PT-141, An Aphrodisiac in Phase 3 Clinical Trials

Via New York Magazine:

Horn of rhinoceros. Penis of tiger. Root of sea holly. Husk of the emerald-green blister beetle known as the Spanish fly. So colorful and exotic is the list of substances that have been claimed to heighten sexual appetite that it's hard not to feel a twinge of disappointment on first beholding the latest entry -- a small white plastic nasal inhaler containing an odorless, colorless synthetic chemical called PT-141. Plain as it is, however, there is one thing that distinguishes PT-141 from the 4,000 years' worth of recorded medicinal aphrodisiacs that precede it: It actually works.

And it's coming to a medicine cabinet near you. The drug will soon enter Phase 3 clinical trials...

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