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Collaborative Agreements
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Collaborative Arrangement Disclosure [Text Block]
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Collaborative Agreements
 
(a)
Abbott Products, Inc.
 
On March 29, 2012, the Company terminated its collaborative agreement with Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (later acquired by Abbott Products, Inc.). As part of the termination, the Company reacquired the rights to the intellectual property from Abbott. All obligations under the prior license agreement have been completed except that Lipocine will owe Abbott a perpetual 1.5% royalty on net sales should Lipocine decide to use certain Solvay/Abbott formulations or a perpetual 1% royalty on net sales should Lipocine use data generated during the term of the Solvay/Abbott agreement in any regulatory filings for a product. Such royalties are limited to $1.0 million in the first two calendar years following product launch, after which period there is not a cap on royalties and no maximum aggregate amount. If generic versions of any such product are introduced, then royalties are reduced by 50%. The Company did not incur any royalties during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.
 
(b)
Nexgen Pharma, Inc.
 
On May 21, 2011, the Company entered into a collaborative product development agreement with Nexgen Pharma, Inc. (“Nexgen”). Under the agreement, the parties agreed to jointly develop certain products for the treatment of coughs and colds and to share future revenues from those products. Nexgen agreed to reimburse the Company at cost for all future clinical costs incurred in the development of the products. A total of zero and $376,000 was reimbursed during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 for related expenses under the agreement and recorded net in research and development expense. The Company is responsible for certain new drug application (“NDA”) filing costs with the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) under terms of this contract and, additionally, will participate on a joint steering committee with Nexgen for the development, regulatory, and manufacturing strategy of product candidates. On July 23, 2013, the Company transferred all rights and obligations under this agreement to Spriaso, LLC ("Spriaso") (see note 10).
 
(c)
Contract Research and Development
   
The Company has entered into agreements with various contract organizations that conduct preclinical, clinical, analytical and manufacturing development work on behalf of the Company as well as a number of independent contractors, primarily clinical researchers, who serve as advisors to the Company. The Company incurred expenses of $2.7 million and $414,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 under these agreements.