FDA approves first pill aimed at boosting female libido
By MATTHEW PERRONE - Associated Press - Wednesday, August 19, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first prescription drug designed to boost sexual desire in women, a milestone long sought by a pharmaceutical industry eager to replicate the blockbuster success of impotence drugs for men.
But stringent safety measures on the daily pill called Addyi mean it will probably never achieve the sales of Viagra, which has generated billions of dollars since the late 1990s.