New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill

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

The distinct diamond-shaped tablets might soon be changed by a pink, rectangle-shaped ‘wafer’ that dissolves on the tongue, suggesting it does not need 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 pertained to the marketplace in the 1990s after being developed by the American pharmaceutical business Pfizer.

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

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

Viatris has currently released the Viagra ODF in Canada and promoted it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which might be preferable for numerous consumers.

The unique tablets – which can cause embarrassment for some clients – has been transformed and a brand-new dissolvable type may be available to Brits in the next 5 years. Stock image

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

She included: ‘Some guys might still be discovering the principle of having Viagr humiliating, however I would hope that men’s health and discussions about sexual health have actually carried on given that Viagra was first developed.’

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

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, informed the paper that the hallmark application is a ‘great sign’ it will be readily available within the next 5 years.

She explained trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not utilized for a constant period of 5 years or more after registration. As a result, it appears Viatris intends to introduce the item within the next few years.

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

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

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

This comes after dodgy Viagra was found to be Britain’s greatest counterfeit drug after more than ₤ 6.2 million of 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 stated online retailers flouting regulations lagged the fake supplies 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 doses of sildenafil, the generic name for the medication best to as Viagra, were seized last year.

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 may either not work or carry extra components or impurities like heavy metals or other drugs that could be hazardous.