New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill

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

The distinctive diamond-shaped tablets might quickly be replaced by a pink, rectangle-shaped ‘wafer’ that liquifies on the tongue, meaning 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 first came to the market in the 1990s after being invented by the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer.

It was first established in the 1980s as a heart problem medication, but trial individuals noticed it had an uncommon side impact – frequent erections.

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

Viatris has actually already introduced the Viagra ODF in Canada and promoted it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which might be more effective for numerous clients.

The unique tablets – which can trigger shame for some patients – has actually been transformed 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 also in some cases the size of tablets may put clients off having them,’ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health professional, informed The Telegraph.

She included: ‘Some guys may still be discovering the concept of having Viagr awkward, but I would hope that males’s health and conversations about sexual health have proceeded considering that Viagra was first created.’

Ms Govind believes this new style is a ‘positive advance’.

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

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

She discussed trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not utilized for a continuous duration of five years or more after registration. As an outcome, it appears Viatris means to the product within the next couple of years.

However, giving a hallmark would not ensure 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 exact same as the tablet version and to be offered in the exact same dosages.

A total of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more frequently understood by the brand Viagra, and other kinds of impotency drugs sold under the brand names Cialis and Levitra, were dished out by the health service in 2023

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

More materials of the erectile dysfunction drug were discovered than knock-off versions of painkillers like morphine.

Health officials said online sellers flouting policies lagged the fake supplies with many being imported from nations like India without a suitable licence.

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

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

While all medications carry possible negative effects drugs from undependable sources might either not work or carry extra components or pollutants like heavy metals or other drugs that might be harmful.