New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill

The makers of Viagra are set to launch a brand-new ‘discrete’ type of the drug that will replace the iconic – and quickly recognisable – little blue tablet.

The distinctive diamond-shaped tablets could soon be changed 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 in 2015 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 company Pfizer.

It was first developed in the 1980s as a heart illness medication, however trial individuals noticed it had an unusual adverse effects – regular erections.

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

Viatris has already released the Viagra ODF in Canada and promoted it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which might be more effective for lots of consumers.

The distinctive tablets – which can trigger humiliation for some clients – has actually been transformed and a new dissolvable type may be offered to Brits in the next five years. Stock image

‘Tablets are not always tolerable to patients and likewise in some cases the size of tablets might put patients off having them,’ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health expert, informed The Telegraph.

She included: ‘Some men might still be discovering the concept of having Viagr embarrassing, however I would hope that males’s health and discussions about sexual health have moved on because Viagra was first developed.’

Ms Govind believes this brand-new design is a ‘favorable action forward’.

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

Rebecca Anderson-Smith, partner and chartered trade mark lawyer at Mewburn Ellis, informed the newspaper that the trademark application is a ‘great sign’ it will be readily available within the next 5 years.

She discussed trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not utilized for a of five years or more after registration. As a result, it seems Viatris plans to release the product within the next few years.

However, approving a trademark would not guarantee the ODF could be offered and it would need to be approved by the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency initially.

It’s expected to cost the like the tablet version and to be readily available in the exact same dosages.

A total of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more commonly understood by the brand 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 counterfeit drug after more than ₤ 6.2 million of fake blue tablet were seized by UK regulators in 2023.

More supplies of the erectile dysfunction drug were found than knock-off versions of painkillers like morphine.

Health officials stated online sellers flouting guidelines lagged the fake materials with many being imported from countries like India without a proper licence.

Data, from UK regulator The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), show 2.6 million doses 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 seized.

While all medications bring possible side impacts drugs from unreliable sources may either not work or carry additional components or impurities like heavy metals or other drugs that could be unsafe.