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| **Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]** |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Commitments and Contingencies                | 8.  Commitments and ContingenciesIn the ordinary course of our business we enter into agreements with third parties, such as business partners, clinical sites and suppliers, that include indemnification provisions which in our judgment are normal and customary for companies in our industry sector. We generally agree to indemnify, hold harmless and reimburse the indemnified parties for losses suffered or incurred by them with respect to our products or product candidates, use of such products or other actions taken or omitted by us. The maximum potential amount of future payments we could be required to make under these indemnification provisions is not limited. We have not incurred material costs to defend lawsuits or settle claims related to these provisions. As a result, the estimated fair value of liabilities relating to indemnification provisions is minimal. We have no liabilities recorded for these provisions as of September 30, 2011. |

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Includes disclosure of commitments and contingencies. This element may be used as a single block of text to encapsulate the entire disclosure including data and tables.
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