Exhibit 23.1

                       [PricewaterhouseCoopers Letterhead]


CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


     We hereby consent to the  incorporation  by reference in this  Registration
Statement  on Form S-8 of our report  dated  February  4, 2000  relating  to the
financial statements and financial statement schedule of Express Scripts,  Inc.,
which appears in Express Scripts, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1999.




/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
St. Louis, Missouri
August 9, 2000



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