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                                                                  EXHIBIT 99.2


                               ITEM 7 INFORMATION


The 3,428,625 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.02 per share, of
NeighborCare, Inc. being reported on by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ("GS
Group"), as a parent holding company, are owned, or may be deemed to be
beneficially owned by Goldman, Sachs & Co. ("Goldman Sachs"), a broker or dealer
registered under Section 15 of the Act and an investment adviser registered
under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Goldman Sachs is a
direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of GS Group.