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Flibanserin: Drug Maker Drops Plans For Female Viagra

by National Confidential | 04 November 2010 | 4:51 pm EST

Topics Boehringer Ingelheim, Drugs, Flibanserin, Health, Science, Sex, Viagra

The German drug maker Boehringer Ingelheim announced Friday that it had stopped work on a pill for low libido in women, the latest setback in the controversial efforts to produce a “female Viagra.” The Boehringer drug, originally discovered as an antidepressant, had gone through years of testing and clinical trials. After a publicity campaign, the [...]

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FDA Denies Flibanserin, AKA "Female Viagra"

by National Confidential | 20 June 2010 | 10:10 am EST

Topics Drugs, Flibanserin, Medicine, Science, Sex, Viagra

“An expert U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel at a hearing Friday did not recommended approval for a German drug company’s pill aimed at premenopausal women distressed by low sexual desire.” [Link]

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Flibanserin: Drug Maker Says Its Female Viagra

by National Confidential | 16 June 2010 | 10:41 pm EST

Topics Boehringer Ingelheim, Drugs, Flibanserin, Health, Lisa Rinna, Medicine, Science, Sex, Viagra

Lisa Rinna picture “Boehringer developed the drug, flibanserin, as an antidepressant, but it failed to lift depression. The company says it learned serendipitously that the pill, taken daily for weeks, could restore female libido. Dr. Peter J. Piliero, Boehringer’s director of medical affairs in the United States, says the lack of libido to the point [...]

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