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Inventory
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]  
Inventory

3.

Inventory

We rely on third parties to manufacture our finished products, and we have entered into long-term supply agreements for the manufacture of ANNOVERA, IMVEXXY, and BIJUVA. We do not have a long-term supply agreement for the manufacture of our prescription vitamins. Additionally, we do not have long-term contracts for the supply of all the active pharmaceutical ingredient (“API”) used in ANNOVERA and BIJUVA.

One of our third-party contract manufacturers that manufactures ANNOVERA has recently experienced an increase in difficulties with manufacturing of ANNOVERA, which has resulted in intermittent supply of ANNOVERA for commercial distribution. The challenges are multifactorial and include variability in raw material supply and normal manufacturing variation due to a semi-manual process. This has recently resulted in challenges to supply ANNOVERA consistently within the approved specification at a rate that meets the projected demand for ANNOVERA. To mitigate the manufacturing challenges, in August 2021, we filed a supplemental New Drug Application (“NDA”) with the FDA to modify the testing specifications for ANNOVERA to allow increased consistency of supply of ANNOVERA. In December 2021, FDA determined that it could not approve supplemental NDA without additional information. In its complete response letter (“CRL”), the FDA provided recommendations and requested additional information that could support approval of revisions to certain testing specifications. In January 2022, we responded to the CRL, and provided the requested additional information to the FDA and modified the request for the manufacturing testing limits based on the FDA recommendations. We expect a response from the FDA by the end of second quarter of 2022. We will continue to manufacture and supply ANNOVERA under the existing specifications. In the meantime, our third-party contract manufacturer may not be able to supply us with sufficient ANNOVERA to adequately supply the market, which would have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Additionally, we may incur increased write-offs of ANNOVERA products manufactured in 2022 that do not meet existing specifications.

We have also experienced a greater than expected amount of raw materials for ANNOVERA being out of specification. If any of our third-party contract manufacturers or any suppliers of raw materials or API experience further difficulties, do not comply with the terms of an agreement between us, or do not devote sufficient time, energy, and care to providing our manufacturing needs, or if the manufacturing specification modifications that we have requested are not approved by the FDA, we could experience additional interruptions in the supply of our products, which may have a material adverse impact on our revenue, results of operations and financial position.

Our inventory consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

As of December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Raw materials

 

$

3,042

 

 

$

3,748

 

Work in process

 

 

1,642

 

 

 

895

 

Finished products

 

 

2,938

 

 

 

3,350

 

Inventory

 

$

7,622

 

 

$

7,993

 

 

During 2021 and 2020, we recorded inventory charges of $1.1 million and $7.2 million, respectively. The charge recorded for 2020 was primarily a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, which decreased demand for our products. No inventory charge was recorded for 2019.