Omnicare to Report First-Quarter 2012 Financial Results and Hold Conference Call on Thursday, April 26, 2012

COVINGTON, Ky., April 3, 2012 - Omnicare, Inc. (NYSE:OCR), will release its
financial results for the first-quarter 2012, before the market opens on
Thursday, April 26, 2012.

Omnicare will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss first-quarter
results on Thursday, April 26, at 9:00 a.m. ET.  An audio webcast of the event
will be available through the Investor Relations section of Omnicare´s website
at http://ir.omnicare.com.  An archived replay will also be available on the
Company´s website following the conclusion of the conference call.

About Omnicare

Omnicare, Inc., a Fortune 400 company based in Covington, Kentucky, 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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