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Inventories | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Inventories |
Inventories | 4. Inventories
|  | December 31, |  | December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  | 2013 |
Raw materials |  | $ | 1,299 |  | $ | 3,832 |
Work in progress |  | 971 |  | 448 |
Finished goods |  | 8,260 |  | 10,049 |
Inventories |  | $ | 10,530 |  | $ | 14,329 |
For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company charged $2,217 (2012- $3,140, 2011- $1,205) of excessive fixed production overhead to cost of sales as such costs were incurred. For the years ended December 31, 2013, the cost of sales includes $1,399 (2012- $3,479, 2011 - $4,034) of inventory provision for products that are likely to be expired before being sold.

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