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New ‚discreet‘ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill

The makers of Viagra are set to introduce a new ‚discrete‘ type of the drug that will replace the iconic – and immediately recognisable – little blue pill.

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

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

It was first established in the 1980s as a cardiovascular disease medication, but trial individuals noticed it had an unusual side effect – frequent erections.

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

Viatris has actually currently launched the Viagra ODF in Canada and marketed it as being ‚thin and discreet‘ which might be more suitable for many clients.

The distinctive tablets – which can cause embarrassment for some clients – has been reinvented and a new dissolvable type may be offered to Brits in the next 5 years. Stock image

‚Tablets are not always tolerable to patients and also in some cases the size of tablets may put clients off having them,‘ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health expert, informed The Telegraph.

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

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 paper that the hallmark application is a ‚excellent indication‘ it will be offered within the next 5 years.

She explained trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not used for a constant duration of 5 years or more after registration. As a result, it appears Viatris intends to launch the product within the next couple of years.

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

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

An overall of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more commonly known 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 found to be Britain’s greatest fake drug after more than ₤ 6.2 million of fake blue tablet were taken by UK regulators in 2023.

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

Health authorities stated online merchants flouting guidelines lagged the counterfeit materials with a lot of being imported from nations 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 known as Viagra, were taken last year.

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

While all medications carry prospective adverse effects drugs from unreliable sources might either not work or bring extra components or contaminants like heavy metals or other drugs that might be hazardous.