By MATTHEW PERRONE, AP Business Writer
By MATTHEW PERRONE, AP Business Writer
Published
06/19/10
GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) — A "pink pill" to boost women's sex drive remains elusive after a decade of searching by some of the world's biggest drugmakers.
A panel of health experts on Friday rejected the latest offering submitted for federal approval: an antidepressant drug that failed to increase sexual desire in two studies.
The Food and Drug Administration's panel of reproductive advisers voted unanimously that the benefits of the pill from Boehringer Ingelheim did not outweigh side effects, including fatigue, depression and fainting spells.
"I am convinced that women's sexual health is...
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