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FDA approves Flibanserin

  • 19-08-2015 3:54am
    #1
    Grab All Association
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    Probably the wrong place to post this but I'll chance it. Note it got approval in the states yesterday.
    'Female Viagra' could get approval today

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to make a decision today about whether or not to approve the “female Viagra pill,” Flibanserin,


    The purpose of Flibanserin, developed by Sprout Pharmaceuticals, is to increase sexual desire in premenopausal women. It works by stimulating hormones in the brain that are related to sexual desire. The FDA has previously rejected the drug twice because it believed that the side effects did not justify the benefits.

    http://fortune.com/2015/08/18/female-viagra-fda-approval/?xid=soc_socialflow_twitter_FORTUNE

    side effects for the pill include “fatigue, nausea, sleepiness, difficulty sleeping, dizziness, and dry mouth.

    What's really worrying about this drug is the effects are mostly psychological and not physical. Unlike Viagra this drug can trigger sexual desire.

    The listed side effects above can happen to anyone on any day of the week without taking anything. So what's to stop a husband/boyfriend who wants sex spiking his girlfriend.

    A drug like this in to the wrong hands and NO means NO could become a yes.


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  • #2
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71,111 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    The difficulty of obtaining it and the difficulty of spiking someone in the first place are still there.


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