May 09, 2013 (Fast Lane via COMTEX) -- Here are 5 stocks in the Pharmaceuticals industry ranked by performance. We compiled the trading activity from yesterday and then analyzed the industry looking for stocks that were underperforming. This is what we found:
Akorn (NASDAQ:AKRX) ranks first with a loss of 7.46%; Impax Laboratories (NASDAQ:IPXL) ranks second with a loss of 3.48%; and Questcor Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:QCOR) ranks third with a loss of 2.59%.
Perrigo (NASDAQ:PRGO) follows with a loss of 2.15% and Vivus (NASDAQ:VVUS) rounds out the bottom five with a loss of 1.63%.Akorn, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets ophthalmic and injectable pharmaceutical products. The Company sells various diagnostic and therapeutic pharmaceutical products focused primarily on ophthalmology, anesthesia, antidotes, and rheumatology. Akorn also markets ophthalmic surgical instruments and other supplies, and provides contract manufacturing for third parties.
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