New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill

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

The distinct diamond-shaped tablets might quickly be changed by a pink, rectangular ‘wafer’ that dissolves on the tongue, suggesting it does not require to be taken with water.

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

The drug first concerned the market in the 1990s after being created by the American pharmaceutical business Pfizer.

It was very first developed in the 1980s as a cardiovascular disease medication, however trial individuals noticed 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 brand-new form of the drug, Viagra ODF.

Viatris has actually already launched the Viagra ODF in Canada and advertised it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which may be more effective for numerous customers.

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

‘Tablets are not constantly tolerable to patients and likewise sometimes the size of tablets may put patients off having them,‘ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health expert, informed The Telegraph.

She included: ‘Some males might still be discovering the idea of having Viagr awkward, but I would hope that guys’s health and discussions about sexual health have actually moved on given that Viagra was first developed.’

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

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

Rebecca Anderson-Smith, partner and chartered trade mark lawyer at Mewburn Ellis, informed the paper that the trademark application is a ‘good indication’ it will be readily available within the next five years.

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

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

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

A total of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more commonly understood by the brand name Viagra, and other types of impotency drugs sold under the brand Cialis and Levitra, were dispensed by the health service in 2023

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

More supplies of the erectile dysfunction drug were found than knock-off variations of painkillers like morphine.

Health officials said online retailers flouting regulations lagged the fake materials with most being imported from countries like India without an appropriate licence.

Data, from UK regulator The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), show 2.6 million dosages of sildenafil, the generic name for the medication best understood as Viagra, were taken in 2015.

Another half-million dosages of tadalafil, another erectile dysfunction sold under the brand Cialis worth ₤ 1.2 million were likewise taken.

While all medications carry possible side impacts drugs from unreliable sources may either not work or bring additional ingredients or pollutants like heavy metals or other drugs that could be dangerous.