New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill
The makers of Viagra are set to launch a new ‘discrete’ type of the drug that will change the iconic – and instantly recognisable – little blue tablet.
The distinct diamond-shaped tablets might quickly 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 guys 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 marketplace in the 1990s after being created by the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer.
It was very first established in the 1980s as a heart problem medication, however trial individuals observed it had an uncommon negative effects – frequent erections.
Now, Pfizer spin-off Viatris, which owns the Viagra name and brand, has made an application for a trademark in the UK for the brand-new type of the drug, Viagra ODF.
Viatris has actually already released the Viagra ODF in Canada and promoted it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which might be more effective for many clients.
The distinctive tablets – which can trigger shame for some patients – has been reinvented and a new dissolvable type might be available to Brits in the next five 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 professional, informed The Telegraph.
She included: ‘Some males might still be the idea of having Viagr awkward, but I would hope that males’s health and conversations about sexual health have proceeded given that Viagra was very first created.’
Ms Govind thinks this new design is a ‘positive step forward’.
The brand-new dissolvable medication is believed 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 ‘good indicator’ it will be available within the next 5 years.
She explained trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not used for a continuous period of five years or more after registration. As a result, it appears Viatris means to launch the product within the next few years.
However, giving a hallmark would not ensure the ODF could be offered and it would need to be authorized by the Medicines & Healthcare items Regulatory Agency initially.
It’s expected to cost the very same as the tablet variation and to be available in the same dosages.
An overall of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more commonly understood by the brand name Viagra, and other kinds of impotency drugs offered under the brand Cialis and Levitra, were dispensed by the health service in 2023
This comes after dodgy Viagra was discovered to be Britain’s most significant counterfeit drug after more than ₤ 6.2 countless fake blue pill were seized by UK regulators in 2023.
More products of the erectile dysfunction drug were discovered than knock-off variations of pain relievers like morphine.
Health officials 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 items Regulatory Agency (MHRA), show 2.6 million dosages of sildenafil, the generic name for the medication best called Viagra, were seized in 2015.
Another half-million dosages of tadalafil, another erectile dysfunction drug offered under the brand name Cialis worth ₤ 1.2 million were likewise seized.
While all medications carry possible negative effects drugs from undependable sources might either not work or carry additional active ingredients or pollutants like heavy metals or other drugs that could be unsafe.
