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Bremelanotide

Also listed as Vyleesi

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Status for this entry
Approved product
Evidence label
Randomized evidence

Status as of

Product and use
Vyleesi: eligible premenopausal women with distressing acquired generalized low-desire disorder.
Route context
Subcutaneous injection.
Mechanism
Melanocortin-receptor agonist.
Evidence
Randomized trials.
Limitations
Exclude medical, relationship and drug causes; not performance enhancement.
Safety
Uncontrolled hypertension or known cardiovascular disease: contraindicated.

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  • Sexual health

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Sources

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  1. VYLEESI NLM · Checked
  2. Kingsberg trials PubMed · Checked

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