Omnicare Reports First-Quarter 2005 Results; Sales Reach Record Highs; Adjusted Earnings And Cash Flow In Line With Expectations

COVINGTON, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 28, 2005--Omnicare, Inc. (NYSE:OCR), a leading provider of pharmaceutical care for the elderly, reported today financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2005. Financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2005, as compared with the prior-year period, including the special charge and an accounting change noted below, were as follows: