Debt (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Sep. 08, 2008 Pennsylvania Machinery and Equipment Loan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Pennsylvania Machinery and Equipment Loan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Pennsylvania Machinery and Equipment Loan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Capitalized Leases [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Capitalized Leases [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 PharmaBio Development Inc. [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Short-term	$ 69,000	$ 68,000			$ 69,000	$ 66,000	$ 0	$ 2,000
Long-term	148,000	224,000			148,000	224,000	0	0
Total	217,000	292,000			217,000	290,000	0	2,000
Interest expense	13,000	20,000	357,000						300,000
Amortization of financing costs									200,000
Debt instrument face amount				$ 500,000
Debt instrument, original term				7 years
Debt instrument interest rate stated percentage (in hundredths)				5.00%
Jobs Covenant Period				3 years
Debt instrument description of variable rate basis				current prime rate
Debt instrument basis spread on variable rate (in hundredths)				2.00%
Covenant compliance status					due to our efforts to conserve resources while we focused on securing approval for SURFAXIN®, we had not complied with the Jobs Covenant. In response to a request that we filed with the Department for a waiver, the Department granted us an extension through October 31, 2013 to come into compliance with the Jobs Covenant and has waived any interest adjustment until that date.