New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill

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

The distinctive diamond-shaped tablets could soon be replaced by a pink, rectangular ‘wafer’ that dissolves on the tongue, indicating it does not require to be taken with water.

About half of males 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 concerned the market in the 1990s after being created by the American pharmaceutical business Pfizer.

It was very first established in the 1980s as a cardiovascular disease medication, but trial participants noticed it had an uncommon side impact – frequent erections.

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

Viatris has actually already launched the Viagra ODF in Canada and marketed it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which might be more suitable for many clients.

The distinct tablets – which can trigger embarrassment for some clients – has actually been transformed and a new dissolvable type might be readily available to Brits in the next 5 years. Stock image

‘Tablets are not always tolerable to clients and likewise often the size of tablets might put clients off having them,’ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health professional, informed The Telegraph.

She included: ‘Some males may still be finding the concept of having Viagr awkward, however I would hope that men’s health and conversations about sexual health have actually carried on considering that Viagra was first created.’

Ms Govind thinks this brand-new style is a action forward’.

The brand-new dissolvable medication is believed to likely concerned the UK imminently.

Rebecca Anderson-Smith, partner and chartered trade mark lawyer at Mewburn Ellis, told the paper that the trademark application is a ‘excellent indication’ it will be offered 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 plans to launch the product within the next few years.

However, granting a hallmark would not ensure the ODF could be offered and it would need to be approved by the Medicines & Healthcare items Regulatory Agency first.

It’s expected to cost the like the tablet variation and to be available in the very same dosages.

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

This follows dodgy Viagra was discovered to be Britain’s most significant counterfeit 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 versions of painkillers like morphine.

Health officials said online merchants flouting regulations were behind the fake materials with most being imported from nations like India without a suitable 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 called Viagra, were confiscated in 2015.

Another half-million dosages of tadalafil, another erectile dysfunction drug sold under the brand name Cialis worth ₤ 1.2 million were likewise seized.

While all medications carry possible adverse effects drugs from undependable sources may either not work or carry additional ingredients or impurities like heavy metals or other drugs that could be hazardous.