Despite many failed attempts throughout this decade, female Viagra was finally approved by the FDA. The drug, despite its nickname, is different from the male Viagra pill we’ve all been accustomed to.
The pill itself may involve certain pesky side effects. Hypotension, for one, (or blood pressure drops) may be so severe that people taking the pill could become unconscious when drinking.
If doctors want to prescribe the drug and a pharmacy to distribute it, they must be certified, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said. The FDA approved the drug for treating dysfunctions that involve the sexual drive of women. After many other attempts, this is the first drug of such nature that has been approved by the FDA until now.
By approving this “mediocre aphrodisiac”, critics say, women’s low sexual desire will turn into a disease, ignoring its side effects for pharmaceutical companies too enthusiastic to launch it on the markets sooner as possible.
The loud months quickly nicknamed the drug “female Viagra”, which is absurd considering the two drugs have nothing to do with each other. This new drug is for treating HSDD (hypoactive sexual desire disorder), term that has been coined in the last decade for women with low sexual desire. Viagra for men functions by increasing the blood flow in the genital area, whereas this new drug alters brain chemistry, having a direct effect over the signal-transmitting chemicals such as serotonin and dopamine.
Before launching it to mass consumption, pharmaceutical companies are required by the FDA to execute a number of studies to understand if there are any other side effects than the drug’s bad cooperation with alcohol.
After previously deciding to reject the drug for two times because of its side effects such as fatigue and nausea, FDA is approaching the new version of the drug cautiously, making it rather evident that Viagra for females is not a drug that we can toy with.
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