Word: melanocortins
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...Europe, but after being tested in women in the U.S., the FDA rejected P&G's fast-track request for approval in 2004, requesting more long-term safety data. And early trials of the experimental compound PT-141, a nasally inhaled drug that affects brain receptors for the hormone melanocortin, which plays a role in sexual arousal, raised concerns about its effect on blood pressure. A somewhat more promising contender is LibiGel, a testosterone gel made by Illinois-based BioSante Pharmaceuticals, which is in phase III clinical trials...
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