Female sex pills
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Women waiting for a way to revive their sex drives won’t have to wait much longer.
The FDA has approved the first prescription drug that has been dubbed “female viagra” or the “little pink pill.” But for now, it’s only available in the states.
A sex therapist says this type of medication has been a long time coming but even if it does make it to Canada there are no guarantees it would be covered by OHIP.
It’s called Flibanserin also known as Addyi.
For more than 15 years, ads have pushed pills for men such as viagra to treat erectile dysfunction. Experts say calling the new drug “female Viagra” is a misnomer, because Viagra does not induce sexual desire; it just treats a physical problem.
More than 1,300 Canadian women have been involved in tests of Flibanserin.
The drug was rejected by the FDA in 2010, and again in 2013, over concerns about side effects like dizziness, nausea and sleepiness.
There is no word yet if the little “pink” pill will ever be approved in Canada.
Some critics say the FDA was pressured by the women’s movement to approve such a drug.
Flibanserin was originally developed, but never approved, as an antidepressant.
