Exhibit 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

         We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Registration Statement on Form S-8 and in the related Prospectus of our report
dated June 8, 2000 relating to the financial statements of Synavant, a Business
Unit of IMS Health Incorporated, which appears in the Synavant Inc. Registration
on Form 10. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report
dated June 8, 2000 relating to the financial statement schedule of Synavant, a
Business Unit of IMS Health Incorporated, which appears in such Form 10.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Atlanta, Georgia
September 15, 2000



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