SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
              PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(A) OF THE
                      SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                           (AMENDMENT NO.______)

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                      SYNCOR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

              (Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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                    INFORMATION CONCERNING PARTICIPANTS


Syncor International Corporation (the "Company") and certain other persons
named below may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies
of the Company's shareholders to approve the proposed merger between the
Company and Cardinal Health, Inc. The participants in this solicitation may
include the directors of the Company: Monty Fu, Robert G. Funari, Dr.
Steven B. Gerber, George S. Oki, Arnold E. Spangler, Dr. Henry N. Wagner,
Jr., Dr. Gail R. Wilensky, Ronald A. Williams, and Bernard Puckett; as well
as the following executive officers of the Company: Monty Fu, Chairman of
the Board; Robert G. Funari, Chief Executive Officer and President; Rodney
E. Boone, Executive Vice President; David L. Ward, Executive Vice
President; Jack L. Coffey, Senior Vice President; Sheila H. Coop, Senior
Vice President; William P. Forster, Senior Vice President, Treasurer and
Chief Financial Officer; and Lewis W. Terry, Senior Vice President and
Chief Information Officer. As of the date of this communication, Monty Fu
beneficially owns approximately 7.8% and Robert G. Funari beneficially owns
approximately 4.1% of the Company's outstanding common stock and none of
the other foregoing participants individually beneficially owns in excess
of 1% of the Company's outstanding common stock. The directors and
executive officers of the Company beneficially own in the aggregate
approximately 18.9% of the Company's outstanding common stock. In addition,
Monty Fu and Robert G. Funari entered into agreements with Cardinal
concerning, among other things, the voting of the shares of the Company's
common stock owned by them in favor of the proposed merger between the
Company and Cardinal Health, Inc. Additional information about the
directors and executive officers of the Company is included in the
Company's Proxy Statement for its 2002 Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed
with the SEC on May 13, 2002, and will be included in a proxy
statement/prospectus and other relevant documents concerning the proposed
transaction to be filed by the Company and Cardinal with the SEC. INVESTORS
ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE
AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC BECAUSE THEY WILL
CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. Investors will
be able to obtain the documents free of charge at the SEC's website
(www.sec.gov). In addition, documents filed with the SEC by Syncor
International Corporation will be available free of charge by contacting
Syncor International Corporation, Investor Relations, 6464 Canoga Avenue,
Woodland Hills, California 91367, (818) 678-6779.

         INVESTORS SHOULD READ THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS CAREFULLY
WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING OR INVESTMENT DECISION.