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Omnicare, Inc. (NYSE:OCR), a leading provider of pharmaceutical care for the elderly, announced today that it will participate in the Credit Suisse 18 th Annual Healthcare Conference on November 11 at 1:00 p.m. EST in Phoenix, Arizona. Presenting for Omnicare will be Joel F. Gemunder, president and chief executive officer.

The presentation will be broadcast live over the Internet and can be

accessed at w.on24.com/r.htm?e=174681&s=1&k=AC156CE46FBC1EE04485532C .. : .

Please allow extra time prior to the presentation 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 Following the conference, an archived version of the webcast will be available for 14 days.



About Omnicare, Inc.

Omnicare, Inc. (NYSE:OCR), a Fortune 500 company based in Covington, Kentucky, is a leading provider of pharmaceutical care for the elderly.

Omnicare serves residents in long-term care facilities, chronic care and other settings comprising approximately 1.4 million beds in 47 states, the District of Columbia and Canada. Omnicare is the largest U.S.
provider of professional pharmacy, related consulting and data management services for skilled nursing, assisted living and other institutional healthcare providers as well as for hospice patients in homecare and other settings. Omnicare's pharmacy services also include distribution and patient assistance services for specialty pharmaceuticals. Omnicare offers clinical research services for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries in 31 countries worldwide.

For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.omnicare.com : .

Omnicare, Inc.Cheryl D. Hodges, 859-392-3331