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The 'Pink Pill': The Female Viagra?

The Report by BBC

Oct 1, 201528:09News & Politics

The 'pink pill' flibanserin has been called 'the female Viagra', but critics argue its benefits are few and side effects many. Melanie Abbott investigates how the failed anti-depressant came to be licensed in the USA, an...

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The 'Pink Pill': The Female Viagra? is an episode from The Report by BBC. The 'pink pill' flibanserin has been called 'the female Viagra', but critics argue its benefits are few and side effects many. Melanie Abbott investigates how the fai...

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