PharMerica Announces Date of 2009 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting

PharMerica Corporation (NYSE: PMC), a national provider of institutional pharmacy and hospital pharmacy management services, today announced that the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders will be held on Thursday, June 4, 2009, in Louisville, Kentucky. Meeting details will be included in the Company’s 2009 annual meeting proxy statement. Shareholders of record as of April 15, 2009, are entitled to vote on business introduced at the annual meeting.

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.