Form 8-K

 

 

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): July 9, 2009

 

 

Cardinal Health, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Ohio   1-11373   31-0958666

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

   (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

7000 Cardinal Place, Dublin, Ohio   43017
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(614) 757-5000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On July 10, 2009, CareFusion Corporation (“CareFusion”), the entity that is currently a wholly owned subsidiary of Cardinal Health, Inc. (the “Company”) and that is expected to become public as a result of the planned spin-off of the Company’s clinical and medical products businesses, issued a press release announcing that it will resume shipping Alaris® PC units and Alaris® PCA (Patient Controlled Analgesia) modules. A copy of the news release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events

As previously reported, on April 24, 2009, the Company submitted the corrective action plan required by the Amended Consent Decree for Condemnation and Permanent Injunction between a subsidiary of the Company and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”). Included in the corrective action plan was, among other proposed corrective actions, a software correction that addresses the potential risk recently identified with the Alaris PCA module when used with the Alaris PC Unit operating with software versions 8 through 9.1. When the products are used together, the Alaris PCA module may infuse above or below the intended infusion dose if a specific sequence of events occurs. The Company had placed a hold on shipping the Alaris PCA module and related Alaris PC Unit until the software was corrected. On July 9, 2009, the Company received FDA 510(k) clearance for the software correction, which allows the Company to resume shipping the Alaris PC unit and Alaris PCA module. See the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 filed on May 7, 2009 and Amendment No. 5 to CareFusion’s Form 10 registration statement filed on July 8, 2009 for additional information on this matter.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

 

99.1    News release issued by CareFusion Corporation on July 10, 2009.

 

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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.

 

    Cardinal Health, Inc.
    (Registrant)
Date: July 10, 2009     By:  

/s/ Craig S. Morford

    Name:   Craig S. Morford
    Title:   Chief Legal and Compliance Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

99.1    News release issued by CareFusion Corporation on July 10, 2009.

 

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