Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Cover
- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Significant Accounting Policies (Details)

v3.10.0.1

Significant Accounting Policies (Details)		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Significant Accounting Policies (Details)	Aug. 14, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) segment reporting_unit	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Reclassification adjustment			$ 317,287
Escrowed Cash Receivable [Abstract]
Proceeds on sale of rights	$ 25,000,000
Escrowed cash receivable	$ 3,750,000	$ 3,757,677	3,757,677	$ 3,752,390
Escrow period	12 months
Reserve on escrow receivable		$ 0	$ 0	0
Restricted Cash
Restricted Cash				$ 100,000	$ 100,000
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Number of Reporting Units \| reporting_unit			1
Segment Reporting Information, Additional Information [Abstract]
Number of operating segments \| segment			1
Sales Revenue \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Major Customer Number One
Concentration Risk
Concentration risk percentage		33.00%	29.00%
Sales Revenue \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Major Customer Number Two
Concentration Risk
Concentration risk percentage		28.00%	28.00%
Sales Revenue \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Major Customer Number Three
Concentration Risk
Concentration risk percentage		24.00%	23.00%
Minimum
Distribution Fees and Rebates
Medicaid billing period			180 days
Maximum
Returns and Allowances
Product return period prior to expiration			6 months
Product return period after expiration			1 year
Distribution Fees and Rebates
Medicaid billing period			270 days
ADP
Restricted Cash
Deposits						$ 125,000
Silicon Valley Bank
Restricted Cash
Deposits						$ 50,000

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