Organization and Nature of Operations (Details)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016 product
Organization and Nature of Operations
Number of proprietary products in clinical development	2

Represents the number of proprietary products and several proprietary product candidates in clinical development addresses address large market opportunities in epilepsy and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

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