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Note 9 - Subsequent Events (Details Textual) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions				2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		5 Months Ended
	Aug. 15, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares	Aug. 14, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 13, 2017	Oct. 10, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Entity Number of Employees						48
License Agreement With Lee’s [Member]
License Agreement, Contingent Receivable, Maximum						$ 37.5
Deerfield Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage						8.75%
Long-term Debt						$ 25.0		$ 25.0
Lee's [Member]
Share Purchase, Consideration Transferred to The Company to Acquire Controlling interest	$ 10.0
Value Input, Premium, Percentage, Maximum	15.00%
Share Purchase, Premium, Price Per Share, Maximum \| $ / shares	$ 0.25
Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Severance Costs					$ 0.2
Scenario, Forecast [Member] \| Deerfield Loan [Member]
Repayments of Long-term Debt							$ 2.5
Percentage of Common Stock Issue For Debt Extinguishment							2.00%
Future Regulatory and Commercial Milestones Related to Development and Commercialization of AEROSURF, Potentially Value							$ 15.0
Scenario, Forecast [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Lee's [Member]
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt				$ 3.9
Subsequent Event [Member]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Number of Positions Eliminated			20
Restructuring and Related Cost, Number of Positions Eliminated, Period Percent			42.00%
Entity Number of Employees			28
Subsequent Event [Member] \| License Agreement With Lee’s [Member]
License Agreement, Contingent Receivable, Maximum		$ 35.8
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Lee's [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		12.00%
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt	$ 1.3