Part II                                                             Exhibit 99.2

                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of CVS Corporation, (the "Company") on
Form 10-Q for the period ended September 28, 2002 as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, David B. Rickard,
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative
Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of
my knowledge:

     (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of CVS
Corporation.


November 12, 2002                                  /s/ David B. Rickard
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                                                   David B. Rickard
                                                   Executive Vice President,
                                                   Chief Financial Officer and
                                                   Chief Administrative Officer