Akorn, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKRX) Files An 8-K Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On February 28, 2017, Akorn, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKRX), a leading specialty pharmaceutical company, announced that it received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Mycophenolate Mofetil for Injection, USP, 500 mg/vial. This approval is the first new product approval received out of Akorn’s Decatur, Illinois manufacturing facility since the FDA re-inspection in December 2016. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

The information in this Item 7.01, including exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. See attached exhibit index.

About Akorn, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKRX)

Akorn Inc., together with its subsidiaries, is a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures and markets generic and branded prescription pharmaceuticals, as well as private-label over-the-counter (OTC) consumer health products and animal health pharmaceuticals. The Company operates through two segments: Prescription Pharmaceuticals and the Consumer Health. The Prescription Pharmaceuticals segment is engaged in manufacturing and marketing generic and branded prescription pharmaceuticals, including ophthalmics, injectables, oral liquids, otics, topical, inhalants and nasal sprays. The Consumer Health segment is engaged in manufacturing and marketing branded and private-label animal health and OTC products. The Company’s Akorn Consumer Health division (ACH) markets a portfolio of OTC brands and various formulations of private-label OTC pharmaceutical products. Its OTC brand is TheraTears Therapy for Your Eyes, which is a family of therapeutic eye care products.

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Akorn, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKRX) closed its last trading session down -1.27 at 20.81 with 3,372,556 shares trading hands.