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On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration approved sales of the peptide bremelanotide (brandname 'Vyleesi'), a shot intended to enhance sexual desire in premenopausal women. Bremelanotide acts as an agonist for the melanocortin receptors which are believed to affect mood and desire.
This should not be confused with the previous poorly received attempt at a 'female viagra' flibanserin (brandname 'Addyi') which required taking a daily pill for up to four weeks to start seeing effects and had warnings about being taken in conjunction with alcohol. The bremelanotide shot does not restrict alcohol use and can be self administered by autoinjector as needed ~45 minutes before anticipated intimacy.
"There are women who, for no known reason, have reduced sexual desire that causes marked distress, and who can benefit from safe and effective pharmacologic treatment," Hylton Joffe, director of the FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research's Division of Bone, Reproductive and Urologic Products, said in a statement.
"Today's approval provides women with another treatment option for this condition. As part of the FDA's commitment to protect and advance the health of women, we'll continue to support the development of safe and effective treatments for female sexual dysfunction."
Side effects of the drug are mild and consist primarily of nausea in some women, with even that disappearing after a few doses.
Analysts have estimated potential sales of a drug that "safely and effectively treats loss of sexual desire in women" could amount to sales of about $1 billion annually.
The drug was developed by Palatin Technologies, with AMAG Pharmaceuticals holding exclusive North America sales rights. Both rose sharply Friday on the news.
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(Score: 5, Insightful) by PinkyGigglebrain on Sunday June 23 2019, @06:48PM (18 children)
I can already see how this is going to be abused in ways apparently not anticipated by the manufacturer. Though more likely they just don't care about how it will be misused.
As a culture Americans tend to look for drugs to solve problems that are caused by stress, poor diet, and social pressures as opposed to trying to remove the stressors causing the problems in the first place.
"Beware those who would deny you Knowledge, For in their hearts they dream themselves your Master."
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Subsentient on Sunday June 23 2019, @07:00PM
>As a culture Americans tend to look for drugs to solve problems that are caused by stress, poor diet, and social pressures as opposed to trying to remove the stressors causing the problems in the first place.
That tends to happen when it's nearly impossible to remove those stressors. It's much better for there to be an artificial relief than no relief at all.
"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society." -Jiddu Krishnamurti
(Score: 2) by takyon on Sunday June 23 2019, @07:07PM (12 children)
If it's relatively safe, offer it over the counter. If it's not, don't add it to the Drug War.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 23 2019, @07:40PM (4 children)
Can we say the same about ED pills? Read the safety warnings about those little beauties ...
(Score: 4, Informative) by Ethanol-fueled on Sunday June 23 2019, @08:06PM (2 children)
I have taken ED medicine, it's no joke. It decreases your hearing ability kinda like when you're flying on a plane at high altitude and everything sounds more quiet, and it causes wicked chest pains occasionally during sex. I was angry at my doctor for cutting off my prescription, as he began to suspect that I was abusing the medication, but looking back he did me a huge favor.
Basically what those medicines do is drop the living fuck out of your blood pressure. So obviously your heart is a big deal, and when you've been drinking and are exerting yourself during sex there's a compound effect since alcohol is already a depressant. I'm pretty sure that I would have literally fucked myself dead had my doctor not cut me off. The "ants-in-your-pants" effects persist for around 24 hours. I never got priapism, though.
(Score: 0, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 23 2019, @09:05PM
EF can't get it up anymore, haa haa!
(Score: 2) by krishnoid on Sunday June 23 2019, @11:03PM
I need to have some words with that man. "He was kind of a jerk on the interwebs, but you can't beat going out the way he did." :-)
(Score: -1, Redundant) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 23 2019, @08:22PM
but you don't understand
we have to offer a rape pill free of charge because it's no danger to men
the only thing incels fear is women's independent sexuality
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 23 2019, @08:14PM (1 child)
but date rape
only an incel worries about personal liberties when the rapeocalypse is imminent
i'm surprised that the legal weed has lasted as long as it has without being date raped, because if womanhood is anything but suffering, worst of all sexual, then feminists get all triggered
(Score: 2) by takyon on Sunday June 23 2019, @09:09PM
It's not on anybody's radar and probably won't be for years.
http://www.takepart.com/article/2014/08/25/pot-date-rape-drug/ [takepart.com]
http://adai.uw.edu/pubs/pdf/2017mj_sexualassault.pdf [uw.edu]
It's on the same level as alcohol as a date rape drug. With alcohol you could spike drinks with vodka to raise the ABV, and with weed you could make absolutely loaded edibles and get the victim to ingest them.
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(Score: 4, Insightful) by PinkyGigglebrain on Sunday June 23 2019, @09:05PM (4 children)
I guess not everyone's mind can see how this will be abused. That is actually a good thing.
When people hear "stimulates a woman's libido" what they think is "Its an aphrodisiac". What I know is going to be a problem is guys who put this stuff in their girlfriend's or date's drink thinking it will improve their chances of getting laid. I just know we are going to start hearing about women being given this drug without their knowledge or consent. That is what I was commenting on.
"Beware those who would deny you Knowledge, For in their hearts they dream themselves your Master."
(Score: 3, Insightful) by takyon on Sunday June 23 2019, @09:12PM (1 child)
Not everyone's mind cares about how it can be abused. We care about the larger abuses perpetrated by government.
Bremelanotide is used as an injection, so you'd have to get pretty creative with that one.
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(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 24 2019, @12:50AM
Only target diabetics?
(Score: 3, Interesting) by krishnoid on Sunday June 23 2019, @11:05PM (1 child)
Considering the potential for abuse (even if it doesn't work that way), it would help if the standard formulation could be one that breaks apart or otherwise loses its properties in alcohol solution.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by JNCF on Monday June 24 2019, @04:38PM
Sounds like it's an injection. Alcohol can be injected, but if your date offers a hypodermic needle of alcohol to get the night going I'd expect it to raise some red flags for other reasons.
(Score: 3, Funny) by PinkyGigglebrain on Sunday June 23 2019, @09:13PM (2 children)
My first "Flamebait" modding ever!!!
Been posting for years on the Internet and this is a first!
Time to break out the champagne!
"Beware those who would deny you Knowledge, For in their hearts they dream themselves your Master."
(Score: 2) by RS3 on Sunday June 23 2019, @09:28PM (1 child)
Oh, sorry, I ruined it before I saw this post. Hate to ruin a champagne moment. I thought you made a good point and I don't understand who down-mods things like that. Reminds me of youtube trolls- thumbs-downing a great vid. I'll mod you "flamebait" next time if you like. It won't cost me a cent. :)
(Score: 3, Funny) by PartTimeZombie on Sunday June 23 2019, @10:52PM
Wait, are you guys not paying for those Flamebait mods?
Hey, Runaway, I want my $2.25 back!
(Score: 1) by khallow on Monday June 24 2019, @02:18AM
How does that differ from any other culture. All cultures have people who don't deal with stress in the way you expect.