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Legal Proceedings	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016
Legal Proceedings [Abstract]
Legal Proceedings	10.  Legal proceedings  KB Partners I, L.P., Individually and On Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Pain Therapeutics, Inc., Remi Barbier, Nadav Friedmann and Peter S. Roddy, No. 11-cv-01034 (W.D. Tex.)  On December 2, 2011, a purported class action was filed against us and our executive officers in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas alleging, among other things, violations of Section 10(b), Rule 10b-5, and Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act.  At a preliminary settlement conference on September 1, 2016, the Court approved a Stipulated Settlement Agreement. Following a hearing on December 16, 2016, the Court issued its final approval for the Stipulated Settlement Agreement and administratively closed the docket.  

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