The Barbie Pill
from the miracles-of-medical-science dept.
From Wired, via Hiro, comes news of Melanotan, a drug that tans your skin, suppresses your appetite, and increases your sexual arousal. Move over Viagra; baby’s got a brand new drug. So, are we officially living in a dystopian sci-fi future yet?
March 7th, 2003 at 9:41 pm
will you send me info on this pill.
June 18th, 2003 at 6:56 pm
Will barbie pill work for grey hair
June 27th, 2003 at 12:00 pm
When will this pill be available?
June 27th, 2003 at 12:00 pm
When will this pill be available?
August 7th, 2003 at 6:22 pm
when will this pill be available?
August 7th, 2003 at 6:22 pm
when will this pill be available?
August 25th, 2003 at 11:26 am
WHEN WILL IT BE AVADIBLE IN SOUTH AFRICA BECAUSE MANY OF THE PEOPLE ARE DIEING OF CANSA(MELIGNANT MELANOMA).What will be the cost of this product,please get back to me ASAP.
August 27th, 2003 at 12:14 pm
when will this pill be avialable and about how much will it range and will it be prescribed or over the counter
September 2nd, 2003 at 4:51 pm
I wonder if thsi pill cause any serious sideffects. And how many injections you have to make to get a tan
September 2nd, 2003 at 4:52 pm
I wonder if this pill would cause any serious sideffects. In addition, how many injections you have to make to get a tan
September 2nd, 2003 at 4:52 pm
I wonder if this pill would cause any serious sideffects. In addition, how many injections you have to make to get a tan
September 2nd, 2003 at 4:52 pm
I wonder if this pill would cause any serious sideffects. In addition, how many injections you have to make to get a tan and would it cause a skin irritation
September 2nd, 2003 at 4:53 pm
I wonder if this pill would cause any serious sideffects. In addition, how many injections you have to make to get a tan and would it cause a skin irritation.
September 17th, 2003 at 12:34 am
Kindly let me know the side effects of this pill and how many pills you hae to take to lose weight
September 17th, 2003 at 12:35 am
Kindly let me know the side effects of this pill and how many pills you have to take to lose weight
September 17th, 2003 at 12:35 am
Kindly let me know the side effects of this pill and how many pills you have to take to lose weight
October 6th, 2003 at 11:18 am
Could anyone tell me when this drug will be availible and how much it will cost?
October 7th, 2003 at 1:59 pm
When will it be available? Cost? Ingredients? SIDE EFFECTS?!?!?
October 10th, 2003 at 8:45 pm
I want info on this product, availability, cost, side effects and how great of a tan can be achieved.
October 29th, 2003 at 6:41 pm
I can’t believe that people are buying this… a pill that releases the pigmentation in the melanocites may be “safer” than UV-B rays, but consider the potential for a myriad of side effects that the manufactures won’t admit to or are unable to forsee.
Additionally, the irresponsibility of the creators of the Barbie drug…saying that a tan is healthy, and that those who work outside are at low risk for Skin Cancer–both are fallacious and outright FALSE!!!! If you want definitive information about Skin Cancer–the facts–contact organizations such as the American Academy of Dermatology, the American Cancer Society, the Skin Cancer Foundation, the Huntsman Cancer Institute, and even Nasa.gov.
Skin Cancer claims more than a million Americans annually. There is NO such thing as a healthy tan, and the FDA has even said this so if they were to approve it they are not only propogating this pop culture notion that to look good is far more important than being holistically healthy, they are also hyprocrites!
October 29th, 2003 at 6:41 pm
I can’t believe that people are buying this… a pill that releases the pigmentation in the melanocites may be “safer” than UV-B rays, but consider the potential for a myriad of side effects that the manufactures won’t admit to or are unable to forsee.
Additionally, the irresponsibility of the creators of the Barbie drug…saying that a tan is healthy, and that those who work outside are at low risk for Skin Cancer–both are fallacious and outright FALSE!!!! If you want definitive information about Skin Cancer–the facts–contact organizations such as the American Academy of Dermatology, the American Cancer Society, the Skin Cancer Foundation, the Huntsman Cancer Institute, and even Nasa.gov.
Skin Cancer claims more than a million Americans annually. There is NO such thing as a healthy tan, and the FDA has even said this so if they were to approve it they are not only propogating this pop culture notion that to look good is far more important than being holistically healthy, they are also hyprocrites!
October 29th, 2003 at 6:42 pm
I can’t believe that people are buying this… a pill that releases the pigmentation in the melanocites may be “safer” than UV-B rays, but consider the potential for a myriad of side effects that the manufactures won’t admit to or are unable to forsee.
Additionally, the irresponsibility of the creators of the Barbie drug…saying that a tan is healthy, and that those who work outside are at low risk for Skin Cancer–both are fallacious and outright FALSE!!!! If you want definitive information about Skin Cancer–the facts–contact organizations such as the American Academy of Dermatology, the American Cancer Society, the Skin Cancer Foundation, the Huntsman Cancer Institute, and even Nasa.gov.
Skin Cancer claims more than a million Americans annually. There is NO such thing as a healthy tan, and the FDA has even said this so if they were to approve it they are not only propogating this pop culture notion that to look good is far more important than being holistically healthy, they are also hyprocrites!
October 31st, 2003 at 4:07 pm
I already have a natural tan, and want to know if this will also make African-American users even more tanned.
November 2nd, 2003 at 8:18 pm
will this message be posted three times
November 3rd, 2003 at 2:54 am
Ms. White, please re-read those websites yourself. A tan is not the cause of skin cancer. It is however, how quickly the tan is achieved that triggers the formation of cancerous cells. For instance, those who work in the sun as opposed to those who use a tanning bed or similar device. People who work outdoors and see the sun everyday are at a LOW risk for skin cancer.
November 3rd, 2003 at 2:54 am
Ms. White, please re-read those websites yourself. A tan is not the cause of skin cancer. It is however, how quickly the tan is achieved that triggers the formation of cancerous cells. For instance, those who work in the sun as opposed to those who use a tanning bed or similar device. People who work outdoors and see the sun everyday are at a LOW risk for skin cancer.
November 3rd, 2003 at 10:19 am
I would like more info on this product. I read somewhere that it increases bust line and cleavage is this true. Is it over the counter or prescribed and of course the side effects. How many do you have to take to lose weight, get tan and feel more sexual. About how much do you think these pills will be. PLease get back to me asap. This pill sounds like it is made for me. I tan a few months out of th year, have small breasts and have lately been gaining wait and lets all be honest here eveybody could use a little boost in there sex life.
November 3rd, 2003 at 10:19 am
I would like more info on this product. I read somewhere that it increases bust line and cleavage is this true. Is it over the counter or prescribed and of course the side effects. How many do you have to take to lose weight, get tan and feel more sexual. About how much do you think these pills will be. PLease get back to me asap. This pill sounds like it is made for me. I tan a few months out of th year, have small breasts and have lately been gaining wait and lets all be honest here eveybody could use a little boost in there sex life.
November 5th, 2003 at 6:06 am
you people are all crazy ==
November 10th, 2003 at 1:30 pm
This is finally a reality! I am very interedted and have compiled a website devoted to beauty and this drug. Check it out!
November 10th, 2003 at 1:30 pm
This is finally a reality! I am very interedted and have compiled a website devoted to beauty and this drug. Check it out!
November 11th, 2003 at 10:12 pm
Will having a winter tan and a better sex life just make me want to stop aging and be able to bottle sleep in a pill? After all everything gets normal eventualy, your going to want something better and easier after that.
November 11th, 2003 at 10:15 pm
Then again if I had a tan and was hot and had really good sex all the time, I guess I would be happy. This is a pill after all, it’s medicine to help make life eaiser. Whats wrong with that?
November 24th, 2003 at 9:32 am
Its too good to be ture. Did someone say a bigger bust line?Wouldnt that be kinda bad for males. Walking around at 110 pounds with sagging tits. If I wanna see that, Ill just watch brittney spears in like 2 years.
November 24th, 2003 at 1:25 pm
Its true! –Bigger bust, not really, but it does surpress appetite, and the results of that would be a more pleasing figure. Im devoted to happiness, and these ideal traits of beauty are worth celebrating. We also provide more information at our website as well as more connection with individuals interested in beauty.
November 24th, 2003 at 1:25 pm
Its true! –Bigger bust, not really, but it does surpress appetite, and the results of that would be a more pleasing figure. Im devoted to happiness, and these ideal traits of beauty are worth celebrating. We also provide more information at our website as well as more connection with individuals interested in beauty.
November 26th, 2003 at 5:23 am
Is this the same pill that has been said to cause blindness???
November 28th, 2003 at 2:03 pm
Could you give me a prediction of when this pill will be available? Will you require a prescription or will one be able to purchase it over the counter?
Besides the “good side effects” are their any “bad” side effects?
Does this pill have ephederine in it?
I always feel better about myself when I have a glow from the sun, knowing that the sun is damaging.. is it a glow that one achieves or does it turn your skin an orange like color?
November 30th, 2003 at 11:24 pm
I want to clip the dumbass who said there was no such thing as a healthy tan. Do you even know what is assumed to be the cause of skin cancer? UV rays, but it’s rays UVB and either UVA or UVC, I forgot which is which, lets just say it’s UVA. Which is normally blocked out by the ozone layer due to the chemical reactions in the upper stratosphere. UVB and UVC aren’t strong enough to cause a chemical reaction in the stratosphere so they leak down to the earth’s surface. Over exposure is the equivalent of getting cooked, thus causing skin cancer, therefore people who like to go out a lot should have some form of protection, such as sun block. And people towards the southern hemisphere should be more caution about spending time outdoors because of the ozone hole that developed towards the south pole. Weaker ozone layer, more UVA rays can leak thru, thus being more harmful. Having tan skin could help reduce your risk of getting skin cancer, but it’s “reduce” not eliminate. The thing he said about those who work outside are NOT at low risk of getting skin cancer is true. The more time you spend outside, the longer you cook yourself, the longer you cook yourself, the more cooked you would be, unless you can somehow shield yourself from all the UV rays, or radiation. But there are such things as a healthy tan, being tan is normally associated with being healthy simply because the sun helps your skin generate vitamin D, which is good for your body, and available in assorted selections of milk. The air outdoors is generally cleaner than the air indoors if you lived in a non-metropolitan area and are not effected by combinations of drifting air pollution and geographical boundaries concentration air pollution… Generally, by being outdoors more, you exercise more, you’re more active, and as a consequence of everything, you get more tanned; natural tan, those you get from a UVC tanning machine might tan your skin, but that’s all it’s doing, it’s not as strong as UVA and UVB rays, so the relative risk is lower.
December 1st, 2003 at 7:33 am
I would like a list of the ingredients. I would like to know the estrogin count. Thanks
December 1st, 2003 at 5:40 pm
when is the pill gonna be on the american market and will it be by prescription or OTC med.
December 1st, 2003 at 5:41 pm
when is the pill gonna be on the american market and will it be by prescription or OTC med.
December 3rd, 2003 at 1:18 pm
i think everyone should take the barbie pill, barbie is the hottest thing, at least when it comes to dolls. shes blonde tan and thin with lotta curves. perfect. so if u dont like it blow it out ur ass. luv ya barbie
December 7th, 2003 at 3:32 pm
For anyone SERIOUS about the Barbie Pill please click here. And be happy.
December 10th, 2003 at 8:06 am
can you please please come out with a ken pill
too so i can be permanently tanned and cool looking,and go around sweating and breathing heavily in a state of perpetual sexual neediness?
tan bed and viagra all in one.why not throw in a
penis enlargement option too,itll be a sure winner!cant wait!love,kano d.
December 17th, 2003 at 12:39 am
How expensive is this pill and when will it be availabe.
January 2nd, 2004 at 3:07 pm
Where can this be purchased? These so called pellets that you insert in your body to make a tan last for months? Can’t a doctor in the usa get a hold of it for testing? If anyone knows the answer to this question, e-mail me with the letter: a-msh. Thank you
January 3rd, 2004 at 10:57 pm
where can i get the pill and how much will it cost.
January 7th, 2004 at 4:08 pm
jesus on a spacehopper,are you people fucking serious?Why not call it the bimbo pill!B-I-M-B-O!
Too bad theres no pill to give you personality too.Silicone breasts are fucking ugly,so is botox.
Youll still look as mean as a bulldog licking piss off a thornbush.Retards.
January 12th, 2004 at 4:20 am
where can i buy this pill?????
January 20th, 2004 at 1:28 pm
hey! i heard about this pill from one of my guy friends today – he had over heard me talking with my friend jess about weight and he told me about it! when reading the article on the pill it seemed only imaginable – however with all the technology out today i dont see it impossible. i have tried numerous pills to lose weight and probably uncountable diets. what i look like and how i feel are the 2 most important things to me! this barbie pill does have my complete attention – i think i will try it – if you already have a base tan, will it still increase the tone of your skin? – have ppl wrote in about their results?
January 22nd, 2004 at 8:12 am
where can i buy this pill pleases let me know-thanks
February 6th, 2004 at 10:06 am
Tell me how to get it…
D
March 3rd, 2004 at 7:25 pm
Most of you are misinformed about the drug known as Melanotan. I’ll give you a little background and point you on the right path. First off, Melanotan is not a pill. It is a synthetic hormone developed to mimic a naturally occuring hormone called alpha-MSH that your body normally produces in response to damaged DNA (caused by ultra-violet radiation). There is no oral form of the drug because the stomach acid in your body would disrupt it completely using that delivery method. Instead, it was first applied via daily injections. Since then, the delivery mechanism has been improved and is being tested as a one-time, slow-release implant made from the same material as biodegradeable stitches.
Alpha-MSH stimulates the melanocyte cells in your body to produce melanin, which is what gives you a tan. It is the body’s protective reponse to damage. To the person who said there is no healthy tan, you should check your facts. A tan is healthy. A sunburn which causes the tan is not. Here is where Melanotan enters the picture. This drug skips the step that causes the tan (i.e., the burn phase) and goes right to producing the tan naturally.
The reason why Melanotan got its nickname as The Barbie pill or drug was because the researchers who originally developed it, tweaked it to become even more potent. They found that it would not only give you a tan, but also cause an erection in men, and promote weight loss by decreasing the desire to eat while active in the body.
Serious research is still ongoing and the FDA is involved, so this is a reality. The drug was discovered 12 years ago and in a few years, it will be on the market in prescription form. There are two companies developing it. One for tanning http://www.epitan.com.au and the other for libido enhancement http://www.palatin.com
Hope that clears up some of the misinformation going around.
March 3rd, 2004 at 7:26 pm
Most of you are misinformed about the drug known as Melanotan. I’ll give you a little background and point you on the right path. First off, Melanotan is not a pill. It is a synthetic hormone developed to mimic a naturally occuring hormone called alpha-MSH that your body normally produces in response to damaged DNA (caused by ultra-violet radiation). There is no oral form of the drug because the stomach acid in your body would disrupt it completely using that delivery method. Instead, it was first applied via daily injections. Since then, the delivery mechanism has been improved and is being tested as a one-time, slow-release implant made from the same material as biodegradeable stitches.
Alpha-MSH stimulates the melanocyte cells in your body to produce melanin, which is what gives you a tan. It is the body’s protective reponse to damage. To the person who said there is no healthy tan, you should check your facts. A tan is healthy. A sunburn which causes the tan is not. Here is where Melanotan enters the picture. This drug skips the step that causes the tan (i.e., the burn phase) and goes right to producing the tan naturally.
The reason why Melanotan got its nickname as The Barbie pill or drug was because the researchers who originally developed it, tweaked it to become even more potent. They found that it would not only give you a tan, but also cause an erection in men, and promote weight loss by decreasing the desire to eat while active in the body.
Serious research is still ongoing and the FDA is involved, so this is a reality. The drug was discovered 12 years ago and in a few years, it will be on the market in prescription form. There are two companies developing it. One for tanning http://www.epitan.com.au and the other for libido enhancement http://www.palatin.com
Hope that clears up some of the misinformation going around.
March 5th, 2004 at 8:36 pm
hi…you all are all stupid if u actually believe this to be a real drug u dumb mother f***ers!!! All you people are obessesed about your own damn looks and forgotten whats really important in life and thats not some make beleive drug that their going to rip you people off with that actually doesnt do a darn thing!! well, if your stupid enough to purchuse it than you deserve what you get…and it wont be good looks (you’ll all come out looking just like the pill says: like a barbie aka fake)which in todays society is considerd fugly… have a day ^_^
March 9th, 2004 at 6:23 pm
I just would like to know if you can be a test subject here in us for the barbie drug, and if you can get it in Aus.. Or oder it from Aus.here
in us! I can’t wait two more years. I’ve been following progress for three years alrealy!!!
March 9th, 2004 at 6:23 pm
I just would like to know if you can be a test subject here in us for the barbie drug, and if you can get it in Aus.. Or oder it from Aus.here
in us! I can’t wait two more years. I’ve been following progress for three years alrealy!!!
March 9th, 2004 at 6:23 pm
I just would like to know if you can be a test subject here in us for the barbie drug, and if you can get it in Aus.. Or oder it from Aus.here
in us! I can’t wait two more years. I’ve been following progress for three years alrealy!!!
March 9th, 2004 at 6:23 pm
I just would like to know if you can be a test subject here in us for the barbie drug, and if you can get it in Aus.. Or oder it from Aus.here
in us! I can’t wait two more years. I’ve been following progress for three years alrealy!!!
March 9th, 2004 at 6:24 pm
I just would like to know if you can be a test subject here in us for the barbie drug, and if you can get it in Aus.. Or oder it from Aus.here
in us! I can’t wait two more years. I’ve been following progress for three years alrealy!!!
March 17th, 2004 at 10:54 am
You can sign up at my forum and you will be kept informed as to any progress of Melanotan and Epitan…
Cheers.
March 23rd, 2004 at 5:27 pm
Please let me know when & where I can purchase this Barbie Pill? Thank You. Also if you need anyone to experiment I will gladly volunteer.
March 26th, 2004 at 12:08 pm
hi,can i be a guinea pig for this drug please,because vogue told me i am pasty and
fat,and i know the barbie pill has made some test subjects go blind,but thats ok cos then i
dont have to see myself anymore.
April 29th, 2004 at 10:08 am
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO GET THE BARBIE PILL AND THE SIDE EFFECTS OF IT. IF YOU COULD LET ME KNOW I WOULD APPRECIATE IT.
May 13th, 2004 at 4:15 pm
Kano. I knew I’d find you here.
I think they should cut the barbie pill with some soma.
May 20th, 2004 at 6:32 am
First, to k.d., get a dictionary and learn some new words. You specialize in name-calling and expletives (those are bad words) but don’t contribute anything worthwhile.
Second, thank you to endymion96 for being the voice of reason. Calm, informative and articulate.
July 19th, 2004 at 1:26 pm
wat r u bozos on about get a life man! who wants 2 look like a barbie im not bein funny but 1nce this is out every1 wil b buyin em and by dat point it wont be considered attractive to look like a barbie any more so u dont u bunch of losers just b ureselfs and dont waste ure life worryin wat u look like i mean com on im onli 15 and i no that already wake up and live life STOP WORRYIN! wel love ya persephone!
July 19th, 2004 at 1:27 pm
wat r u bozos on about get a life man! who wants 2 look like a barbie im not bein funny but 1nce this is out every1 wil b buyin em and by dat point it wont be considered attractive to look like a barbie any more so u dont u bunch of losers just b ureselfs and dont waste ure life worryin wat u look like i mean com on im onli 15 and i no that already wake up and live life STOP WORRYIN! wel love ya persephone!
July 21st, 2004 at 1:15 am
In The Groove – your link isn’t working for me; can you give me the address to your forum, please? Either email me or post it on here.
endymion96 – Thanks for that clarification. I have a question – if supplementing alpha-MSH causes a tan, does getting a tan cause increased levels of alpha-MSH? I read somewhere that sunburn increase alpha-MSH, but maybe I misunderstood. The reason I’m interested is I have CFS, and MSH is also being developed to treat this (a company called Zengen is testing an MSH peptide as an anti-infectious and anti-inflammatory treatment). Epitan does not plan to release its product until 2007, and I am getting so desperately tired and weak…I thought maybe working on getting a suntan could help raise my MSH levels(I tan easily but am don’t go outside now because I’m so tired). If you have any info that would help, I’d appreciate it. Thanks!
Christine
July 21st, 2004 at 1:18 am
Hi everyone, it will be interesting to see what happens with this drug, I’m not sure it will be available freely for people to use cosmetically. It will be a prescription drug, and I gather it will be regulated quite tightly, at least to start with. The main medical application at the moment is to prevent skin cancer.
July 23rd, 2004 at 3:26 pm
r u people still not listenin 2 me i amguna keep naggin till u do hee hee startin 2 sound like me mother! :) mwah persephone xxx
September 16th, 2004 at 6:21 am
BUT I LOVE EXPLETEVES! dont infer that im some uneducated mongoloid who just crawled onto a PC from some primordial swamp,missy.My comments are littered with references to the dangers of the barbie pill,so dont say Im not contributing anything worthwhile.Dont you care that in youre crusade to become a valley girl clone you risk blindness?The trouble with people like you that buy all this crap,is
that on one hand you pave the way for the next ungodly onslaught of ridiculous fixer upper pills from the drug companies to adjust things
that the human race has got by with quite adequately for millions of years,and on the other you also create future problems by dropping god knows what kind of inorganic chemicals into the human genepool and bloodlines.Have you seen the genetic material of modern children?do you have any idea how thalidomide babies were created?probably not,
and if you did you probably dont give a flying fuck,cos youre too preoccupied with wanting guys to drool over youre plastic moulded
uncharismatic body,so you can feel normal or pander to whatever other insecurity haunts whats left of youre soul.thank god for natural selection.
November 22nd, 2004 at 7:52 am
Is this pill available yet, or is it still in the process of being made. If it is available, could you tell me where to get it.
December 9th, 2004 at 7:08 pm
how do i get it, how much will it cost, when and what are the side effects?
January 11th, 2005 at 10:49 am
Anonymous, you are an idiot. You probably lament the invention of the lightbulb and electricity because, “who are we to think we can fool with nature?” Man’s struggle has always been to conquer nature and modify it to his needs. So, to the makers of this new pill, I say more power to you. If it can safely cause natural melatonin to develop a tan that acts as a UV 4-8 protection, it will lessen skin cancer, especially if you use it in conjunction with suntan lotion when out for extended periods.
You’re probably the same kind of idiot that caused DDT to be banned without any real proof of its harmful effects. Now, millions die each year in Africa and the Far East because of hobbit-loving, tofu sucking, head-in-the sand a-holes like you that think all progress is bad, as they type on their home pcs, in their air-conditioned homes, flipping the remote from one ball game to another. You’re a hypocrite, go back and stick your head in the sand (or up your bum), moron.
CL
February 11th, 2005 at 1:21 pm
When will the U.S. have this drug available? Can I purchase it soon?
September 15th, 2009 at 7:19 pm
Melanotan II does not come in pill form it is administered in the same manner that insulin is administered via subcutaneous injection.
There’s a recent article by Wired that covers the melanotan peptides:
Suntan Drug Greenlighted for Trials
Cheers,
melanotan – afamelanotide
May 26th, 2010 at 8:50 am
Perhaps it is time to update here?
melanotan-1 (afamelanotide / Scenesse) has received approval from the Italian Medicines Agency for treating EPP sufferers:
News of this.
More info: melanotan-1 Scenesse