Akorn  
Akorn, Inc.主要在美国开发,生产及销售应用于眼科风湿症麻醉解毒剂等领域的诊断和治疗性药物.该公司分为眼科,注射和合约服务三个部门.眼科类部门销售诊断和治疗性药物产品.诊断用产品包括散瞳剂,睫状肌麻痹剂,麻醉剂,局部着色剂,前房角镜溶液和血管造影染剂;治疗用产品包括:抗生素,抗感染剂,类固醇,类固醇组合,绿内障(青光眼)药剂,解充血药/抗组胺剂和水肿药物.其非药物类产品包括多种人造泪溶液,无防腐剂润滑油,眼睑清洁剂,维他命补充剂和隐形眼镜附属产品.这些产品主要由对外销售代理直接向医师,实践团体售出,向验光师和其他客户进行电话销售和客户服务以及通过全国性的分销组织向批发零售商和其他组织售出.注射类部门销售注射类产品.产品主要通过批发商和其他国民核算客户销售至医院或直接向医学专家售出.合约服务部门为第三方药物生物科技用户生产其特定规格的产品.该公司的客户包括医师,验光师,批发商,团体购买者和其他药物公司.另外,该公司还和Strides Arcolab Limited.合资销售药物产品. Akorn成立于1971年,总部设于Illinois州的Buffalo Grove.

Akorn is a niche generic pharmaceutical company engaged in the development, manufacture and marketing of multi-source and branded pharmaceutical products in the areas of ophthalmology, antidotes, anti-infectives, and controlled substances for pain management and anesthesia in the United States and across the globe.

Our customers include physicians, optometrists, hospitals, surgery centers, clinics, long-term care, wholesalers, group purchasing organizations, retail pharmacies, and other pharmaceutical companies.

Akorn is committed to serving our customers by providing an extensive line of affordable, safe and efficacious pharmaceuticals in the following markets: 

 

• Ophthalmologic Pharmaceuticals: Solutions, Ointments, Gels, and Injectables 
  
  The Company’s Ophthalmic segment markets diagnostic products, including mydriatics and cycloplegics, anesthetics, topical stains, gonioscopic solutions, and angiography dyes, which are used in the office setting.
  
  We also sell therapeutic products, such as antibiotics, anti-infectives, steroids, steroid combinations, glaucoma medications, decongestants/antihistamines, and anti-edema medications to wholesalers, chain drug stores, and other national account customers. In addition, this segment offers non-pharmaceutical products, including various artificial tear solutions, and preservative-free lubricating ointments.
  
  

• Specialty Therapeutics and Injectable Pharmaceuticals: Liquid and Lyophilized 
  
  The Company's Specialty Therapeutics and Injectable segment markets hospital drug and injectable pharmaceutical products, including antidotes, anti-infectives, and controlled substances for pain management and anesthesia; and other pharmaceutical products. This segment markets products to hospitals through the wholesale distribution channel.
  
  

• Contract Manufacturing 
  Our Contract Service segment manufactures aseptic filled and terminally sterilized ophthalmic and injectable pharmaceutical products from our facilities in Somerset, NJ and Decatur, IL for third party pharmaceutical customers.

Akorn was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois.