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Revenues (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Products:
Net revenues	$ 10,258,132	$ 10,256,212
Acetadote
Products:
Net revenues	7,251,995	7,351,084
Kristalose
Products:
Net revenues	2,117,250	2,256,273
Caldolor
Products:
Net revenues	410,424	99,079
Other
Products:
Net revenues	$ 478,463	$ 549,776

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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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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1)

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 03

-Paragraph 1

-Article 5

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