Drug Referred To As “Viagra For Women” Under FDA Scrutiny
shadowcat
Atlanta suburb
Men have had their “little blue pill” for quite some time now, with all of its warnings about things lasting 4 hours and whatnot. Turns out there’s a female version of Viagra in development – but it may be a while before it sees the light of day. Or the dark of night, as it were.
It seems there are still some issues about potential side effects to be addressed before the drug, called Flibanserin, can hit the market – but a vote on moving forward with the libido-boosting drug for women could happen later this week.
Ladies, would you take it? Could nefarious dudes get access to the drug and abuse it (e.g. spike a girl’s drink)? And my big question – would it be covered under medical insurance the same way that Viagra is for the guys?
It seems there are still some issues about potential side effects to be addressed before the drug, called Flibanserin, can hit the market – but a vote on moving forward with the libido-boosting drug for women could happen later this week.
Ladies, would you take it? Could nefarious dudes get access to the drug and abuse it (e.g. spike a girl’s drink)? And my big question – would it be covered under medical insurance the same way that Viagra is for the guys?
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Flibanserin would be welcomed by many men and some women, but would certainly make some drug company rich. As well as impacting libido, I wonder if this medication might make achieving orgasm easier for those women who have difficulty getting off?
With a medication like this, the side effect bar is set a lot stricter than for cancer or heart drugs. A lot of effective drugs have toxicity issues.
I hope they get approved, but we also don't need another vioxx