New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill

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

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

About half of men 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 pertained to the marketplace in the 1990s after being invented by the American pharmaceutical business Pfizer.

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

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

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

The distinct tablets – which can cause shame for some clients – has been transformed and a brand-new dissolvable type may be offered to Brits in the next five years. Stock image

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

She included: ‘Some men might still be finding the idea of having Viagr humiliating, however I would hope that guys’s health and discussions about sexual health have carried on because Viagra was first formulated.’

Ms Govind thinks this brand-new design is a ‘positive step forward’.

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

Rebecca Anderson-Smith, partner and chartered trade mark attorney at Mewburn Ellis, told the paper that the hallmark application is a ‘great indicator’ it will be available within the next five years.

She described trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not used for a continuous period of 5 years or more after registration. As a result, it seems Viatris intends to launch the item within the next few years.

However, granting a hallmark would not guarantee the ODF might be sold and it would need to be authorized by the Medicines & Healthcare items Regulatory Agency first.

It’s anticipated to cost the very same as the tablet version and to be readily available in the very same dosages.

An overall of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more frequently known by the trademark name Viagra, and other types of impotency drugs offered under the brand Cialis and Levitra, were dished out by the health service in 2023

This follows dodgy Viagra was found to be Britain’s biggest counterfeit drug after more than ₤ 6.2 million of tablet were seized by UK regulators in 2023.

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

Health authorities said online retailers flouting guidelines lagged the fake supplies with many being imported from countries like India without a proper licence.

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

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

While all medications carry possible adverse effects drugs from undependable sources might either not work or bring additional ingredients or impurities like heavy metals or other drugs that might be harmful.