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EXHIBIT 23.4
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement (Form S-8) of Quintiles Transnational Corp. for the registration of
6,500,000 shares of its common stock of our report dated January 29, 1999, with
respect to the financial statements of ENVOY Corporation included in the Annual
Report on Form 10-K of Quintiles Transnational Corp. for the year ended December
31, 1999.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Nashville, Tennessee
December 1, 2000
