Press Release: Apicore : Medicure Exercises Option to Acquire Additional Interests in Apicore

Medicure Inc. ("Medicure" or the "Company") (TSXV:MPH, OTC: MCUJF), a leading Canadian specialty pharmaceutical company, is pleased to announce that it and its wholly owned Mauritius subsidiary have exercised their option (the "Option") to acquire additional interests in Apicore Inc. and Apicore LLC (together "Apicore") from Apicore's founding shareholders.