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Other Receivables (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Receivables [Abstract] |
Schedule of Other Receivables | Other receivables were comprised of the following:
| December 31,
| 2019 |  | 2018
Supplier rebates and non-trade receivables | $ | 351,650 |  |  | $ | 334,156 |
Medicare bad debt claims | 138,045 |  |  | 135,640 |
| $ | 489,695 |  |  | $ | 469,796 |

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