGS>                                             21,703,755
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                     23,252,502
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                           0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                           0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                   135,416
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                    (426,616)
<INCOME-TAX>                                          40,306
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                (481,026)
<DISCONTINUED>                                     (271,812)
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                            0
<CHANGES>                                                  0
<NET-INCOME>                                       (752,838)
<EPS-BASIC>                                            (5.6)
<EPS-DILUTED>                                          (5.6)
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