UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 6, 2005

CVS CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

001-01011	05-0494040
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
One CVS Drive Woonsocket, Rhode Island	02895
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (401) 765-1500

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On October 6, 2005, CVS Corporation issued a press release announcing its sales results for the period ended October 1, 2005. In addition, the Corporation narrowed its diluted earnings per share guidance for the third quarter ending October 1, 2005. Attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1, is a copy of the Corporation’s related press release dated October 6, 2005.

The information in this report is being furnished, not filed. Accordingly, the information in Item 9.01 of this report will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed by the Corporation under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits

99.1 Press Release, dated October 6, 2005 of CVS Corporation

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

CVS CORPORATION
By:	/s/ David B. Rickard
	David B. Rickard Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer
	Dated: October 6, 2005