New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill
The makers of Viagra are set to introduce a brand-new ‘discrete’ type of the drug that will change the iconic – and instantly recognisable – little blue tablet.
The distinct diamond-shaped tablets could soon be changed by a pink, rectangular ‘wafer’ that dissolves 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 last year there was a record 4.57 million prescriptions for Viagra on the NHS.
The drug initially pertained to the market in the 1990s after being created by the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer.
It was first developed in the 1980s as a heart problem medication, however trial participants saw it had an unusual side effect – regular erections.
Now, Pfizer spin-off Viatris, which owns the Viagra name and brand, has actually gotten a hallmark in the UK for the brand-new form of the drug, Viagra ODF.
Viatris has actually already launched 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 trigger shame for some clients – has been transformed and a brand-new dissolvable type might be offered to Brits in the next five years. Stock image
‘Tablets are not constantly tolerable to patients and also sometimes the size of tablets may put patients off having them,’ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health expert, told The Telegraph.
She added: ‘Some men might still be finding the concept of having Viagr humiliating, but I would hope that guys’s health and conversations about sexual health have actually proceeded given that Viagra was first formulated.’
Ms Govind thinks this brand-new style is a ‘favorable advance’.
The brand-new dissolvable medication is thought 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 ‘good sign’ it will be offered within the next five years.
She discussed trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not utilized for a continuous period 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 guarantee the ODF could be offered and it would have to be approved by the Medicines & Regulatory Agency initially.
It’s expected to cost the like the tablet variation and to be readily available in the same dosages.
A total of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more typically understood by the brand Viagra, and other types of impotency drugs offered under the brand Cialis and Levitra, were dispensed by the health service in 2023
This follows dodgy Viagra was found to be Britain’s most significant fake drug after more than ₤ 6.2 million of fake blue pill were taken by UK regulators in 2023.
More materials of the erectile dysfunction drug were discovered than knock-off variations of pain relievers like morphine.
Health officials stated online retailers flouting regulations lagged the counterfeit materials with the majority of being imported from nations like India without a proper licence.
Data, from UK regulator The Medicines and Healthcare items Regulatory Agency (MHRA), show 2.6 million doses of sildenafil, the generic name for the medication best referred to as Viagra, were confiscated last year.
Another half-million doses of tadalafil, another erectile dysfunction drug sold under the brand Cialis worth ₤ 1.2 million were also seized.
While all medications carry possible negative effects drugs from unreliable sources might either not work or carry extra ingredients or contaminants like heavy metals or other drugs that could be dangerous.
