Industry experts claim flibanserin could be given the green light within days, making it the first officially sanctioned drug for low female sex drive on the market.
Unlike its male equivalent, the drug combats a flagging libido not by targeting the genitals but the pleasure centre of a woman’s brain, with women who took the pill every day in trials having sex more frequently and enjoying it more.
However, the drug has been plagued by safety fears.
Large-scale trials by manufacturers Sprout Pharmaceuticals found the pill – originally created as an antidepressant – was linked to side effects such as fainting and low blood pressure, nausea, fatigue, drowsiness and insomnia.
However, the drug has been plagued by safety fears.
Large-scale trials by manufacturers Sprout Pharmaceuticals found the pill – originally created as an antidepressant – was linked to side effects such as fainting and low blood pressure, nausea, fatigue, drowsiness and insomnia.
Critics have also pointed out that low female libido stems from psychological as much as physical factors.
With up to a quarter of women suffering from low libido, flibanserin is expected to be as popular as Viagra, a drug used to treat erectile dysfunction in men which has worldwide sales totalling more than £2billion a year.
Its success has helped to transform US firm Pfizer into one of the world’s biggest pharmaceuticals companies.
Source: DailyMail
With up to a quarter of women suffering from low libido, flibanserin is expected to be as popular as Viagra, a drug used to treat erectile dysfunction in men which has worldwide sales totalling more than £2billion a year.
Its success has helped to transform US firm Pfizer into one of the world’s biggest pharmaceuticals companies.
Source: DailyMail
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