FDA Panels Nixes &#39;Female Viagra&#39;
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Federal health advisers say Procter &amp; Gamble&#39;s testosterone patch for women with low libidos needs more study before hitting the bedrooms.
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A hormone patch that works to restore a woman&#39;s sex drive should not be approved until more studies are completed to determine the drug&#39;s risks, US health advisers said Thursday.
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A hormone patch that works to restore a woman's sex drive should not be approved until additional studies to determine its risk, federal health advisers said today.
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IT HAS been hailed as the female Viagra - a panacea for women who have lost their sex drive. But the testosterone patch is now facing a battle for regulatory approval amid claims that its effect is minimal and it may have fatal side effects.
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The US National Institutes of Health said a study suggesting that the use of oral contraceptives lowered women&#39;s risk for heart disease was flawed and that there is no evidence to support that claim.
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An advisory panel of experts recommended unanimously yesterday that the Food and Drug Administration reject a new weight-loss drug after hearing testimony that it increases the risk of suicidal behavior.
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The US Food and Drug Administration said on Friday that Senate testimony by a veteran FDA researcher regarding safety risks for five drugs does not reflect the views of the agency.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration  said on Friday that Senate testimony by a veteran FDA  researcher regarding safety risks for five drugs does not  reflect the views of the agency.
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A federal judge denied a request by Pfizer (nyse: PFE - news - people ) to halt competitors&#39; sales of gabapentin, a generic form of Pfizer&#39;s Neurontin epilepsy drug.
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It appears women will have a long wait before they will be able to buy a testosterone patch by Proctor &amp; Gamble being touted as the &quot;Viagra for women.
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The US Food and Drug Administration denied charges it tried to suppress a safety official&#39;s findings that painkiller Vioxx, which was pulled from the market last week, raised heart attack risks.
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A San Francisco public health official has petitioned the US Food and Drug Administration to reclassify Viagra as a controlled substance, which would place the popular impotence pill in a category reserved for prescribed steroids and other legal drugs
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An advisory panel said that the first drug to enhance the sex drive of women should not be approved because of a lack of information about its long-term safety.
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Federal officials backed away Wednesady from the findings of two major studies on birth control pills, saying the research was flawed and that a new analysis shows there is no evidence oral contraceptives cut the risk of heart disease.
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Proctor &amp; Gamble, the company behind a testosterone patch called Intrinsa, hoped to have the first female Viagra equivalient on the market but after reviewing the research, an FDA advisory committee said &quot;no&quot;.
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A Procter &amp; Gamble officials told federal health advisers today that a hormone patch aimed at restoring women&#39;s lost libido has not been linked to any serious safety problems.
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While an FDA committee reviewing Procter &amp; Gamble&#39;s testosterone patch for women didn&#39;t say no last week, it clearly said, &quot;Slow.