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Sprout Pharmaceuticals earlier this week won a controversial U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of Addyi, the first drug approved in the United States to treat female sexual dysfunction. Following the news, Valeant Pharmaceuticals said it would acquire Sprout for $1 billion. We spoke filmmaker Liz Canner, director of the documentary Orgasm, Inc., about Addyi, the drug industry’s long standing pursuit of a female Viagra, and why its approval is troubling to many people.
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