New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill
The makers of Viagra are set to release a new ‘discrete’ type of the drug that will replace the iconic – and immediately recognisable – little blue pill.
The distinctive diamond-shaped tablets might quickly be changed by a pink, rectangular ‘wafer’ that dissolves on the tongue, meaning 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 came to the market in the 1990s after being invented by the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer.
It was first developed in the 1980s as a heart problem medication, however trial participants observed it had an unusual negative effects – frequent erections.
Now, Pfizer spin-off Viatris, which owns the Viagra name and brand, has 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 preferable for numerous customers.
The distinct tablets – which can cause embarrassment for some clients – has been reinvented and a new dissolvable type might be available to Brits in the next 5 years. Stock image
‘Tablets are not constantly bearable to patients and likewise sometimes the size of tablets may put clients off having them,’ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health specialist, informed The Telegraph.
She added: ‘Some males may still be finding the idea of having Viagr awkward, however I would hope that guys’s health and conversations about sexual health have actually carried on considering that Viagra was first formulated.’
Ms Govind believes this new style is a ‘positive advance’.
The brand-new dissolvable medication is believed to most likely concerned 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 sign’ 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 five years or more after registration. As an outcome, it appears Viatris means to introduce the item within the next few years.
However, granting a hallmark would not guarantee the ODF might be offered and it would need to be authorized by the Medicines & Healthcare items Regulatory Agency initially.
It’s expected to cost the like the and to be readily available in the exact same dosages.
A total of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more frequently known by the trademark name Viagra, and other kinds of impotency drugs sold under the brand Cialis and Levitra, were dispensed by the health service in 2023
This comes after dodgy Viagra was found to be Britain’s greatest fake drug after more than ₤ 6.2 million of fake blue tablet were seized by UK regulators in 2023.
More products of the erectile dysfunction drug were discovered than knock-off variations of painkillers like morphine.
Health authorities said online sellers flouting policies were behind the fake products 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 called Viagra, were confiscated 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 bring prospective side results drugs from undependable sources might either not work or bring additional components or contaminants like heavy metals or other drugs that might be dangerous.
