Akorn
Akorn, Inc.主要在美國開發,生產及銷售應用于眼科風濕癥麻醉解毒劑等領域的診斷和治療性藥物.該公司分為眼科,注射和合約服務三個部門.眼科類部門銷售診斷和治療性藥物產品.診斷用產品包括散瞳劑,睫狀肌麻痹劑,麻醉劑,局部著色劑,前房角鏡溶液和血管造影染劑;治療用產品包括:抗生素,抗感染劑,類固醇,類固醇組合,綠內障(青光眼)藥劑,解充血藥/抗組胺劑和水腫藥物.其非藥物類產品包括多種人造淚溶液,無防腐劑潤滑油,眼瞼清潔劑,維他命補充劑和隱形眼鏡附屬產品.這些產品主要由對外銷售代理直接向醫師,實踐團體售出,向驗光師和其他客戶進行電話銷售和客戶服務以及通過全國性的分銷組織向批發零售商和其他組織售出.注射類部門銷售注射類產品.產品主要通過批發商和其他國民核算客戶銷售至醫院或直接向醫學專家售出.合約服務部門為第三方藥物生物科技用戶生產其特定規格的產品.該公司的客戶包括醫師,驗光師,批發商,團體購買者和其他藥物公司.另外,該公司還和Strides Arcolab Limited.合資銷售藥物產品. Akorn成立于1971年,總部設于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.