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                                                                      EXHIBIT 12

                              CARDINAL HEALTH, INC.
                COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
                            FOR THE FIVE YEARS ENDED
                                 JUNE 30, 2000


                                               June 30,         June 30,       June 30,        June 30,          June 30,
                                                 1996             1997           1998            1999              2000
                                             ------------     ------------    ------------    ------------    --------------
                                                                                               
Earnings from continuing operations
     before income taxes                    ($141,905,000)    $565,635,000    $691,448,000    $785,254,000    $1,077,800,000

Add-Fixed Charges:
     Interest Expense                          62,110,000      107,249,000      94,684,000      99,547,000       119,318,000
     Interest Capitalized                              --          319,103       1,671,355       3,908,045         1,465,924
     Amortization of Debt Offering Costs        2,090,000        1,087,000         843,439       1,558,171         1,515,494
     Interest Portion of Rent Expense          20,802,336       24,054,248      24,623,639      27,836,361        32,929,996
                                            -------------     ------------    ------------    ------------    --------------
Total Fixed Charges                            85,002,336      132,709,351     121,822,433     132,849,577       155,229,414

Less: Interest Capitalized                             --         (319,103)     (1,671,355)     (3,908,045)       (1,465,924)
                                            -------------     ------------    ------------    ------------    --------------
Earnings as Adjusted                        ($ 56,902,664)    $698,025,248    $811,599,078    $914,195,532    $1,231,563,490
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Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges                   (0.7)             5.3             6.7             6.9               7.9