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Weekly Dose: flibanserin, the drug that gives women one extra sexually satisfying experience every two months

  • Written by: Jayne Lucke, Professor & Director of the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health & Society, La Trobe University
imageAddyi (flibanserin) is far from a pink viagra. Jinx!/Flickr, CC BY-SA

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the drug flibanserin (sold under the brand name Addyi) for the treatment of women with hypo-active sexual desire disorder (HSDD) in August 2015.

Australia hasn’t followed suit, though flibanserin is available...

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