EXHIBIT 32.1

          CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED
            PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Joel F. Gemunder, President and Chief Executive 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 Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the period ended December
31, 2003 (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.

Dated: March 15, 2004


                                          /s/ Joel F. Gemunder
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                                          Joel F. Gemunder
                                          President and Chief Executive Officer