FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CARDINAL HEALTH TO HOST SEMI- ANNUAL INVESTOR UPDATE CONFERENCE


DUBLIN, Ohio, February 5, 2004 – Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE: CAH), the leading provider of products and services supporting the health care industry, will be hosting its semi-annual investor conference on February 19, 2004 at Cardinal Health’s Medical Products and Services Headquarters in McGaw Park, Illinois (north of Chicago). The presentations by company management will be Webcast from the Investor Relations page at www.cardinal.com . Interested parties can also listen to the presentations by calling 706-679-0766. A replay of the conference will be available at the Investor Relations page on www.cardinal.com until 11:30 PM on February 21, 2004.


About Cardinal Health

Cardinal Health, Inc. is the leading provider of products and services supporting the health care industry. Cardinal Health develops, manufactures, packages, and markets products for patient care; develops drug-delivery technologies; distributes pharmaceuticals, medical- surgical and laboratory supplies; and offers consulting and other services that improve quality and efficiency in health care. Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Cardinal Health employs more than 50,000 people on five continents and produces annual revenues of more than $50 billion. Cardinal Health is ranked No.19 on the current Fortune 500 list and named one of the best U.S. companies by Forbes magazine for 2004.

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Except for historical information, all other information in this news release consists of forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, anticipated or implied. The most significant of these uncertainties are described in Cardinal Health's Form 10-K, Form 8-K and Form 10-Q reports (including all amendments to those reports) and exhibits to those reports, and include (but are not limited to) the costs, difficulties, and uncertainties related to the integration of acquired businesses, the loss of one or more key customer or supplier relationships or changes to the terms of those relationships, changes in the distribution patterns or reimbursement rates for health-care products and/or services, the costs and other effects of governmental regulation and legal and administrative proceedings, and general economic and market conditions. Cardinal Health undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.

Contact:
Investor Relations
Cardinal Health, Inc.
614) 757- 4757