2012-12-31 14:03:57 -

CINCINNATI, December 31, 2012 - Omnicare, Inc. (NYSE:OCR) today announced its
schedule of upcoming management presentations.  Members of Omnicare management
will participate in a fireside chat at the Goldman Sachs Healthcare CEO's
Unscripted Conference on Thursday, January 3, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. ET in New York,
New York.  Additionally, Omnicare will present at the 31(st) Annual J.P. Morgan
Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. PT (6:00 p.m. ET)
in San Francisco, California.

These events will be broadcast live over the Internet and can be accessed from
Omnicare's Investor Relations website at  ir.omnicare.com.  Please allow
extra time prior to the event to visit the site and download the streaming media
software required to listen to the Internet broadcast.  Following the
conference, an archived version of the webcasts   will be available for 14 days.

About Omnicare

Omnicare, Inc., a Fortune 400 company based in Cincinnati, Ohio, provides
comprehensive pharmaceutical services to patients and providers across North
America.  As the market-leader in professional pharmacy, related consulting and
data management services for skilled nursing, assisted living and other chronic
care institutions, Omnicare leverages its unparalleled clinical insight into the
geriatric market along with some of the industry's most innovative technological
capabilities to the benefit of its long-term care customers.  Omnicare also
provides key commercialization services for the bio-pharmaceutical industry and
end-of-life disease management through its Specialty Care Group.  For more
information, visit www.omnicare.com.

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Contact:
Patrick C. Lee
(513) 719-1507
patrick.lee@omnicare.com



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