EXHIBIT 32.1

                           CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                 SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the annual report of Akorn, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-K
for the period ended December 31, 2003, as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission and to which this Certification is an exhibit (the
"Report"), the undersigned officer of Akorn, Inc. does hereby certify, pursuant
to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

     (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.

                                                 /s/ ARTHUR S. PRZYBYL
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                                                    Arthur S. Przybyl
                                                 Chief Executive Officer

Date: March 30, 2004