AKORN, INC. ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER 2009 EARNINGS RELEASE AND CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

LAKE FOREST, IL. -- (February 9, 2010) -- Akorn, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKRX) will host a conference call on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, to discuss fourth quarter and year-end 2009 results followed by a Q&A session. The company will release earnings the same day before the market opens.

   Subject:		   Akorn Fourth Quarter 2009 Conference Call
   Date/Time:		   Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time
   Domestic Callers:	   (800) 289-0487 
   International Callers:  (913) 643-4197
   Confirmation code:      3846928  
   URL For Webcast:	   http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=66227
		  

The live broadcast of Akorns conference call will also be available online at www.akorn.com under the investor relations tab on March 16, 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. manufactures and markets sterile specialty pharmaceuticals. Akorn has manufacturing facilities located in Decatur, Illinois and Somerset, New Jersey and markets and distributes an extensive line of hospital and ophthalmic pharmaceuticals. Additional information is available at the Company’s website at www.akorn.com.

Contacts:
Akorn, Inc.
Tim Dick, Chief Financial Officer
(847) 279-6150