The 'Pink Pill': The Female Viagra?

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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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