Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
DALTON JAMES E JR
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NEIGHBORCARE INC [NCRX] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
6505 EDINBURGH DRIVE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/28/2005
(Street)

NASHVILLE, TN 37221		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 07/28/2005   D(1)   6,703 D $ 34.75 0 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Common Stock (right to buy) $ 12.99 07/28/2005   D(2)     39,134 10/01/2001 10/01/2011 Common Stock 39,134 $ 34.75 0 D  
Common Stock (right to buy) $ 10.73 07/28/2005   D(2)     3,913 10/01/2002 10/01/2012 Common Stock 3,913 $ 34.75 0 D  
Common Stock (right to buy) $ 15.47 07/28/2005   D(2)     3,913 10/01/2003 10/01/2013 Common Stock 3,913 $ 34.75 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
DALTON JAMES E JR
6505 EDINBURGH DRIVE
NASHVILLE, TN 37221		   X      

Signatures

 /s/ John F. Gaither, Jr. on behalf of James E. Dalton, Jr. by power of attorney   08/01/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 6, 2005 (the "Merger Agreement"), among NeighborCare, Inc. ("NeighborCare"), Omnicare, Inc. ("Omnicare") and Nectarine Acquisition Corp. ("Purchaser"), on July 28, 2005, Purchaser accepted for purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.02 per share ("Shares") of NeighborCare tendered to it in connection with its previously announced tender offer (the "Offer") at a purchase price of $34.75 per Share in cash. Also on July 28, 2005, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Purchaser was merged with and into NeighborCare (the "Merger"), as a result of which all of the Reporting Person's Shares were converted into the right to receive $34.75 per Share in cash.
(2) Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, as a result of the Merger, all options to purchase NeighborCare common stock outstanding immediately prior to the Merger were cancelled and Omnicare became obligated to pay to each former holder of any such cancelled options a cash amount equal to the product of (i) the excess, if any, of the $34.75 Merger Consideration over the exercise price per share and (ii) the number of shares of NeighborCare common stock covered by such holder's options, subject to applicable income and employment withholding taxes.

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