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CONVERTIBLE SENIOR NOTES (Tables)
9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
CONVERTIBLE SENIOR NOTES    
Schedule of key assumptions used to establish the value of the 2013 Notes

 

Average risk-free rate

    0.14 %

Volatility of BioSante common stock

    90.0 %

Discount rate for principal payments in cash

    19.6 %

The assumptions as of December 31, 2011 were:

 
  2013 Notes  

Average risk-free rate

    0.19 %

Volatility of BioSante common stock

    77.4 %

Discount rate for principal payments in cash

    18.5 %

        The assumptions as of December 31, 2010 were:

 
  2013 Notes   2011 Notes  

Average risk-free rate

    0.82 %   0.29 %

Volatility of BioSante common stock

    78.7 %   61.0 %

Discount rate for principal payments in cash

    17.0 %   17.0 %