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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 * Henderson Jeffrey William   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CARDINAL HEALTH INC [CAH] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Financial Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 7000 CARDINAL PLACE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/02/2009 (Street) DUBLIN, OH 43017 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 01/02/2009   F(1)   3,351 D $ 34.47 (2) 83,753 D   Common Shares 09/15/2009   A   29,626 A $ 27.29 (3) 113,379 D   Common Shares               2,329 I By ESPP

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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) (4)

$ 27.29

09/15/2009

A

1

(5)

09/15/2016

Common Shares

206,843

(6)

1

D

Option (right to buy) (7)

$ 27.29

09/15/2009

A

1

(8)

09/15/2016

Common Shares

206,636

(6)

1

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Henderson Jeffrey William 7000 CARDINAL PLACE DUBLIN, OH 43017			Chief Financial Officer

Signatures

James E. Barnett, Attorney-in-fact		09/17/2009
**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)	Represents the withholding of shares to satisfy tax withholding obligations of the reporting person in connection with the receipt of 11,756 shares upon the settlement of restricted share units, which settlement should have occurred on January 2, 2009 but did not due to a company administrative error.
(2)	Reflects closing share price on prior business day.
(3)	Restricted share units granted under the Cardinal Health, Inc. 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated as of November 5, 2008. These restricted share units were granted without payment by the grantee and one-third will vest on September 15, 2010, one-third will vest on September 15, 2011 and one-third will vest on September 15, 2012. These restricted share units were granted as part of Cardinal Health, Inc.'s (the "Company's") fiscal 2010 annual grant.
(4)	Stock option granted pursuant to the Cardinal Health, Inc. 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated as of November 5, 2008. This stock option was granted as part of the Company's fiscal 2010 annual grant.
(5)	One-third of this stock option will vest on September 15, 2010, one-third will vest on September 15, 2011 and one-third will vest on September 15, 2012.
(6)	Stock option granted without payment by grantee.
(7)	Stock option granted pursuant to the Cardinal Health, Inc. 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated as of November 5, 2008. This stock option was granted in addition to the fiscal 2010 annual grant in conjunction with the launch of, and related increased focus on, the Company's remaining businesses following the completion of the separation of CareFusion Corporation.
(8)	One-half of this stock option will vest on September 15, 2011 and one-half will vest on September 15, 2012.

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