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Significant Customers and Concentration of Credit Risk (Details) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 customers products dosing_strength | Dec. 31, 2013 Sales Revenue, Product Line [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Product Shipments [Member] Customer A [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Product Shipments [Member] Customer B [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Product Shipments [Member] Customer C [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Accounts Receivable [Member] Customer A [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Accounts Receivable [Member] Customer B [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Accounts Receivable [Member] Customer C [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of commercial products | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of dosing strengths | 6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of major customers | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage |  | 10.00% | 34.00% | 26.00% | 25.00% | 54.00% | 11.00% | 25.00%

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