RxCrossroads Announces Director of Human Resources

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 16, 2007

Louisville, KY -- RxCrossroads, an industry leader of healthcare outsourcing services, announces the addition of Traci Johnson, Director Human Resources.  Ms. Johnson brings over ten years of healthcare and human resource experience to RxCrossroads.  Prior to joining RxCrossroads, Ms. Johnson was responsible for recruitment and employee relations for multi-sites as well as integration of human resource functions and team building following mergers and acquisitions for Norton Healthcare Systems, a leading provider of healthcare services in Louisville, Kentucky.  At Norton, Ms. Johnson’s accomplishments included the successful re-position of 250 employees that were displaced as a result of a corporation re-organization and the implementation of innovative diversity initiatives throughout the organization.  Ms. Johnson has a BS in Communications from Western Kentucky University and a Master of Arts in Human Resources from Webster University.

At RxCrossroads, Johnson is responsible for the management and development of human resource programs and support services.  Johnson’s oversight includes the operational aspects of human resources related to the recruitment of staff, strategies for employment branding and company benefits.  Johnson is instrumental in ensuring that RxCrossroads attracts and retains the employee talent base necessary to drive the delivery of services.

RxCrossroads provides healthcare manufacturers with outsourcing solutions that enhance brand loyalty and streamline access to products. We provide the loyalty of an independent partner with the economics of an outsourced service that is committed to the products of our pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients.

RxCrossroads is a wholly owned subsidiary of Omnicare, Inc. (NYSE:OCR).

About RxCrossroads™

RxCrossroads provides HUB Service Programs encompassing reimbursement support, integration with network pharmacies, patient adherence programs, specialty logistics services, sales operations support and mail-order pharmacy services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device manufacturers. Through its complement of capabilities, RxCrossroads’ solutions incorporate high touch services that provide a consistent patient, prescriber and client experience. RxCrossroads information technology platform integrates information that provides a complete picture for service program analysis.

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 now serves residents in long-term care facilities comprising approximately 1,400,000 beds in 47 states, the District of Columbia and Canada, making it the largest U.S. provider of professional pharmacy, related consulting and data management services for skilled nursing, assisted living and other institutional healthcare providers. Omnicare also provides clinical research services for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries in 30 countries worldwide.

CONTACT INFORMATION:
Contact Name: David Hileman (x.1104) or Cindy Padgett (x.1205)
Contact Phone: 800-918-3252

RxCrossroads
10350 Ormsby Park Place, Suite 500
Louisville, KY 40223
http://www.rxcrossroads.com

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