FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   OMNICARE INC 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 07/28/2005 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NEIGHBORCARE INC [NCRX] (Last) (First) (Middle) 1600 RIVERCENTER II, 100 EAST RIVER CENTER BLVD 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) COVINGTON, KY 41011 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock, par value $0.02 per share 0 (1) I By Nectarine Acquisition Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of the reporting person (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
OMNICARE INC 1600 RIVERCENTER II 100 EAST RIVER CENTER BLVD COVINGTON, KY 41011	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Cheryl D. Hodges, Senior Vice President and Secretary		07/28/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	See General Remarks.
  Remarks: (1) On July 27, 2005, the previously announced offer to purchase (the "Offer") all of the issued and  outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.02 per share ("Shares") of NeighborCare, Inc.  ("NeighborCare") for $34.75 per Share in cash by Nectarine Acquisition Corp. ("Purchaser"), a wholly  owned subsidiary of Omnicare, Inc. ("Omnicare"), expired.  On July 28, 2005, pursuant to the Offer,  Purchaser accepted for Payment 42,897,600 Shares, which constituted approximately 97.2% of the  issued and outstanding Shares.  On July 28, 2005, Purchaser was merged with and into NeighborCare,  Inc. (the "Merger"), pursuant to which each outstanding Share (other than Shares held by Omnicare,  Purchaser or any other subsidiary of Omnicare, Shares held by any subsidiary of NeighborCare and  Shares held by any shareholder who has perfected his appraisal rights pursuant to Subchapter 15D  and Section 1930 of the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law of 1988, as amended) was  converted into the right to receive $34.75 per Share in cash and each outstanding Share held by  Omnicare, Purchaser or any other subsidiary of Omnicare was cancelled and no payment made with  respect thereto.  Also, pursuant to the Merger, each issued and outstanding share of common stock of  Purchaser, no par value per share, was converted into one share of common stock of the surviving  corporation, par value $0.02 per share.  As a result of the Merger, NeighborCare became a direct  wholly owned subsidiary of Omnicare, and Purchaser ceased to exist.  NeighborCare has filed a Form  15 to terminate registration of the Shares under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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