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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
2.           SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
The summary of significant accounting policies presented below is designed to assist in understanding the Company's consolidated financial statements. Such financial statements and accompanying notes are the representations of the Company's management, which is responsible for their integrity and objectivity. These accounting policies conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) in all material respects, and have been consistently applied in preparing the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
 
Principles of Consolidation
 
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
 
Use of Estimates
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Significant estimates and assumptions involved include the collectability of accounts receivable, accounting for stock based compensation and other stock based payments, convertible debt issuances, debt conversion to equity, the valuation of the deferred tax asset, inventory and long-lived assets valuation (including goodwill).  Actual results could materially differ from these estimates.
 
Risks and Uncertainties
 
The Company operates in a highly competitive industry that is subject to intense competition. The Company faces risks and uncertainties relating to its ability to successfully implement its business strategy. Among other things, these risks include the ability to develop and sustain revenue growth; managing and expanding operations; competition; attracting, retaining and motivating qualified personnel; maintaining and developing new strategic relationships; and the ability to anticipate and adapt to the changing markets and any changes in government regulations.
 
As a result, the Company may be subject to the risk of delays in obtaining (or failing to obtain) regulatory clearance and other uncertainties, including financial, operational, technological, regulatory and other risks associated with an emerging business, including the risk of business failure.
 
The Company's pharmacies are subject to licensing and regulation by the health, sanitation, safety, building and fire agencies in the state or municipality where located. Difficulties or failures in obtaining or maintaining the required licensing and/or approvals could prevent the continued operations of such pharmacies. Management believes that the Company is operating in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
 
Stock-based Compensation
 
The Company issues options and restricted shares of common stock to employees and consultants.  Stock option and restricted share awards are granted at the fair market value of the Company's common stock on the date of grant.
 
The Company applies the fair value recognition provisions of ASC 718 “Compensation – Stock Compensation,” for stock compensation transactions.  This requires companies to measure and recognize compensation expense for all share-based payments at fair value. The total applicable compensation cost is amortized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period.
 
For the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company recognized $808,651 and $387,976, respectively, in compensation expense which is included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
 
Fair Values of Financial Instruments
 
Management believes that the carrying amounts of the Company's financial instruments, consisting primarily of cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses, and notes payable approximated their fair values at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, due to their short-term nature.
 
The Company measures certain financial liabilities (warrant liability) at fair value on a recurring basis. The Company follows a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to measurements involving significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
 
Level 1    Measurements are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or
                 liabilities that the company has the ability to access at the measurement date.
 
Level 2    Measurements are inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable
                either directly or indirectly.
 
Level 3    Measurements are unobservable inputs.
 
The fair value of the warrant liability of $907,149 as on September 30, 2012 and $208,570 as of December 31, 2011, respectively, was measured using Level 3 measurements.
 
Management also believes that the September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 interest rates associated with the notes payable approximates the market interest rates for these types of debt instruments and as such, the carrying amount of the notes payable approximates their fair value.
 
Common Stock Warrant Liability
 
The Company accounts for its common stock warrants under ASC 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity,” which requires any financial instrument, other than an outstanding share, that, at inception, embodies an obligation to repurchase the issuer’s equity shares, or is indexed to such and obligation, and it requires or may require the issuer to settle the obligation by transferring assets, would qualify for classification as a liability. The guidance required the Company’s outstanding warrants from convertible debenture private placements in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and in the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 to be classified as liabilities and to be fair valued at each reporting period, with the changes in fair value recognized as a change in fair value of warranty liability in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. Specifically, the warrants issued in connection with convertible debenture private placements in December 2010, throughout 2011 and in the nine months ended September 30, 2012, grant the warrant holder certain anti-dilution protection which provide exercise price adjustments in the event that any common stock or common stock equivalents are issued at an effective price per share that is less than the exercise price per share.  Upon exercise or expiration of the warrant, the fair value of the warrant at that time will be reclassified to equity from a liability.  The following table is a summary of the warrant liability activity measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs:
 
   
Warrant Liability
 
       
Balance at December 31, 2011
  $ 208,570  
         
Granted
    511,765  
Cancelled, forfeited or expired
    (88,536 )
Change in fair value of common stock warrants
    275,350  
         
Balance at September 30,2012 (unaudited)
  $ 907,149  

Reclassification
 
Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the September 30, 2012, financial statement presentation. The reclassifications did not affect net loss attributable to the Company, cash flows, assets, liabilities or equity for the years presented.