Inventories (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Inventory [Line Items]
Obsolescence and discontinuance losses	$ 1,800,000	$ 1,400,000
Non-current inventories	7,497,356	9,048,567
Ifetroban Clinical
Inventory [Line Items]
Non-current inventories	$ 200,000	400,000
Vibativ
Inventory [Line Items]
Non-current inventories		15,600,000
Finished goods		500,000
Sancuso
Inventory [Line Items]
Non-current inventories		$ 3,000,000

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