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8-K - FORM 8-K - MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC | y86530e8vk.htm |
EX-1.1 - EX-1.1 - MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC | y86530exv1w1.htm |
EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC | y86530exv99w1.htm |
EX-12.1 - EX-12.1 - MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC | y86530exv12w1.htm |
Exhibit 8.1
[Letterhead of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP]
September 7, 2010
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.,
100 Parsons Pond Drive,
Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as United States federal income tax counsel to Medco Health Solutions, Inc.
(Medco) in connection with the offer of securities described in the prospectus supplement filed
by Medco on the date hereof (the Prospectus Supplement). The Prospectus Supplement supplements
the prospectus contained in Medcos Registration Statement on S-3 (File No. 333-149655), filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on March 12, 2008.
We hereby confirm to you that our opinion is as set forth in the Prospectus Supplement under
the caption United States Taxation. We hereby consent to the filing with the Securities and
Exchange Commission of this letter as an exhibit and the reference to us under the heading United
States Taxation. In giving such consent, we do not admit that we are within the category of
persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act.
Very truly yours, |
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/s/ Sullivan & Cromwell LLP | ||||