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Revenues (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Products:
Net revenues	$ 12,531,719	$ 13,054,278	$ 35,154,871	$ 38,110,946
Acetadote [Member]
Products:
Net revenues	9,802,744	10,882,342	26,923,996	31,594,237
Kristalose [Member]
Products:
Net revenues	2,376,231	2,077,310	6,773,287	6,249,662
Caldolor [Member]
Products:
Net revenues	295,011	47,966	604,414	145,947
Other [Member]
Products:
Net revenues	$ 57,733	$ 46,660	$ 853,174	$ 121,100

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Total revenue from sale of goods and services rendered during the reporting period, in the normal course of business, reduced by sales returns and allowances, and sales discounts.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6880815&loc=d3e20235-122688



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 03

-Paragraph 1

-Article 5

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