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<notificationOfRemoval>

    <schemaVersion>X0203</schemaVersion>

    <exchange>
        <cik>0000876661</cik>
        <entityName>NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE LLC</entityName>
    </exchange>

    <issuer>
        <cik>353230</cik>
        <entityName>OMNICARE INC</entityName>
        <fileNumber>001-08269</fileNumber>
        <address>
            <street1>900 Omnicare Center</street1>
            <street2>201 E. 4th Street</street2>
            <city>Cincinnati</city>
            <stateOrCountryCode>OH</stateOrCountryCode>
            <stateOrCountry>OHIO</stateOrCountry>
            <zipCode>45202</zipCode>
        </address>
        <telephoneNumber>(513) 719-2600</telephoneNumber>
    </issuer>

    <descriptionClassSecurity>Omnicare, Inc. guarantee of Omnicare Capital Trust I Trust Preferred Income Equity Redeemable Securities</descriptionClassSecurity>

    <ruleProvision>17 CFR 240.12d2-2(a)(4)</ruleProvision>

    <signatureData>
        <signatureName>Victoria Paper</signatureName>
        <signatureTitle>Senior Analyst</signatureTitle>
        <signatureDate>2015-10-27</signatureDate>
    </signatureData>
</notificationOfRemoval>