Quick Hit: New EC Drug

In case you haven’t heard about this, a new EC drug is in the process of being approved by the FDA. This new drug is said to be effective up to 5 days after intercourse, unlike the current option which is only effective up to 72 hours. Also, the new drug, being marketed as Ella, maintains the same level of effectiveness throughout those 5 days. Here’s the latest on the FDA’s panel progress.

Also on the FDA’s schedule, a new drug to increase women’s libido. Are we really going to pathologize something like low libido now? Fortunately, the FDA advisory panel is not feeling it so much. We’ll see what happens…

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