New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill

The makers of Viagra are set to release a new ‘discrete’ type of the drug that will replace the iconic – and immediately recognisable – little blue pill.

The distinctive diamond-shaped tablets might 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 men 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 came to the market in the 1990s after being invented by the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer.

It was first established in the 1980s as a heart illness medication, but trial individuals saw it had an unusual adverse effects – frequent erections.

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

Viatris has actually already released the Viagra ODF in Canada and advertised it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which may be preferable for lots of customers.

The distinct tablets – which can cause shame for some patients – has been transformed and a brand-new dissolvable type may be readily available to Brits in the next 5 years. Stock image

‘Tablets are not always tolerable to patients and likewise often the size of tablets may put patients off having them,’ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health specialist, told The Telegraph.

She included: ‘Some men might still be finding the idea of having Viagr humiliating, however I would hope that males’s health and conversations about sexual health have actually moved on because Viagra was very first developed.’

Ms Govind believes this brand-new design is a ‘positive advance’.

The new dissolvable medication is believed to likely pertained to the UK imminently.

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

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

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

It’s anticipated to cost the exact same as the tablet version and to be readily 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 kinds of impotency drugs offered 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 biggest fake 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 painkillers like morphine.

Health officials stated online retailers flouting guidelines lagged the fake supplies with a lot of being imported from nations 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 called Viagra, were confiscated last year.

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

While all medications carry prospective negative effects drugs from undependable sources may either not work or bring additional ingredients or pollutants like or other drugs that might be unsafe.