New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill

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

The distinct diamond-shaped tablets might soon be changed by a pink, rectangular ‘wafer’ that liquifies on the tongue, implying it does not need to be taken with water.

About half of guys 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 initially pertained to the market in the 1990s after being created by the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer.

It was very first developed in the 1980s as a heart problem medication, however trial participants observed it had an uncommon adverse effects – frequent erections.

Now, Pfizer spin-off Viatris, which owns the Viagra name and brand name, has actually looked for a trademark in the UK for the brand-new kind of the drug, Viagra ODF.

Viatris has currently introduced the Viagra ODF in Canada and promoted it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which may be preferable for many consumers.

The distinct tablets – which can cause embarrassment for some patients – has actually been reinvented and a brand-new dissolvable type might be offered to Brits in the next 5 years. Stock image

‘Tablets are not always bearable to clients and likewise sometimes the size of tablets might put patients off having them,’ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health expert, informed The Telegraph.

She included: ‘Some guys may still be discovering the principle of having Viagr awkward, however I would hope that males’s health and discussions about sexual health have actually carried on considering that Viagra was first created.’

Ms Govind thinks this new style is a ‘favorable advance’.

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 trademark application is a ‘excellent indicator’ it will be offered within the next 5 years.

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

However, approving a trademark would not ensure the ODF might be sold and it would have to be authorized by the Medicines & Healthcare items Regulatory Agency first.

It’s expected to cost the like the tablet version and to be available in the very same doses.

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

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

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

Health authorities said online retailers 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 items Regulatory Agency (MHRA), reveal 2.6 million doses of sildenafil, the generic name for the medication best understood as Viagra, were taken 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 carry potential negative effects drugs from undependable sources might either not work or carry additional components or contaminants like heavy metals or other drugs that might be dangerous.