Exhibit 99.1

Akorn Reports Preliminary Second Quarter 2012 Financial Results

-Reports Record Q2 Revenue of $63.3 million and Q2 Adjusted EPS of $0.12-

-Raises 2012 Outlook-

LAKE FOREST, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 7, 2012--Akorn, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKRX), a niche generic pharmaceutical company, today reported preliminary financial results for the second quarter of 2012, subject to further review by the Company and its auditors. Final financial results will be filed by the Company in its second quarter 2012 Form 10-Q.

Second Quarter Highlights

• Twelfth consecutive quarter of growth in core revenue and adjusted EBITDA. Akorn’s core business consists of the ophthalmic, hospital drugs & injectables and contract services segments.
• Revenue growth of 97% over the comparable prior year quarter, or 37% excluding the impact of acquisitions.
• Filed three new internally developed ANDAs and completed the development on an additional twelve ANDAs with a combined annual market size of $1.6 billion.
• Launched vancomycin hydrochloride capsules, the generic version of ViroPharma’s Vancocin©.
• Relaunch of two drug shortage injectables: Fentanyl Citrate Injection and Midazolam Hydrochloride Injection.

Raj Rai, Chief Executive Officer commented, “We delivered another solid quarter as a result of the continued strong demand for our core products, the recently acquired Akorn India business as well as the launch of oral vancomycin. We expect a strong second half of the year due to new contract awards while we continue to make strategic investments in sales and R&D in order to position ourselves for continued long-term growth.”

Consolidated revenue for the second quarter of 2012 was $63.3 million, up 97% over the comparable prior year quarter consolidated revenue of $32.1 million, and up 37% excluding the impact of acquisitions. Organic growth came from market share gains in established products, the launch of oral vancomycin, injectable drug shortages and the relaunch of certain injectable and ophthalmic products, partially offset by decreases in our US contract services revenue. Additional year-over-year growth came from the acquisitions of AVR, Lundbeck products and certain assets of Kilitch Drugs (India) Limited.

Consolidated gross margin for the second quarter of 2012 was 56.5% compared to 55.6% in the comparable prior year period. Gross margin for the second quarter of 2012, excluding the impact of Akorn India, was 60.1%. Sustained improvements in gross margin are the result of favorable product mix, the acquisition of higher margin products from Lundbeck, and higher utilization of plant capacities.

Net income for the second quarter of 2012 was $10.6 million, or $0.10 per diluted share compared to net income of $17.9 million, or $0.17 per diluted share in the comparable prior year quarter. Net income for the second quarter of 2011 included a $0.13 per diluted share gain on the sale of the Akorn-Strides LLC joint venture’s product portfolio to Pfizer.

Non-GAAP adjusted net income for the second quarter of 2012 was $13.3 million, or $0.12 per diluted share compared to non-GAAP adjusted net income of $9.2 million, or $0.09 per diluted share in the comparable prior year quarter. The year-over-year comparison was also impacted by the Federal income tax provision and interest expense related to the Company’s convertible debt. The Company did not record a Federal income tax provision in the second quarter of 2011 and issued convertible debt in June of 2011.

Second quarter 2012 non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA was $23.3 million, up 120% compared with $10.6 million in the comparable prior year quarter. Non-GAAP financial measures are defined further below under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

First Quarter 2012 Restatement

On August 7, 2012, Akorn, Inc., issued a press release announcing that, on August 3, 2012, the Audit Committee of Akorn’s Board of Directors (“Audit Committee”), upon the recommendation of management, concluded that the previously issued financial statements contained in Akorn, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2012 should not be relied upon because of errors in those financial statements and that those financial statements would be restated to make the necessary accounting adjustments.

The previously disclosed $66.7 million purchase price for the acquisition of certain assets of Kilitch Drugs (India) Limited was originally recorded in the first quarter of 2012. During the second quarter of 2012, the Company determined that its preliminary accounting for the acquisition of certain assets of Kilitch Drugs (India) Limited needed to be corrected, as certain items that had been previously capitalized as purchase price needed to be expensed as either compensation earned from the achievement of acquisition related milestones or other acquisition costs. As a result of the restatement Akorn will re-characterize approximately $8.3 million of originally recorded purchase price as additional expense for the quarter ended March 31, 2012.

In addition, the Company’s consolidated statements of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 have been adjusted to correct a classification error.  The error resulted in an understatement of net cash provided by operating activities of $1.4 million, with a corresponding understatement of net cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and an overstatement of net cash provided by operating activities of $0.5 million, with a corresponding overstatement of net cash used in investing activities for the three month period ended March 31, 2011.

2012 Outlook

The Company’s 2012 outlook has been updated to include the impact of vancomycin hydrochloride capsules, but excludes any new approvals after August 7, 2012.

Akorn’s R&D Pipeline

The Company has 41 ANDAs filed with the FDA with a combined annual market size of approximately $4.4 billion. The Company has completed development work on 13 additional products with a combined annual market size of approximately $1.2 billion and expects to file these products with the FDA shortly.

Second Quarter 2012 Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, August 7, 2012, to discuss second quarter 2012 results followed by a Q&A session. The domestic call-in number is 888-267-6301 and the international call-in number is 719-457-2615. The confirmation code for all callers is 4125361. The URL for the webcast is http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=88178. A live broadcast of the conference call will also be available online at www.akorn.com under the Investor Relations tab and available for replay 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, Somerset, New Jersey and Paonta Sahib, India where the Company manufactures ophthalmic and injectable pharmaceuticals. Additional information is available on the Company’s website at www.akorn.com.

Forward Looking Statement

This press release includes statements that may constitute "forward-looking statements," including projections of certain measures of Akorn's results of operations, projections of certain charges and expenses, and other statements regarding Akorn's goals, regulatory approvals and strategy. Akorn cautions that these forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. These statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Because such statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties, actual future results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They use words such as "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "project," "intend," "plan," "believe," and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with a discussion of future operating or financial performance. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: statements relating to future steps we may take, prospective products, future performance or results of current and anticipated products, sales efforts, expenses, the outcome of contingencies such as legal proceedings, and financial results. These cautionary statements should be considered in connection with any subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements that may be made by the company or by persons acting on its behalf and in conjunction with its periodic SEC filings. You are advised, however, to consult any further disclosures we make on related subjects in our reports filed with the SEC. In particular, you should read the discussion in the section entitled "Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as it may be updated in subsequent reports filed with the SEC. That discussion covers certain risks, uncertainties and possibly inaccurate assumptions that could cause our actual results to differ materially from expected and historical results. Other factors besides those listed there could also adversely affect our results.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to reporting all financial information required in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), Akorn is also reporting Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted net income and Adjusted net income per diluted share, which are non-GAAP financial measures. Since Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted net income and Adjusted net income per diluted share are not GAAP financial measures, they should not be used in isolation or as a substitute for consolidated statements of operations and cash flow data prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, Akorn’s definitions of Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted net income and Adjusted net income per diluted share may not be comparable to similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures reported by other companies. For a full reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted net income to GAAP net income, please see the attachments to this earnings release.

Core business revenue, as defined by the Company, is equal to total GAAP revenues, less revenue attributed to the Biologics & vaccines segment, which the Company exited during the quarter ended March 31, 2010. The Company believes that core business revenue is a meaningful indicator in that it helps investors to evaluate the Company’s revenue trends from its current reportable segments, excluding the impact of the Company’s exit from the biologics & vaccines segment, which it did not consider to be part of its core business.

Adjusted EBITDA, as defined by the company, is calculated as follows:

Net income, plus:

• Interest income (expense), net
• Provision for income taxes
• Depreciation and amortization
• Non-cash expenses, such as share-based compensation expense, changes in the fair value of warrants, and deferred financing cost amortization
• Other adjustments, such as equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint venture related to the sale of the joint venture's assets, amortization of the fair value adjustment to inventory acquired through business acquisitions, and Kilitch Drugs (India) Limited acquisition related expense

The Company believes that Adjusted EBITDA is a meaningful indicator, to both Company management and investors, of the past and expected ongoing operating performance of the Company. EBITDA is a commonly used and widely accepted measure of financial performance. Adjusted EBITDA is deemed by the Company to be a useful performance indicator because it includes an add back of non-cash and non-recurring operating expenses which have little to no bearing on cash flows and may be subject to uncontrollable factors not reflective of the Company’s true operational performance (i.e. fair value adjustments to the carrying value of stock warrants liability).

Adjusted net income, as defined by the company, is calculated as follows:

Income before income taxes, plus:

• Intangible asset amortization
• Non-cash expenses, such as non-cash interest, share-based compensation expense, changes in the fair value of warrants, and deferred financing cost amortization
• Other adjustments, such as equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint venture related to the sale of the joint venture's assets, amortization of the fair value adjustment to inventory acquired through business acquisitions, and Kilitch Drugs (India) Limited acquisition related expense
• Less an estimated cash tax provision, net of the benefit from utilizing NOL carry-forwards.

Adjusted net income per diluted share is equal to Adjusted net income divided by the actual or anticipated diluted share count for the applicable period.

The Company believes that Adjusted net income and Adjusted net income per diluted shares are meaningful financial indicators, to both Company management and investors, in that they exclude non-cash income and expense items that have no impact on current or future cash flows, as well as other income and expense items that are not expected to recur and therefore are not reflective of continuing operating performance. Adjusted net income and Adjusted net income per diluted share provide the Company and investors with income figures that would be expected to be more aligned with cash flows than GAAP net income, which includes a host of non-cash income and expense items.

While the Company uses Core business revenue, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted net income and Adjusted net income per diluted share in managing and analyzing its business and financial condition and believes these non-GAAP financial measures to be useful to investors in evaluating the Company’s performance, each of these financial measures has certain shortcomings. Core business revenue does not provide a full picture of the Company’s historical revenues. Adjusted EBITDA does not take into account the impact of capital expenditures on either the liquidity or the GAAP financial performance of the Company and likewise omits share-based compensation expenses, which may vary over time and may represent a material portion of overall compensation expense. Adjusted net income does not take into account non-cash expenses that reflect the amortization of past expenditures, or include stock-based compensation, which is an important and material element of the Company’s compensation package for its directors, officers and other key employees. Due to the inherent limitations of each of these non-GAAP financial measures, the Company’s management utilizes comparable GAAP financial measures to evaluate the business in conjunction with Adjusted EBITDA and encourages investors to do likewise.

CONTACT:
Akorn, Inc.
Tim Dick, 847-279-6150
Chief Financial Officer