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Exhibit 24.1

POWER OF ATTORNEY

	The undersigned constitutes and appoints LAURA J.
SCHUMACHER, JOHN A. BERRY, RICHARD E. GREEN and STEVEN L.
SCROGHAM, and each of them individually, as the undersigned's
true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for the undersigned and in the
undersigned's name, place and stead, to prepare and sign any and
all Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") Notices of
Proposed Sales of Securities pursuant to Rule 144 under the
Securities Act of 1933 on Form 144, all SEC statements on Forms
3, 4 and 5 as required under Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, and any amendments to such forms, and to
file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the SEC, granting unto said attorney-
in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done under said Rule
144 and Section 16(a), as fully for all intents and purposes as
the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

	A copy of this power of attorney shall be filed with the
SEC.  The authorization set forth above shall continue in full
force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to
file Forms 144, 3, 4, or 5 or if earlier, until the undersigned
revokes such authorization by written instructions to the
attorney-in-fact.



Date:  October 15, 2009

/s/ Carlos Alban
Signature of Reporting Person

Carlos Alban
Name

Abbott Laboratories
100 Abbott Park Road
Abbott Park, IL  60064

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