RxAmerica Selected by Unison Health Plan To Provide PBM Services for Medicaid and Medicare

November 23, 2005 - SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - RxAmerica has announced that it was selected to provide pharmacy benefit management services to Unison Health Plan, a government-sponsored managed health care provider currently serving 300,000 members in Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Tennessee. In addition, RxAmerica will be serving Unison Health Plan's Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug (MA-PD) program under the new Medicare drug benefit option. The new drug program is effective on January 1, 2006.

Jim Hancovsky, director of pharmacy at Unison Health Plan, said, "Unison Health Plan genuinely cares for its members and routinely goes far beyond what is typically expected through traditional managed care. Partnering with RxAmerica is an exciting opportunity for us to provide exceptional pharmacy benefits to our members and Unison MA-PD beneficiaries."

"This opportunity to work with Unison Health Plan is a real honor," said John Gardynik, president of RxAmerica. He added, "RxAmerica has a reputation for making sure that our incentives are aligned with our clients' economic needs and we share Unison's focus on providing quality care for its members. Unison and RxAmerica will benefit from each other's success and expertise in providing low cost, high quality care as well as customized and respectful customer service - especially in the government-sponsored health care programs arena."

Forward-Looking Statements - This release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements are based on RxAmerica's current plans and expectations and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to vary materially from those included in or contemplated by such statements. Risks and uncertainties and other factors are detailed from time to time in RxAmerica's media releases and in its parent company's, Longs Drug Store Corporation, media releases and annual, quarterly and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Risks and uncertainties include among other things, risks of changing market conditions in the overall and regional economy, changes in consumer preferences and perceptions, and changes in applicable law or in the interpretation of applicable law by regulatory agencies. Please refer to such filings for a further discussion of these risks and uncertainties. Neither RxAmerica nor Longs Drug Stores Corporation undertake obligation to update any projections or other forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this release.

About RxAmerica - RxAmerica, L.L.C. is a leading pharmacy benefit manager that specializes in controlling costs, creating customized solutions and delivering best-in-class service for its clients. RxAmerica has partnered with many large and successful managed care organizations 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 health plans. For further information on RxAmerica, call 1-800-770-8014 or visit RxAmerica's Web site at www.rxamerica.com.

RxAmerica provides prescription benefits for more than five million individuals nationally, through a retail network of more than 55,000 pharmacies and several state-of-the-art mail order facilities.

About Unison Health Plan - Since 1995, Unison Health Plan's dynamic health care plans have specialized in government-sponsored health programs such as Medicaid, the State Children's Health Insurance Program, State General Assistance, and Medicare. Unison is partnered with nearly 300,000 members and 15,000 providers throughout Pennsylvania, Ohio, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Unison provides high quality, cost effective health care and responsive customer service that empowers our members and providers to work together for better health. For additional information visit www.unisonhealthplan.com.