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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT



We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
relating to 500,000 shares of Common Stock of The Procter & Gamble Company on
Form S-8 of our report dated September 30, 1996 appearing in this Annual Report
on Form 11-K of the Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals Savings Plan for the year
ended December 31, 1995.


/s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Cincinnati, Ohio
October 11, 1996























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