Akorn to Avoid Having Products Used for Executions

Lake Forest specialty drugmaker Akorn Inc. has vowed to prevent its products from being used for executions, the Chicago Sun-Times reported Wednesday.

The company has adopted a policy promoting use of its products to promote human health in release of the following statement:

“The employees of Akorn are committed to furthering human health and wellness through our vast portfolio of products. In the interest of promoting these values, Akorn strongly objects to the use of its products to conduct or support capital punishment through lethal injection or other means.”

Akorn said it will not sell any product directly to a prison and will restrict the sale of components of lethal injections to wholesalers that will not sell to correctional centers. The company is also seeking any prison system who has bought a product from them to return it.

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