EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED

PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Robert O. Kraft, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Omnicare, Inc. (the "Company"), do hereby certify in accordance with 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1.    The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the period ended June 30, 2013 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

2.    The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date:	July 24, 2013	By:	/s/ Robert O. Kraft
			Robert O. Kraft
			Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer