RxAmerica introduces a new logo to reflect company's growth

July 8, 2005 - SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - RxAmerica, one of the nation's leading pharmacy benefit management (PBM) companies, recently unveiled a new logo for its company. The new logo is part of a corporate branding strategy that reflects the company's development and success.

"The PBM industry is continually changing, and there are many new challenges and opportunities for RxAmerica and our customers. Our new logo represents our commitment to being at the center of these changes for our customers," said RxAmerica president, John Gardynik.

The new logo contains graphic elements that represent the current growth of the company and the expansion of its product offering. It is meant to convey RxAmerica's advancement in the PBM industry while increasing recognition and recollection.

During the past five years, RxAmerica has more than tripled its annual revenues and number of employees. The company was recently ranked as the sixth largest PBM in the nation by Business Insurance magazine, and ninth on Mountain West Venture Group's prestigious list of Utah's "Top Revenue Growth" companies for 2004.

"We have experienced tremendous growth and expect nothing but continued success in the future," said Gardynik. "Our new logo communicates this growth and builds on our reputation of providing innovative solutions and excellent customer service."

About RxAmerica - RxAmerica is a leading pharmacy benefit manager that specializes in controlling costs, creating customized solutions and delivering unbeatable service for its clients. RxAmerica has partnered with many large and small managed care providers to create a new trend in the industry-lowering prescription costs in a consistently inflationary environment. With its powerful online reporting tool, RxInsider™, RxAmerica delivers innovative and targeted programs that improve the health of members while lowering costs for its clients.

RxAmerica provides prescription benefits for more than five million individuals nationally, through a retail network of more than 53,000 pharmacies and a state-of-the-art mail order facility. RxAmerica is a wholly owned subsidiary of Longs Drug Stores Corporation (NYSE - symbol LDG), one of the leading drug store chains in North America. Information on Longs Drugs is available at www.longs.com.

For further information on RxAmerica, call 1-800-770-8014 or visit RxAmerica's Web site at www.rxamerica.com.