News Alert: FDA approves first prescription drug to boost sexual desire in women

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials have approved the first prescription drug to boost sexual desire in women, a milestone long sought by the pharmaceutical industry.


But safety restrictions on the daily pill, called Addyi, mean it will probably never achieve the blockbuster sales of men's impotence drugs like Viagra, which have generated billions of dollars.

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