The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering possible regulatory action, due to a spike in reported adverse events associated with the drug Addyi (flibanserin), which is indicated for ...

The FDA has approved a pill to boost a woman’s sexual desire. Dubbed, “the female Viagra," this medication works a little differently than the little blue pill. It affects a woman’s brain, where ...

A new documentary, 'The Pink Pill: Sex, Drugs and Who Has Control,' explores the fight to bring the women’s sexual health pill, Addyi, to market Addyi; Catalyst Works The new documentary, The Pink ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Viagra, the little blue pill, has been a household name for more than a generation. And now women’s sexual health is finally ...

WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved the first prescription drug designed to boost sexual desire in women, a milestone long sought by a pharmaceutical industry eager to ...

Sprout Pharmaceuticals' female libido drug Addyi has traveled a winding path through FDA gatekeepers, multiple M&A deals, marketing restrictions and more. With a possible new safety flag, the ...

Earlier this month the makers of, Addyi—the beleaguered drug many have misguidedly labeled the “female Viagra,”—announced that the little pink pill is relaunching after years of controversy, a ...

Credit: Sprout Pharmaceuticals The approval was based on a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial, which included 447 postmenopausal women with acquired, generalized HSDD.

Three years ago, the holy grail for women with a low sex drive seemed to have arrived. A little pink pill called Addyi—pronounced add-ee and erroneously nicknamed the female Viagra—was the first ...

Four years after approving the controversial Addyi pill for female sexual dysfunction, the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday softened a safety warning about mixing the drug with alcohol. But ...

Sprout Pharmaceuticals CEO Cindy Whitehead speaks on stage during 'The Fast Company Innovation Festival' - Data + Drugs: on Nov. 10, 2015 in New York City. Sprout Pharmaceuticals CEO Cindy Whitehead ...

Following in the footsteps of its predecessor Viagra, the female libido drug Addyi has snuck into over-the-counter supplements that tout their ability to “naturally” enhance sexual desire. The Food ...