Processa Pharmaceuticals, Inc. General form of registration statement for all companies including face-amount certificate companies

General form of registration statement for all companies including face-amount certificate companies

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- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Related Party Transactions (Details Narrative) (10-K)

v3.10.0.1

Related Party Transactions (Details Narrative) (10-K) - USD ($)			12 Months Ended
	Oct. 04, 2017	Sep. 29, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2018
Fees charged			$ 111,799	$ 32,327
Debt face amount			$ 138,000
Parent Company [Member]
Stock issued during reserve stock split	31,745,242	1,850,625	35,272,626
Parent Company [Member] \| Notes Payable [Member]
Stock issued during reserve stock split		1,215,813
Secured notes payable			$ 1,289,361
Debt instrument converted amount		$ 412,716
Debt instrument converted shares		8,510,386
Parent Company [Member] \| Revolving Line of Credit [Member]
Stock issued during reserve stock split		134,924
Debt instrument principal		$ 50,887
Line of credit converted into shares		944,436
Senior Convertible Notes [Member] \| Chairman of the Board of Directors [Member]
Entities affiliated owned			250,000		$ 250,000
Senior Convertible Notes [Member] \| Chief Executive Officer [Member]
Entities affiliated owned			250,000		250,000
Senior Convertible Notes [Member] \| Interim Chief Financial Officer [Member]
Entities affiliated owned			250,000		250,000
Corlyst [Member]
Accounts receivable related party			62,709	0	26,684
Accounts payable related party			336	$ 95	336
Officer [Member]
Due to related party and officer			100		100
Funds [Member] \| Senior Convertible Notes [Member]
Convertible debt			$ 1,000,000		$ 1,000,000
Funds [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
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