Organization and Description of Business	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Organization and Description of Business	1. Organization and Description of Business. Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and subsidiary (collectively, the Company) is a commercial-stage, patient-centric biopharmaceutical company focused on in-licensing, developing, and commercializing novel high-quality medicines for patients living with rare and difficult to treat diseases. The Company currently markets three drug products, FIRDAPSE® (amifampridine), FYCOMPA® (perampanel), and AGAMREE® (vamorolone). The Company is also currently seeking to further expand its product portfolio, with a focus on acquiring the rights to late-stage products to treat rare (orphan) central nervous system and adjacent rare (orphan) diseases. With an unwavering patient focus embedded in everything it does, the Company is committed to providing innovative, best-in-class medications with the hope of making a meaningful impact on those affected by these conditions. The Company’s New Drug Application (NDA) for FIRDAPSE® (amifampridine) Tablets 10 mg for the treatment of adults with Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) was approved in 2018 by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), and FIRDAPSE® is commercially available in the United States (U.S.) as a treatment for adults with LEMS. Further, Canada’s national healthcare regulatory agency, Health Canada, approved the use of FIRDAPSE® for the treatment of adult patients in Canada with LEMS in 2020 and FIRDAPSE® is commercially available in Canada for the treatment of patients with LEMS through a license and supply agreement with KYE Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (KYE). In the third quarter of 2022, the FDA approved the Company’s supplemental New Drug Application approving an expansion of the FIRDAPSE® label to include pediatric patients (ages six and older). In the second quarter of 2024, the FDA approved the Company’s supplemental New Drug Application increasing the indicated maximum daily dose of FIRDAPSE® (amifampridine) for adults and pediatric patients weighing more than 45 kg from 80 mg to 100 mg for the treatment of LEMS. On December 17, 2022, the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement with Eisai Co., Ltd. (Eisai) for the acquisition of the U.S. rights to FYCOMPA® (perampanel) CIII, a prescription medication used alone or in combination with other medicines to treat focal onset seizures with or without secondarily generalized seizures in people with epilepsy aged four and older and with other medicines to treat primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures in people with epilepsy aged 12 and older. The Company closed the acquisition of the U.S. rights to FYCOMPA® on January 24, 2023 and is now marketing FYCOMPA® in the U.S. In July 2023, the Company completed its acquisition from Santhera Pharmaceuticals Holdings (Santhera) of an exclusive license for North America for AGAMREE® (vamorolone), a treatment for patients suffering with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). The license is for exclusive commercial rights in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, as well as the right of first negotiation in Europe and Japan should Santhera pursue partnership opportunities in those jurisdictions. Additionally, the Company holds the North American rights for any future approved indications of AGAMREE®. AGAMREE® has previously received FDA Orphan Drug and Fast Track designations. On October 26, 2023, the FDA approved AGAMREE® oral suspension 40 mg/ml for the treatment of DMD in patients aged two years and older, and on March 13, 2024, the Company began marketing AGAMREE® in the U.S. The Company has devoted substantially all its efforts to selling its products, business planning, recruiting management and technical staff, acquiring operating assets, raising capital, and research and development. The Company has been able to fund its cash needs to date through offerings of its securities and from revenues from sales of its products. See Note 15 (Stockholders’ Equity). Capital Resources Based on forecasts of available cash, the Company believes that it has sufficient resources to support the currently anticipated operations for at least the next 12 months from the date of this report. The Company may raise funds in the future through public or private equity offerings, debt financings, corporate collaborations, governmental research grants or other means. The Company may also seek to raise new capital to fund additional business development activities, even if it has sufficient funds for its planned operations. Any sale by the Company of additional equity or convertible debt securities could result in dilution to the Company’s current stockholders. There can be no assurance that any required additional funding will be available to the Company at all or available on terms acceptable to the Company. Further, to the extent that the Company raises additional funds through collaborative arrangements, it may be necessary to relinquish some rights to the Company’s drug candidates or grant sublicenses on terms that are not favorable to the Company. If the Company is not able to secure additional funding when needed, the Company may have to delay, reduce the scope of, or eliminate one or more research and development programs, which could have an adverse effect on the Company’s business. On January 9, 2024, the Company completed a public offering of 10 million shares of its common stock, raising net proceeds of approximately $140.7 million. The proceeds of the offering will be used to potentially acquire new products and for general corporate purposes. Risks and Uncertainties The Company is subject to risks and uncertainties that could affect its business in unforeseen ways.

Organization and Description of Business

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2024

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Organization and Description of Business

Organization and Description of Business.

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and subsidiary (collectively, the Company) is a commercial-stage, patient-centric biopharmaceutical company focused on in-licensing, developing, and commercializing novel high-quality medicines for patients living with rare and difficult to treat diseases. The Company currently markets three drug products, FIRDAPSE® (amifampridine), FYCOMPA® (perampanel), and AGAMREE® (vamorolone). The Company is also currently seeking to further expand its product portfolio, with a focus on acquiring the rights to late-stage products to treat rare (orphan) central nervous system and adjacent rare (orphan) diseases. With an unwavering patient focus embedded in everything it does, the Company is committed to providing innovative, best-in-class medications with the hope of making a meaningful impact on those affected by these conditions.

The Company’s New Drug Application (NDA) for FIRDAPSE® (amifampridine) Tablets 10 mg for the treatment of adults with Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) was approved in 2018 by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), and FIRDAPSE® is commercially available in the United States (U.S.) as a treatment for adults with LEMS. Further, Canada’s national healthcare regulatory agency, Health Canada, approved the use of FIRDAPSE® for the treatment of adult patients in Canada with LEMS in 2020 and FIRDAPSE® is commercially available in Canada for the treatment of patients with LEMS through a license and supply agreement with KYE Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (KYE). In the third quarter of 2022, the FDA approved the Company’s supplemental New Drug Application approving an expansion of the FIRDAPSE® label to include pediatric patients (ages six and older). In the second quarter of 2024, the FDA approved the Company’s supplemental New Drug Application increasing the indicated maximum daily dose of FIRDAPSE® (amifampridine) for adults and pediatric patients weighing more than 45 kg from 80 mg to 100 mg for the treatment of LEMS.

On December 17, 2022, the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement with Eisai Co., Ltd. (Eisai) for the acquisition of the U.S. rights to FYCOMPA® (perampanel) CIII, a prescription medication used alone or in combination with other medicines to treat focal onset seizures with or without secondarily generalized seizures in people with epilepsy aged four and older and with other medicines to treat primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures in people with epilepsy aged 12 and older. The Company closed the acquisition of the U.S. rights to FYCOMPA® on January 24, 2023 and is now marketing FYCOMPA® in the U.S.

In July 2023, the Company completed its acquisition from Santhera Pharmaceuticals Holdings (Santhera) of an exclusive license for North America for AGAMREE® (vamorolone), a treatment for patients suffering with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). The license is for exclusive commercial rights in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, as well as the right of first negotiation in Europe and Japan should Santhera pursue partnership opportunities in those jurisdictions. Additionally, the Company holds the North American rights for any future approved indications of AGAMREE®. AGAMREE® has previously received FDA Orphan Drug and Fast Track designations. On October 26, 2023, the FDA approved AGAMREE® oral suspension 40 mg/ml for the treatment of DMD in patients aged two years and older, and on March 13, 2024, the Company began marketing AGAMREE® in the U.S.

The Company has devoted substantially all its efforts to selling its products, business planning, recruiting management and technical staff, acquiring operating assets, raising capital, and research and development. The Company has been able to fund its cash needs to date through offerings of its securities and from revenues from sales of its products. See Note 15 (Stockholders’ Equity).

Capital Resources

Based on forecasts of available cash, the Company believes that it has sufficient resources to support the currently anticipated operations for at least the next 12 months from the date of this report.

The Company may raise funds in the future through public or private equity offerings, debt financings, corporate collaborations, governmental research grants or other means. The Company may also seek to raise new capital to fund additional business development activities, even if it has sufficient funds for its planned operations. Any sale by the Company of additional equity or convertible debt securities could result in dilution to the Company’s current stockholders. There can be no assurance that any required additional funding will be available to the Company at all or available on terms acceptable to the Company. Further, to the extent that the Company raises additional funds through collaborative arrangements, it may be necessary to relinquish some rights to the Company’s drug candidates or grant sublicenses on terms that are not favorable to the Company. If the Company is not able to secure additional funding when needed, the Company may have to delay, reduce the scope of, or eliminate one or more research and development programs, which could have an adverse effect on the Company’s business.

On January 9, 2024, the Company completed a public offering of 10 million shares of its common stock, raising net proceeds of approximately $140.7 million. The proceeds of the offering will be used to potentially acquire new products and for general corporate purposes.

Risks and Uncertainties

The Company is subject to risks and uncertainties that could affect its business in unforeseen ways.