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                                                                   Exhibit 11.01


                              CARDINAL HEALTH, INC.
                        COMPUTATION OF PER SHARE EARNINGS
                    (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)



                                                        Fiscal Quarter Ended              Nine Months Ended
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                                                     March 31,       March 31,       March 31,        March 31,
                                                        1998            1997            1998             1997
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BASIC:

Net earnings                                       $       56,312  $       42,181  $      176,532   $      122,833
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Weighted average number of Common
   Shares outstanding                                     109,982         108,194         109,495          106,646
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Basic earnings per Common Share                    $         0.51  $         0.39  $         1.61   $         1.15
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DILUTED:

Net earnings                                       $       56,312  $       42,181  $      176,532   $      122,833
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Weighted average number of Common
   Shares outstanding                                     109,982         108,194         109,495          106,646

Dilutive effect of stock options                            1,620           2,052           1,688            2,065
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Weighted average number of
   shares outstanding                                     111,602         110,246         111,183          108,711
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Diluted earnings per Common Share                  $         0.50  $         0.38  $         1.58   $         1.13
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