Omnicare, Inc. Responds to Letter from PharMerica and Sets the Record Straight

COVINGTON, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Omnicare, Inc. (NYSE:OCR) today issued the following statement correcting the misstatements made by Gregory Weishar, Chief Executive Officer of PharMerica Corporation (NYSE: PMC), in a letter to Omnicare dated November 14, 2011:

Since Omnicare launched its tender offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of PharMerica common stock for $15.00 per share in cash, our goals and intentions have been clear. We want to negotiate a mutually acceptable transaction and are willing to work with PharMerica to allay potential concerns regarding the process to reach an agreement.