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  • noun medicine A drug that may be used to treat decreased libido in women

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Examples

  • Originally studied as a possible antidepressant, flibanserin is the latest attempt by the drug industry to find a female equivalent to Viagra.

    Business Watch 2010

  • Originally studied as a possible antidepressant, flibanserin is the latest attempt by the drug industry to find a female equivalent to Viagra.

    Boehringer Halts Development of 'Female Viagra' Heide Oberhauser-Aslan 2010

  • On June 18, a drug called flibanserin, intended to treat low female desire, was rejected by an FDA advisory panel on the grounds that the benefits of the drug did not outweigh the risks.

    Livescience.com 2010

  • • There may be new hope for women with low sexual desire, thanks to a new drug called flibanserin that was originally developed as an antidepressant.

    Jezebel Katy 2010

  • The new product, known as flibanserin, would be the first of its kind to help women who suffer from little or no sexual desire, said Dr. Irwin Goldstein, director of the Sexual Medicine Program at Alvarado Hospital in San Diego and a consultant to Boehringer Ingelheim.

    The Washington Times stories: Latest Headlines 2010

  • And it was an article from the awesome Dr. Petra which notified Sci of the current stuff going on with this drug called flibanserin, which has to be one of the WORST drug names.

    ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science 2010

  • Before everyone jumps on the hype bandwagon by calling flibanserin a female sexual dysfunction "the female Viagra" … oops, it's too late.

    WN.com - Articles related to New Drug May Be Female Viagra 2009

  • The experimental drug, called flibanserin, was ...

    WN.com - Articles related to New Drug May Be Female Viagra 2009

  • The experimental drug, called flibanserin, was ...

    WN.com - Articles related to New Drug May Be Female Viagra 2009

  • New drug boosts women's sex drive drug called flibanserin as a possible remedy for sexual dysfunction in depression, the pill was later found to increase the ...

    icLiverpool 2009

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