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Common side effects include nausea, pain at the site of injection, and headache. [2] It may also cause a temporary increase in blood pressure and decrease in heart rate after each dose, and darkening of the gums, face, and breasts. [4] The medication is a peptide and acts by activating the melanocortin receptors. [1] [5]
Flibanserin, sold under the brand name Addyi, is a medication approved for the treatment of pre-menopausal women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD). [4] [5] The medication improves sexual desire, increases the number of satisfying sexual events, and decreases the distress associated with low sexual desire. [6]
The side effects on sexual functioning can impact mental health and quality of life. [36] However, the decrease in depressive symptoms from antidepressants make it worth the sexual side effects for many people. They can be managed by changing the dose, switching drugs, or taking "antidotes". [37]
A study confirmed that side effects like pancreatitis and kidney damage are possible while taking GLP-1s like Ozempic. Here's what a doctor wants you to know.
Critics have long argued that while studying the effects of Red Dye No. 3 in humans poses ethical and scientific challenges, its ban in cosmetics should have logically extended to the food supply.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a ban this week on red dye No. 3, or erythrosine, from foods and oral medications due to a potential cancer risk.. Food manufacturers have ...
Culture - men are in the main part the purchasers and are happy to do so even after being warned of side effects. "Murad Sadiq, who runs a pharmacy in northern Cairo, says he always explains the side effects to customers but that "they still insist on buying it". "About 10 people a day come in to buy the drug. Most of them are men.
The most prevalent side effects include nausea, mild sedation, fatigue, and dizziness. At higher dosages, there is an increased risk for restlessness, insomnia, and tremors. [6] Cariprazine was approved for medical use in the United States in September 2015. [12] It was approved as a generic medication in 2022, [13] but is covered by patents ...