Akorn, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2010 Earnings Release and Conference Call Information

LAKE FOREST, Ill., April 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Akorn, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKRX) will host a conference call on Tuesday, May 4, 2010, to discuss first quarter 2010 results followed by a Q&A session. The company will release earnings the same day before the market opens.

                                 Akorn First Quarter 2010 Conference
    Subject:                     Call
                                 Tuesday, May 4, 2010, at 10:00 a.m.
    Date/Time:                   Eastern Time
    Domestic Callers:           (800) 753-0420
    International Callers:      (913) 312-0698
    Confirmation Code:                                         6242534

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    URL For Webcast:             event.asp?id=68332

A live broadcast of Akorn’s conference call will also be available online at www.akorn.com under the investor relations tab on May 4, 2010, beginning at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time). The online replay will follow immediately and will be available for 30 days.

About Akorn, Inc.

Akorn, Inc. is a niche pharmaceutical company engaged in the development, manufacture and marketing of multisource and branded pharmaceuticals. Akorn has manufacturing facilities located in Decatur, Illinois and Somerset, New Jersey where the Company manufactures ophthalmic and injectable pharmaceuticals. Additional information is available on the Company’s website at www.akorn.com.

    Contact:
    Tim Dick, Chief Financial Officer
    (847) 279-6100

SOURCE Akorn, Inc.