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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * DARDEN CALVIN   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CARDINAL HEALTH INC [CAH] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 11235 STROUP RD. 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/12/2006 (Street) ROSWELL, GA 30075 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Shares 12/12/2006   A   485 (1) A (2) 1,443 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Option (right to buy) (3)

$ 61.79

11/02/2006

11/02/2012

Common Shares

3,398

1

D

Option (right to buy) (4)

$ 63.48

11/08/2007

11/08/2013

Common Shares

3,308

1

D

Phantom Stock (5)

(6)

(6)

(6)

Common Shares

285

1,233

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
DARDEN CALVIN 11235 STROUP RD. ROSWELL, GA 30075	X

Signatures

Aneezal H. Mohamed, Attorney-in-fact		12/14/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The restricted share unit ("RSU") grant reported on this Form is a portion of an RSU grant that was approved by the Human Resources and Compensation Committee on December 12, 2006 with a grant date of December 15, 2006. This RSU grant together with a stock option grant will be issued on December 15, 2006, because the reporting person did not receive an annual grant of RSUs and stock options on November 2, 2005.
(2)	RSU award granted without payment by grantee pursuant to the Cardinal Health, Inc. Outside Directors Equity Incentive Plan.
(3)	Stock option granted pursuant to the Cardinal Health, Inc. Equity Incentive Plan.
(4)	Stock option granted pursuant to the Cardinal Health, Inc. Outside Directors Equity Incentive Plan.
(5)	Phantom stock held under the Company's Deferred Compensation Plan.
(6)	Each share of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one common share. The shares of phantom stock become payable, in cash or common shares, at the election of the reporting person, at least six months after termination from board service.

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