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New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill

The makers of Viagra are set to introduce a new ‘discrete’ form of the drug that will change the renowned – and immediately recognisable – little blue tablet.

The distinct diamond-shaped tablets could soon be replaced by a pink, rectangle-shaped ‘wafer’ that liquifies on the tongue, implying it does not require to be taken with water.

About half of guys over 40 suffer erectile dysfunction in the UK and in 2015 there was a record 4.57 million prescriptions for Viagra on the NHS.

The drug initially concerned the market in the 1990s after being invented by the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer.

It was first developed in the 1980s as a cardiovascular disease medication, however trial individuals observed it had an uncommon adverse effects – regular erections.

Now, Pfizer spin-off Viatris, which owns the Viagra name and brand name, has requested a hallmark in the UK for the new form of the drug, Viagra ODF.

Viatris has currently released the Viagra ODF in Canada and marketed it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which might be preferable for numerous customers.

The distinct tablets – which can trigger humiliation for some patients – has been reinvented and a brand-new dissolvable type may be available to Brits in the next 5 years. Stock image

‘Tablets are not always tolerable to patients and also often the size of tablets might put clients off having them,’ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health expert, told The Telegraph.

She added: ‘Some men may still be discovering the idea of having Viagr awkward, however I would hope that males’s health and conversations about sexual health have carried on considering that Viagra was very first formulated.’

Ms Govind believes this brand-new style is a ‘positive action forward’.

The new dissolvable medication is believed to likely concerned the UK imminently.

Rebecca Anderson-Smith, partner and chartered trade mark lawyer at Mewburn Ellis, told the newspaper that the hallmark application is a ‘excellent indication’ it will be offered within the next five years.

She described trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not used for a constant duration of 5 years or more after registration. As an outcome, it appears Viatris plans to release the product within the next couple of years.

However, granting a hallmark would not ensure the ODF might be sold and it would have to be approved by the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency initially.

It’s expected to cost the same as the tablet variation and to be offered in the same dosages.

An overall of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more frequently understood by the brand Viagra, and other kinds of impotency drugs sold under the brand names Cialis and Levitra, were dished out by the health service in 2023

This follows dodgy Viagra was found to be Britain’s most significant counterfeit drug after more than ₤ 6.2 countless phony blue pill were seized by UK regulators in 2023.

More products of the erectile dysfunction drug were discovered than knock-off variations of pain relievers like morphine.

Health authorities stated online merchants flouting policies lagged the fake supplies with most being imported from nations like India without a proper licence.

Data, from UK regulator The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), show 2.6 million doses of sildenafil, the generic name for the medication best called Viagra, were confiscated last year.

Another half-million dosages of tadalafil, another erectile dysfunction drug offered under the brand name Cialis worth ₤ 1.2 million were likewise seized.

While all medications bring potential negative effects drugs from undependable sources may either not work or bring additional ingredients or contaminants like heavy metals or other drugs that might be hazardous.