Exhibit 32.01

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

     I, Robert D. Walter, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cardinal
Health, Inc. (the "Company"), certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

(1)  the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2005
     containing the financial statements of the Company (the "Periodic Report"),
     which this statement accompanies, fully complies with the requirements of
     Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C.
     78m or 78o(d)); and

(2)  the information contained in the Periodic Report fairly presents, in all
     material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
     Company.

Dated: November 8, 2005


/s/ Robert D. Walter
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Robert D. Walter
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer