New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill

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

The distinct diamond-shaped tablets could soon be changed by a pink, rectangle-shaped ‘wafer’ that dissolves on the tongue, indicating 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 developed by the American pharmaceutical business Pfizer.

It was first established in the 1980s as a heart illness medication, but trial participants discovered it had an uncommon adverse effects – frequent erections.

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

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

The unique tablets – which can trigger humiliation for some patients – has actually been transformed and a new dissolvable type may be readily available to Brits in the next 5 years. Stock image

‘Tablets are not constantly bearable to patients and also sometimes the size of tablets may put clients off having them,‘ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health specialist, informed The Telegraph.

She included: ‘Some men may still be discovering the concept of having Viagr awkward, but I would hope that males’s health and conversations about sexual health have actually carried on given that Viagra was first developed.’

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

The brand-new dissolvable medication is thought to likely concerned the UK imminently.

Rebecca Anderson-Smith, partner and chartered trade mark lawyer at Mewburn Ellis, told the paper that the hallmark application is a ‘excellent sign’ it will be readily available within the next 5 years.

She explained trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not utilized for a constant period of 5 years or more after registration. As an outcome, it appears Viatris means to launch the item within the next few years.

However, approving a would not guarantee the ODF might be offered and it would have to be approved by the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency first.

It’s anticipated to cost the like the tablet version and to be offered in the same doses.

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

This comes after dodgy Viagra was discovered to be Britain’s most significant counterfeit drug after more than ₤ 6.2 countless fake blue pill were taken by UK regulators in 2023.

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

Health officials said online merchants flouting guidelines were behind the counterfeit supplies with most being imported from nations like India without a proper licence.

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

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

While all medications carry prospective side effects drugs from unreliable sources may either not work or bring additional active ingredients or contaminants like heavy metals or other drugs that could be hazardous.