Vivus also plans to test ointments and urethral suppositories. Tests of an ointment for women to begin next year. Preliminary testing on men. Alprostadil A form of prostaglandin E-1, a natural chemical that works in the genitals by relaxing muscle and triggering blood flow. Already available for erectile dysfunction as injections and urethral suppositories.
New efforts focus on topical treatments applied directly to genitals, for both men and women.
In large-scale testing. Could go to FDA this year, for approval in 2002. Approved in China. In large-scale testing here. Could go to FDA this year, for approval in 2002.