MCKESSON CORP
424B3, 1998-09-25
DRUGS, PROPRIETARIES & DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES
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 PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT 

 (TO PROSPECTUS DATED JUNE 18, 1997) 

  

                4,000,000 TRUST CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SECURITIES

                            MCKESSON FINANCING TRUST

                    5% TRUST CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SECURITIES

          (LIQUIDATION AMOUNT $50 PER CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SECURITY)

                  GUARANTEED TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH HEREIN BY

                              MCKESSON CORPORATION

                              --------------------

  

      This Prospectus Supplement supplements and amends the Prospectus dated

 June 18, 1997 (the "Prospectus") relating to the 5% Trust Convertible

 Preferred Securities (the "Convertible Preferred Securities"), which

 represent preferred undivided beneficial interests in the assets of

 McKesson Financing Trust, a statutory business trust formed under the laws

 of the State of Delaware, and the shares of common stock, par value $.01

 per share, of McKesson Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("McKesson"),

 issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Preferred Securities. 

  

      The table on pages 56 through 58 of the Prospectus, which sets forth

 information with respect to the Selling Holders (as defined in the

 Prospectus) and the respective amounts of Convertible Preferred Securities

 beneficially owned by each Selling Holder that may be offered pursuant to

 the Prospectus (as supplemented and amended), is hereby amended by the

 deletion of item 6 of that page and the substitution thereof of the

 following: 

  
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                            Convertible Preferred    Number of                Convertible Preferred
                            Securities Owned         Convertible Preferred    Securities Owned
"Selling Holder             Prior to Offering        Securities Offered       After Offering
- ---------------             ---------------------    ---------------------    ---------------------
                            Number        Percent                             Number        Percent
                            ------        -------                             ------        -------
<S>                           <C>           <C>            <C>                  <C>           <C>   
 6. The Northwestern 
    Mutual Life Insurance 
    Company (3)             105,000
        2.625%         105,000                0           0.00%

  
</TABLE>



   The Prospectus, together with this Prospectus Supplement, constitutes

 the prospectus required to be delivered by Section 5(b) of the Securities

 Act of 1933, as amended, with respect to offers and sales of the

 Convertible Preferred Securities and McKesson Common Stock issuable upon

 conversion of the Convertible Preferred Securities.  All references in the

 Prospectus to "this Prospectus" are hereby amended to read "this Prospectus

 (as supplemented and amended)". 

  

 PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER MATTERS DISCUSSED UNDER THE

 CAPTION "RISK FACTORS" BEGINNING ON PAGE 6 OF THE PROSPECTUS. 

  

 THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES

 AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE

 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION

 PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS.  ANY

 REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. 

  

 The date of this Prospectus Supplement is September 21, 1998. 

  





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