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<GROUP-MEMBERS>			ACCU-MED SERVICES OF WASHINGTON LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			ACCUMED INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			ALACRITIS BIOPHARMA, INC.
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			AMBLER ACQUISITION CO LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			AMC NEW YORK INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			AMC TENNESSEE INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			APS ACQUISITION LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			ARLINGTON ACQUISITION I, INC.
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			ASCO HEALTHCARE INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			ASCO HEALTHCARE OF NEW ENGLAND INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			ASCO HEALTHCARE OF NEW ENGLAND LTD PARTNERSHIP
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			BACHS PHARMACY SERVICES LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			BADGER ACQUISITION LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			BADGER ACQUISITION OF BROOKSVILLE LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			BADGER ACQUISITION OF KENTUCKY LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			BADGER ACQUISITION OF MINNESOTA LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			BADGER ACQUISITION OF OHIO LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			BADGER ACQUISITION OF ORLANDO LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			BADGER ACQUISITION OF TAMPA LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			BADGER ACQUISITION OF TEXAS LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			BEACHWOOD HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			BIO PHARM INTERNATIONAL INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			BPNY ACQUISITION CORP
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			BPTX ACQUISITION CORP
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			CAMPO MEDICAL PHARMACY INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			CAPITOL HOME INFUSION, INC.
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			CARE PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			CARE4 LP
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			CARECARD INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			CHP ACQUISITION CORP
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			CIP ACQUISITION CORP
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			CLINIMETRICS RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC.
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			COMPASS HEALTH SERVICES INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			COMPSCRIPT BOCA INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			COMPSCRIPT INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			COMPSCRIPT MOBILE INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			CONCORD PHARMACY SERVICES INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			CP ACQUISITION CORP
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			CREEKSIDE MANAGED CARE PHARMACY INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			CTLP ACQUISITION CORP
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			D&R PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			DELCO APOTHECARY INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			DIXON PHARMACY LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			EASTERN MEDICAL SUPPLIES INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			EASTERN REHAB SERVICES, INC.
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			ELECTRA ACQUISITION CORP
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			ENCARE OF MASSACHUSETTS INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			ENLOE DRUGS INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			EURO BIO PHARM CLINICAL SERVICES INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			EVERGREEN PHARMACEUTICAL INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			EVERGREEN PHARMACEUTICAL OF CALIFORNIA INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			EXCELLERX, INC.
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			GENEVA SUB INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			H.O. SUBSIDIARY, INC.
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			HARDARDT GROUP INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			HEALTH CONCEPTS & SERVICES INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			HEALTHOBJECTS CORP
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			HEARTLAND REPACK SERVICES LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			HIGHLAND WHOLESALE LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			HMIS INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			HOME CARE PHARMACY INC/NY
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			HOME PHARMACY SERVICES INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			HORIZON MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLY INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			HYTREE PHARMACY INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			INSTITUTIONAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			INTERLOCK PHARMACY SYSTEMS INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			JHC ACQUISITION INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			LANGSAM HEALTH SERVICES INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			LCPS ACQUISITION LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			LO MED PRESCRIPTION SERVICES INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			LOBOS ACQUISITION OF ARIZONA, INC.
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			LOBOS ACQUISITION OF PENNSYLVANIA, INC.
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			LOBOS ACQUISITION, LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			LPI ACQUISITION CORP
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			MAIN STREET PHARMACY LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			MANAGED HEALTHCARE INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			MANAGEMENT & NETWORK SERVICES INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			MED WORLD ACQUISITION CORP
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			MEDICAL ARTS HEALTH CARE INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			MEDICAL SERVICES CONSORTIUM INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			MEDICAL SERVICES GROUP INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			MEDICINE CENTER, LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			MHHP ACQUISITION CO LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			MOSI ACQUISITION CORP
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NATIONAL CARE FOR SENIORS LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NCS HEALTHCARE INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NCS HEALTHCARE OF ARIZONA INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NCS HEALTHCARE OF ARKANSAS INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NCS HEALTHCARE OF BEACHWOOD INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NCS HEALTHCARE OF CALIFORNIA INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NCS HEALTHCARE OF CONNECTICUT INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NCS HEALTHCARE OF FLORIDA INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NCS HEALTHCARE OF ILLINOIS INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NCS HEALTHCARE OF INDIANA INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NCS HEALTHCARE OF INDIANA LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NCS HEALTHCARE OF IOWA INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NCS HEALTHCARE OF KANSAS INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NCS HEALTHCARE OF KENTUCKY INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NCS HEALTHCARE OF MARYLAND INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NCS HEALTHCARE OF MASSACHUSETTS INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NCS HEALTHCARE OF MICHIGAN INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NCS HEALTHCARE OF MINNESOTA INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NCS HEALTHCARE OF MISSOURI INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NCS HEALTHCARE OF MONTANA INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NCS HEALTHCARE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NCS HEALTHCARE OF NEW JERSEY INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NCS HEALTHCARE OF NEW MEXICO INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NCS HEALTHCARE OF NEW YORK INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NCS HEALTHCARE OF NORTH CAROLINA INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NCS HEALTHCARE OF OHIO
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NCS HEALTHCARE OF OKLAHOMA INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NCS HEALTHCARE OF OREGON INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NCS HEALTHCARE OF PENNSYLVANIA INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NCS HEALTHCARE OF RHODE ISLAND INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NCS HEALTHCARE OF SOUTH CAROLINA INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NCS HEALTHCARE OF TENNESSEE INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NCS HEALTHCARE OF TEXAS INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NCS HEALTHCARE OF VERMONT INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NCS HEALTHCARE OF WASHINGTON INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NCS HEALTHCARE OF WISCONSIN INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NCS OF ILLINOIS INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NCS SERVICES INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NEIGHBORCARE HOLDINGS, INC.
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NEIGHBORCARE HOME MEDICAL EQUIPMENT INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NEIGHBORCARE INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NEIGHBORCARE MEDISCO
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NEIGHBORCARE OF CALIFORNIA INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NEIGHBORCARE OF INDIANA, INC.
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NEIGHBORCARE OF MARYLAND LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NEIGHBORCARE OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NEIGHBORCARE OF OHIO INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NEIGHBORCARE OF OKLAHOMA INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NEIGHBORCARE OF TEXAS INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NEIGHBORCARE OF VIRGINIA INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NEIGHBORCARE OF WISCONSIN
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NEIGHBORCARE ORCA INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NEIGHBORCARE PHARMACIES INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NEIGHBORCARE PHARMACY SERVICES INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NEIGHBORCARE REPACKAGING, INC.
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NEIGHBORCARE SENIORCARE PLAN, INC.
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NEIGHBORCARE SERVICES CORP
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NEIGHBORCARE TCI INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NEIGHBORCARE-INFUSION SERVICES, INC.
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NGC ACQUISITION CO LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NIHAN & MARTIN INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NIV ACQUISITION CORP
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			NORTH SHORE PHARMACY SERVICES INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			OCR RA ACQUISITION CORP
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			OFL CORP
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			OMNIBILL SERVICES LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			OMNICARE CANADIAN HOLDINGS, INC.
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			OMNICARE CLINICAL RESEARCH INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			OMNICARE CLINICAL RESEARCH LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			OMNICARE CR INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			OMNICARE EXTENDED PHARMA SERVICES LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			OMNICARE HEADQUARTERS LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			OMNICARE HOLDING CO
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			OMNICARE INDIANA PARTNERSHIP HOLDING CO LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			OMNICARE MANAGEMENT CO
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			OMNICARE OF NEVADA LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			OMNICARE PENNSYLVANIA MED SUPPLY LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			OMNICARE PHARMACEUTICS INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			OMNICARE PHARMACIES OF PA EAST LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			OMNICARE PHARMACIES OF PA WEST LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			OMNICARE PHARMACIES OF THE GREAT PLAINS HOLDING CO INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			OMNICARE PHARMACY & SUPPLY SERVICES INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			OMNICARE PHARMACY OF COLORADO LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			OMNICARE PHARMACY OF FLORIDA LP
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			OMNICARE PHARMACY OF INDIANA LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			OMNICARE PHARMACY OF MAINE HOLDING CO
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			OMNICARE PHARMACY OF MAINE LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			OMNICARE PHARMACY OF MASSACHUSETTS LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			OMNICARE PHARMACY OF NEBRASKA LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			OMNICARE PHARMACY OF NORTH CAROLINA, LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			OMNICARE PHARMACY OF PUEBLO LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			OMNICARE PHARMACY OF SOUTH DAKOTA LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			OMNICARE PHARMACY OF TENNESSEE LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			OMNICARE PHARMACY OF TEXAS 1 LP
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			OMNICARE PHARMACY OF TEXAS 2 LP
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			OMNICARE PHARMACY OF THE MIDWEST LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			OMNICARE PURCHASING CO GENERAL PARTNER INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			OMNICARE PURCHASING CO LP
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			OMNICARE PURCHASING CO LTD PARTNER INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			OMNICARE RESPIRATORY SERVICES LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			PBM HOLDING CO
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			PBM PLUS
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			PBM PLUS MAIL SERVICE PHARMACY, LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			PHARM CORP OF MAINE LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			PHARMACON CORP
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			PHARMACY ASSOCIATES OF GLENS FALLS INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			PHARMACY CONSULTANTS INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			PHARMACY HOLDING 1 LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			PHARMACY HOLDING 2 LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			PHARMASOURCE HEALTHCARE INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			PHARMED HOLDINGS INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			PP ACQUISITION COMPANY, LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			PPS ACQUISITION COMPANY, LLC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			PRN PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			PROFESSIONAL PHARMACY SERVICES INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			RESCOT SYSTEMS GROUP INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			ROESCHENS HEALTHCARE CORP
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<GROUP-MEMBERS>			SPECIALIZED PATIENT CARE SERVICES INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			SPECIALIZED PHARMACY SERVICES INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			SPECIALIZED SERVICES OF MICHIGAN INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			STERLING HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			SUBURBAN MEDICAL SERVICES INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			SUPERIOR CARE PHARMACY INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			SWISH INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			TCPI ACQUISITION CORP
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			THG ACQUISITION CORP
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			THREE FORKS APOTHECARY INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			TIDEWATER HEALTHCARE SHARED SERVICES GROUP, INC.
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			UC ACQUISITION CORP
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			UNI CARE HEALTH SERVICES OF MAINE INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			VALUE HEALTH CARE SERVICES INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			VALUE PHARMACY INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			VITAL CARE INFUSIONS INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			WEBER MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			WESTHAVEN SERVICES CO
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			WILLIAMSON DRUG CO INC
<GROUP-MEMBERS>			WINSLOWS PHARMACY
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