PharMerica Names Industry Veteran Senior Vice President, Customer Services

Business Wire, Feb 23, 2009

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- PharMerica Corporation (NYSE: PMC), a national provider of institutional pharmacy and hospital pharmacy management services, today announced that Denis R. Holmes has joined the Company as Senior Vice President, Customer Services, effective immediately.

For the past 15 years, Mr. Holmes worked for Omnicare, a provider of pharmaceutical care for the elderly, and served most recently as Vice President, Operations. Prior to joining Omnicare, he was Executive Vice President for Healthcare Prescription Services, Inc., a long-term care pharmacy located in Indianapolis.

In commenting on Mr. Holmes joining the Company, Gregory S. Weishar, PharMerica Corporation's Chief Executive Officer, said, "Denis brings considerable experience to our company. His twenty year career encompasses all aspects of the institutional pharmacy business. He is a great addition to our management team."

About PharMerica

PharMerica Corporation is a leading institutional pharmacy services company servicing healthcare facilities in the United States. PharMerica operates institutional pharmacies in 40 states. PharMerica's customers are institutional healthcare providers, such as nursing centers, assisted living facilities, hospitals and other long-term care providers. The Company also provides pharmacy management services to long-term care hospitals.

From time to time, PharMerica Corporation makes "forward-looking statements," as defined within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other factors that could cause results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those anticipated. Forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements relating to the Company's current and expected financial results, overall economic, financial and political conditions, industry trends, as well as other especially relevant risks as detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The information set forth herein should be read in light of such risks. The Company assumes no obligation to update the information contained in this press release.