New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill

The makers of Viagra are set to release a new ‘discrete’ kind of the drug that will replace the renowned – and instantly recognisable – little blue tablet.

The distinctive diamond-shaped tablets might soon be changed by a pink, rectangular ‘wafer’ that liquifies on the tongue, indicating it does not require 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 first pertained to the market in the 1990s after being created by the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer.

It was first established in the 1980s as a cardiovascular disease medication, however trial individuals observed it had an uncommon side impact – regular erections.

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

Viatris has already released the Viagra ODF in Canada and advertised it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which may be more effective for numerous consumers.

The distinctive which can trigger embarrassment for some patients – has actually been transformed and a brand-new dissolvable type might be offered to Brits in the next five years. Stock image

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

She included: ‘Some men may still be discovering the concept of having Viagr embarrassing, however I would hope that guys’s health and discussions about sexual health have carried on because Viagra was very first formulated.’

Ms Govind thinks this new style is a ‘favorable action forward’.

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

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

She described trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not utilized for a constant duration of 5 years or more after registration. As a result, it seems Viatris intends to introduce the product within the next couple of years.

However, approving a hallmark would not guarantee the ODF could be offered and it would have to be authorized by the Medicines & Healthcare items Regulatory Agency first.

It’s anticipated to cost the very same as the tablet variation and to be offered in the exact same dosages.

An overall of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more commonly understood by the brand Viagra, and other types of impotency drugs sold under the trademark name Cialis and Levitra, were dispensed by the health service in 2023

This follows dodgy Viagra was discovered to be Britain’s greatest counterfeit drug after more than ₤ 6.2 countless fake blue tablet were taken 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 merchants flouting regulations were behind the counterfeit materials with many being imported from countries like India without a proper licence.

Data, from UK regulator The Medicines and Healthcare items Regulatory Agency (MHRA), reveal 2.6 million dosages of sildenafil, the generic name for the medication best referred to as Viagra, were confiscated in 2015.

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

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