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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * SGARRO DOUGLAS A   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CVS CAREMARK CORP [CVS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE CVS DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/01/2010 (Street) WOONSOCKET, RI 02895- 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock (restricted) 04/01/2010   A   12,076 (1) A $ 0 86,969 D   Common Stock 04/02/2010   F   2,841 (2) D $ 36.23 194,047.6044 D (3)   ESOP Common Stock               2,171.5095 I By ESOP Stock Unit               229.51 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option

$ 36.23

04/01/2010

A

133,865 (4)

04/01/2011

04/01/2017

Common Stock

133,865

$ 0

133,865

D

Phantom Stock Credits

$ 1 (6)

(5)(7)(8)

(5)(7)(8)

Common Stock

7,499

7,499

D

Stock Option

$ 30.035

04/03/2007(9)

04/03/2013

Common Stock

147,531

147,531

D

Stock Option

$ 34.42

04/02/2008(10)

04/02/2014

Common Stock

136,089

136,089

D

Stock Option

$ 41.17

04/01/2009(11)

04/01/2015

Common Stock

172,973

172,973

D

Stock Option

$ 28.1

04/01/2010(12)

04/01/2016

Common Stock

192,709

192,709

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SGARRO DOUGLAS A ONE CVS DRIVE WOONSOCKET, RI 02895-			Executive Vice President

Signatures

Douglas A. Sgarro		04/05/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Consists of Restricted Stock Units awarded pursuant to Issuer's 1997 Incentive Compensation Plan. Restrictions lapse on two equal installments 50% on 4/1/2013 and 50% on 4/1/2015.
(2)	Surrender of shares in payment of withholding taxes due.
(3)	Includes dividend reinvestment shares acquired during the course of the year.
(4)	Option becomes exercisable in three equal annual installments, commencing 4/1/2011.
(5)	Distribution from a non-qualified deferred compensation plan. Phantom stock credits are payable in cash only, 1-for-1 conversion, at such time as has been elected by the reporting person.
(6)	Each share credit is equivalent to one share; 1-for-1 conversion.
(7)	Reflects 2001, 2002 and 2003 year end company match share credits of 442, 55 and 521, respectively, under a non-qualified deferred compensation plan; share credits are payable in cash only, at such time as has been elected by the reporting person.
(8)	Reflects year end company match share credits under a non-qualified deferred compensation plan; share credits are payable in cash only, at such time as has been elected by the reporting person.
(9)	Option becomes exercisable in three equal annual installments, commencing 4/3/2007
(10)	Option becomes exercisable in three equal annual installments, commencing 4/2/2008.
(11)	Option becomes exercisable in three equal annual installments, commencing 4/1/2009.
(12)	Option becomes exercisable in three equal annual installments, commencing 4/1/2010.

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