Organization and Business (Details)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015 product
Organization and Business
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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