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Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	May 31, 2022 USD ($) Year	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Incremental borrowing rate	7.25%		7.30%	7.30%
Net revenue			$ 12,900
Loss from operations			300
V-Go
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Inventory	$ 11,152
Acquisition-related costs			$ 400
V-Go \| Risk-Free Rate
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Measurement inputs	2.95
V-Go \| Dividend Yield
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Measurement inputs	0
V-Go \| Volatility
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Measurement inputs	65
V-Go \| Period
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Measurement inputs \| Year	15
V-Go \| Dividend Yield
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Measurement inputs	12
QrumPharma
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition date		Dec. 31, 2020
Business acquisition, total accumulated cost		$ 13,200
QrumPharma \| Global Adjusted Net Sales Of Products Exceeds Fifty Million
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Royalty payment in each of the calendar years		1.50%
Global adjusted net sales of products, reference amount for royalty percentage.		$ 50,000
QrumPharma \| Adjusted Net Sales Are Greater Than Or Equal To Two Hundred Million
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Royalty payment in each of the calendar years		1.00%
Global adjusted net sales of products, reference amount for royalty percentage.		$ 200,000
V-Go
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Asset acquisition, date of acquisition agreement	May 31, 2022
Asset acquisition, effective date of acquisition	May 31, 2022
Asset acquisition, up-front consideration	$ 15,341
Goodwill amortization period	15 years
V-Go \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Sales-based milestone payments payable	$ 10,000
Annual revenue milestones ranges for milestone payments	100,000
V-Go \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Annual revenue milestones ranges for milestone payments	$ 40,000