'Female Viagra' Was Just Approved by The FDA Despite "Skimpy Peer-Reviewed Data"

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ARIANA EUNJUNG CHA AND LAURIE MCGINLEY, THE WASHINGTON POST

22 JUN 2019

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved sales of a new drug intended to enhance sexual desire in women.

Marketed as Vyleesi, also known as bremelanotide, the medication is a shot that comes in a push pen device that can be self-administered as needed for premenopausal women who experience distress as a result of low sexual desire.

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