The Salt Lake Tribune -- Nose spray boosts sex drive
Better than Viagra? That is what some researchers are saying about a nasal spray that causes both men and women to become sexually aroused. PT-141 is a synthetic hormone that works by stimulating receptors in the central nervous system to quickly spark desire.
"We're very pleased with the drug, which has proved to have an excellent safety profile," said Perry Molinoff of Palatin Technologies Inc. in Cranbury, N.J. Palatin initially tested PT-141 on rats, reporting that female rodents became so aroused they displayed aggressive sexual advances toward males.
And now clinical trials using humans have proved successful as well, and the drug may be on the market in two to three years. Last month, researchers reported a study of 32 healthy female volunteers, half of whom were given PT-141 and half of whom were given placebos. While watching erotic videos, those using PT-141 showed a much greater increase in the physical effects of desire than those given placebos.
Molinoff said that multiple studies on healthy men have found "that the drug is well tolerated and that its action disappears within four hours."
"Ideally this is positioned to be an on-demand drug," said Molinoff, explaining that someone would take it in anticipation of needing it, so that "when you're done the drug is done."
"To give Palatin credit, it is a novel compound that works fairly rapidly," said John Mulhall, director of the Sexual Medicine Program at Cornell University. "But it's too early to make any real conclusions."
[Erik says: Palatin's stock remains a steal at $1.75 per share.]
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