Akorn - Capabilities

Capabilities


Akorn specializes in the development and commercial manufacture of sterile pharmaceutical products, including a wide variety of dosage forms in ophthalmics, injectables and specialty therapeutics.

We are committed to developing long-term strategic alliances with our clients, while providing world-class, full-service development, analytical, microbiological, regulatory, and manufacturing services.

Akorn has a broad range of capabilities for filling sterile products. From Vials to Ampules and Syringes to Ophthalmic bottles, Akorn can meet your wide range of needs. Akorn also has a wide variety of formulation vessels, from glass, to glass-lined and stainless steel tanks. Our fill capabilities and capacities are listed below.

Decatur, Illinois

  • Product Types
    • 1mL Fill / 2 mL Vial to 100 mL Vial Sterile Filled Liquid Injectables
    • 1 mL to 20 mL Ampoules Sterile Filled Liquid Injectables
    • 5 mL to 100 mL Vial Sterile Lyophilized Injectables
    • 2 mL Fill / 6cc to 30 mL Ophthalmic Bottle Sterile Filled Liquid
    • Prescription, OTC, and Controlled Drug Substance Products
  • Core Competencies
    • Terminally Sterilized Products
    • Aseptically Processed Products
    • Lyophilization
    • Controlled Substance Manufacture (Scheduled CII, CIII, CIV)
    • Sterile Liquid Formulations
    • Automated Inspection and Packaging
    • Specialized Products (with sensitivities to light, metal, oxygen, temperature)
  • Throughput Capacity
    • Four (4) Sterile Fill Suites
    • Two (2) 220 square foot Lyophilizer chambers with fully automated loading and unloading
    • Three (3) Formulation / Compounding Operations
    • Fully Equipped Quality Control / Micro Laboratories
    • Six (6) Packaging Lines
    • Two (2) Shift Capability
    • Planned Capacity for Thirty (30) Million Filled Units per Year
    • Warehousing for All Types of Products


Somerset, New Jersey

  • Product Types
    • 5 mL to 30 mL Sterile Filled Gels
    • 1 g to 3.5 g Sterile Filled Ointments
    • 5 mL to 30 mL Sterile Ophthalmic Solutions
    • Prescription and OTC Products
  • Core Competencies
    • Aseptically Sterilized Products
    • Sterile Formulations
    • Automated Inspection and Packaging
  • Throughput Capacity
    • Two (2) Sterile Fill Suites
    • Two (2) Formulation / Compounding Operations
    • Fully Equipped Quality Control / Micro Laboratories
    • Two (2) Packaging Lines
    • Two (2) Shift Capability
    • Planned Capacity for Twenty Three (23) Million Filled Units per Year