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

Monday, April 19, 2010

LAKE FOREST, IL – (April 19, 2010) 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.

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

Contacts:
Akorn, Inc.
Tim Dick, Chief Financial Officer
(847) 279-6100