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EXHIBIT 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the
incorporation by reference in this registration statement, filed on Form S-8 for
the registration of 6,500,000 shares of common stock of Quintiles Transnational
Corp., of our report dated January 26, 2000 (except with respect to the matter
discussed in Note 17, as to which the date is February 3, 2000) on the
consolidated financial statements of Quintiles Transnational Corp. for the years
ended December 31, 1999 and 1998 included in Quintiles Transnational Corp.'s
Annual Report on Form 10-K dated March 30, 2000, and to all references to our
Firm included in this registration statement.
/s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Raleigh, North Carolina,
December 4, 2000
