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New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill
The makers of Viagra are set to release a brand-new ‘discrete’ kind of the drug that will change the iconic – and quickly recognisable – little blue pill.
The unique diamond-shaped tablets could soon be changed by a pink, rectangular ‘wafer’ that dissolves on the tongue, meaning 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 pertained to the marketplace in the 1990s after being invented by the American pharmaceutical business Pfizer.
It was first developed in the 1980s as a heart problem medication, but trial individuals noticed it had an unusual side effect – regular erections.
Now, Pfizer spin-off Viatris, which owns the Viagra name and brand, has actually requested a hallmark in the UK for the brand-new type of the drug, Viagra ODF.
Viatris has actually currently launched the Viagra ODF in Canada and advertised it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which may be preferable for lots of clients.
The unique tablets – which can trigger embarrassment for some patients – has been reinvented and a brand-new dissolvable type might be offered to Brits in the next 5 years. Stock image
‘Tablets are not always bearable to clients and also sometimes the size of tablets might put clients off having them,’ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health expert, informed The Telegraph.
She added: ‘Some guys may still be finding the idea of having Viagr humiliating, however I would hope that males’s health and conversations about sexual health have actually proceeded since Viagra was very first developed.’
Ms Govind thinks this new design is a ‘positive step forward’.
The medication is believed to most likely concerned the UK imminently.
Rebecca Anderson-Smith, partner and chartered trade mark attorney at Mewburn Ellis, informed the paper that the trademark application is a ‘good indicator’ it will be offered within the next 5 years.
She explained trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not used for a constant duration of five years or more after registration. As an outcome, it seems Viatris intends to release the product within the next few years.
However, giving a hallmark would not ensure the ODF could be sold and it would need to be authorized by the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency first.
It’s anticipated to cost the like the tablet version and to be offered in the exact same doses.
A total of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more typically known by the trademark name Viagra, and other types of impotency drugs sold under the brand names Cialis and Levitra, were dished out by the health service in 2023
This follows dodgy Viagra was found to be Britain’s greatest fake drug after more than ₤ 6.2 countless fake blue pill were taken by UK regulators in 2023.
More supplies of the erectile dysfunction drug were found than knock-off versions of pain relievers like morphine.
Health authorities stated online retailers flouting regulations were behind the fake products with many being imported from countries like India without an appropriate licence.
Data, from UK regulator The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), reveal 2.6 million dosages of sildenafil, the generic name for the medication best called Viagra, were seized last year.
Another half-million dosages of tadalafil, another erectile dysfunction drug offered under the brand name Cialis worth ₤ 1.2 million were also taken.
While all medications bring potential adverse effects drugs from undependable sources may either not work or bring additional components or contaminants like heavy metals or other drugs that might be hazardous.