New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill
The makers of Viagra are set to release a new ‘discrete’ form of the drug that will change the renowned – and instantly recognisable – little blue pill.
The distinctive diamond-shaped tablets could soon be changed by a pink, rectangle-shaped ‘wafer’ that dissolves on the tongue, indicating 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 initially pertained to the marketplace in the 1990s after being invented by the American pharmaceutical business Pfizer.
It was very first established in the 1980s as a cardiovascular disease medication, however trial participants discovered it had an unusual side result – frequent erections.
Now, Pfizer spin-off Viatris, which owns the Viagra name and brand, has actually made an application for a hallmark in the UK for the new type of the drug, Viagra ODF.
Viatris has actually currently introduced the Viagra ODF in Canada and advertised it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which may be more effective for numerous consumers.
The distinctive tablets – which can cause humiliation for some clients – has been transformed and a brand-new dissolvable type may be readily available to Brits in the next five years. Stock image
‘Tablets are not always tolerable to clients and likewise in some cases the size of tablets may put patients off having them,’ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health specialist, The Telegraph.
She included: ‘Some men might still be discovering the concept of having Viagr embarrassing, however I would hope that men’s health and conversations about sexual health have proceeded since Viagra was very first formulated.’
Ms Govind believes this new design is a ‘positive advance’.
The new dissolvable medication is believed to most likely come to the UK imminently.
Rebecca Anderson-Smith, partner and chartered trade mark lawyer at Mewburn Ellis, informed the paper that the trademark application is a ‘good indicator’ it will be offered within the next 5 years.
She described trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not utilized for a constant duration of 5 years or more after registration. As an outcome, it appears Viatris means to launch the product within the next couple of years.
However, giving a trademark would not ensure the ODF could be offered and it would need to be approved by the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency first.
It’s expected to cost the like the tablet variation and to be readily available in the very same doses.
A total of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more commonly known by the trademark name Viagra, and other types of impotency drugs offered under the trademark name Cialis and Levitra, were dished out by the health service in 2023
This comes after dodgy Viagra was discovered to be Britain’s biggest fake drug after more than ₤ 6.2 million of phony blue tablet were seized by UK regulators in 2023.
More materials of the erectile dysfunction drug were found than knock-off variations of pain relievers like morphine.
Health authorities stated online sellers flouting policies were behind the counterfeit supplies with a lot of being imported from countries like India without an appropriate 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 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 taken.
While all medications bring prospective side effects drugs from unreliable sources might either not work or carry additional components or impurities like heavy metals or other drugs that could be hazardous.
