Product and Business Acquisitions - Schedule of Business Combination and the Purchase Consideration (Detail) - Monte Carlo Simulation - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Liabilities assumed	$ (3,857)
Preliminary Allocation [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Trade receivables		$ 1,508
Inventory and other current assets		5,698
Property, plant, and equipment		73
Goodwill		8,672
Liabilities assumed		(5,326)
Total		18,847
Adjustments to Fair Value [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	(4,054)
Liabilities assumed	(1,327)
Total	(955)
Final Allocation [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Trade receivables	1,508
Inventory and other current assets	5,698
Property, plant, and equipment	73
Goodwill	4,618
Liabilities assumed	(6,653)
Total	17,892
Product Rights [Member] \| Preliminary Allocation [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination recognized identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed intangibles		6,395
Product Rights [Member] \| Adjustments to Fair Value [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination recognized identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed intangibles	1,932
Product Rights [Member] \| Final Allocation [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination recognized identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed intangibles	8,327
Trademarks [Member] \| Preliminary Allocation [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination recognized identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed intangibles		1,195
Trademarks [Member] \| Adjustments to Fair Value [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination recognized identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed intangibles	(844)
Trademarks [Member] \| Final Allocation [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination recognized identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed intangibles	351
Distribution Agreement \| Adjustments to Fair Value [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination recognized identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed intangibles	3,584
Distribution Agreement \| Final Allocation [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination recognized identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed intangibles	3,584
Customer Relationships \| Preliminary Allocation [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination recognized identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed intangibles		$ 632
Customer Relationships \| Adjustments to Fair Value [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination recognized identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed intangibles	(246)
Customer Relationships \| Final Allocation [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination recognized identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed intangibles	$ 386

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