Blockbuster Success: Drug and Amag Pharmaceuticals

blockbuster success: The other drug is a daily pill. ; The upside of the new drug is that you only use it when you need it, said Dr, according to The Japan Times. Julia Johnson, a reproductive specialist at UMass Memorial Medical Center who was not involved in its development. The medication, approved Friday by the Food and Drug Administration, is only the second approved to increase sexual desire in women, a market that drugmakers have been trying to cultivate since the blockbuster success of Viagra for men in the late 1990s. The downside is that it's a shot and some people are very squeamish. The company declined to release price information. The drug's developer, Amag Pharmaceuticals, could also face some of the same hurdles that have plagued the lone pill previously approved for the condition, including unpleasant side effects and limited insurance coverage. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.