Friday, June 18, 2010

Female Viagra Depressing

According to HealthDay News, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Friday was considering whether to approve flibanserin, also known as "female Viagra." The drug started out as an anti-depressant but didn't work. In fact one of its side effects was depression. The dopes who concocted flibanserin -- Boehringer Ingelheim -- are now trying to get FDA approval for the drug. Since it doesn't work as an anti-depressant, somebody must have had the bright idea "hey, we can say it makes women interested in sex, that should boost our stock" and a marketing campaign was born.