JEAN G. SPAULDING LIMITED POWER OF
ATTORNEY FOR SECTION 16 REPORTING
OBLIGATIONS



Know all by these presents, that the undersigned
hereby makes, constitutes and appoints each of Paul
S. Williams, Amy H. Hunsaker and Aneezal Mohamed each
acting individually, as the undersigned's true and
lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power and
authority as hereinafter described on behalf of and
in the name, place and stead of the undersigned to:

(1)  prepare, execute, acknowledge, deliver and file
Forms 3, 4, and 5 (including any amendments thereto)
with respect to the securities of Cardinal Health,
Inc. a Ohio corporation (the "Company"), with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission, any
national securities exchanges and the Company, as
considered necessary or advisable under Section 16(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended
from time to time (the "Exchange Act");

(2)  seek or obtain, as the undersigned's
representative and on the undersigned's behalf,
information on transactions in the Company's
securities from any third party, including brokers,
employee benefit plan administrators and trustees,
and the undersigned hereby authorizes any such person
to release any such information to the undersigned
and approves and ratifies any such release of
information; and
3)  perform any and all other acts which in the
discretion of such attorney-in-fact are necessary or
desirable for and on behalf of the undersigned in
connection with the foregoing.
The undersigned acknowledges that:
(1)  this Power of Attorney authorizes, but does not
require, each such attorney-in-fact to act in their
discretion on information provided to such attorney-
in-fact without independent verification of such
information;
(2)  any documents prepared and/or executed by either
such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned
pursuant to this Power of Attorney will be in such
form and will contain such information and disclosure
as such attorney-in-fact, in his or her discretion,
deems necessary or desirable;
(3)  neither the Company nor either of such
attorneys-in-fact assumes (i) any liability for the
undersigned's responsibility to comply with the
requirement of the Exchange Act, (ii) any liability
of the undersigned for any failure to comply with
such requirements, or (iii) any obligation or
liability of the undersigned for profit disgorgement
under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act; and
4)  this Power of Attorney does not relieve the
undersigned from responsibility for compliance with
the undersigned's obligations under the Exchange Act,
including without limitation the reporting
requirements under Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
The undersigned hereby gives and grants each of the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact full power and authority
to do and perform all and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite, necessary or appropriate to be
done in and about the foregoing matters as fully to
all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if present, hereby ratifying all that each
such attorney-in-fact of, for and on behalf of the
undersigned, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue of this Limited Power of Attorney.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and
effect until revoked by the undersigned in a signed
writing delivered to each such attorney-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this
Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 25th day
of September, 2002.
- -s- Jean G. Spaulding
Signature
Jean G. Spaulding
Print Name
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA  )
		)
COUNTY OF DURHAM	)
On this 25th day of September, 2002, Jean G.
Spaulding personally appeared before me, and
acknowledged that s/he executed the foregoing
instrument for the purposes therein contained.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
official seal.
- -s- B. Gail Jones
Notary Public
My Commission Expires:   03/01/05