Submission + - Female Viagra (bbc.co.uk)
JonChance writes: I was cruising around the net and came across this on the BBC news site.
A drug that failed tests as an antidepressant is being hailed as "Viagra for women" after surprising but not unpleasant side effects. In three separate trials, the drug flibanserin did wonders for women's flagging sex drive despite doing nothing to lift mood.The accidental discovery is akin to Viagra's — it was originally designed as a heart medicine but failed.
A drug that failed tests as an antidepressant is being hailed as "Viagra for women" after surprising but not unpleasant side effects. In three separate trials, the drug flibanserin did wonders for women's flagging sex drive despite doing nothing to lift mood.The accidental discovery is akin to Viagra's — it was originally designed as a heart medicine but failed.