The pink pill, Addyi (flibanserin), is the first FDA-approved pill for low libido, and can improve sex drive in women in their 40s, 50s, and yes, 60s. It balances neurotransmitters like dopamine, ...

TIME has named Cindy Eckert, Founder and CEO of Sprout Pharmaceuticals, makers of Addyi®, to the 2026 TIME100 Health list ...

WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved the first prescription drug designed to boost sexual desire in women, a milestone long sought by a pharmaceutical industry eager to ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering possible regulatory action, due to a spike in reported adverse events associated with the drug Addyi (flibanserin), which is indicated for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Viagra, the little blue pill, has been a household name for more than a generation. And now women’s sexual health is finally ...

A new documentary, 'The Pink Pill: Sex, Drugs and Who Has Control,' explores the fight to bring the women’s sexual health pill, Addyi, to market Addyi; Catalyst Works The new documentary, The Pink ...

Sprout Pharmaceuticals' female libido drug Addyi has traveled a winding path through FDA gatekeepers, multiple M&A deals, marketing restrictions and more. With a possible new safety flag, the ...

Credit: Sprout Pharmaceuticals The approval was based on a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial, which included 447 postmenopausal women with acquired, generalized HSDD.

Earlier this month the makers of, Addyi—the beleaguered drug many have misguidedly labeled the “female Viagra,”—announced that the little pink pill is relaunching after years of controversy, a ...

Four years after approving the controversial Addyi pill for female sexual dysfunction, the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday softened a safety warning about mixing the drug with alcohol. But ...

Three years ago, the holy grail for women with a low sex drive seemed to have arrived. A little pink pill called Addyi—pronounced add-ee and erroneously nicknamed the female Viagra—was the first ...

Sprout Pharmaceuticals CEO Cindy Whitehead speaks on stage during 'The Fast Company Innovation Festival' - Data + Drugs: on Nov. 10, 2015 in New York City. Sprout Pharmaceuticals CEO Cindy Whitehead ...