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 replace the iconic – and instantly recognisable – little blue pill.

The distinctive diamond-shaped tablets could quickly be replaced by a pink, rectangle-shaped ‘wafer’ that liquifies on the tongue, indicating it does not need to be taken with water.

About half of males 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 came to the marketplace in the 1990s after being invented by the American pharmaceutical business Pfizer.

It was very first developed in the 1980s as a cardiovascular disease medication, but trial individuals observed it had an uncommon side result – regular erections.

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

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

The distinct tablets – which can trigger embarrassment for some clients – has actually been reinvented and a new dissolvable type may be readily available 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 may put patients off having them,’ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health professional, informed The Telegraph.

She included: ‘Some males might still be finding the concept of having Viagr awkward, but I would hope that males’s health and discussions about sexual health have actually carried on since Viagra was very first created.’

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

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

Rebecca Anderson-Smith, partner and chartered trade mark lawyer at Mewburn Ellis, informed the paper that the trademark application is a ‘good indication’ 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 period of 5 years or more after registration. As a result, it appears Viatris means to release the product within the next couple of years.

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

It’s expected to cost the very same as the tablet variation and to be readily available in the very same doses.

An overall of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more frequently understood by the brand name Viagra, and other kinds of impotency drugs offered under the brand name names Cialis and Levitra, were dished out by the health service in 2023

This comes after dodgy Viagra was found to be Britain’s most significant counterfeit drug after more than ₤ 6.2 countless phony blue tablet were taken by UK regulators in 2023.

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

Health authorities said online retailers flouting guidelines lagged the fake supplies with most being imported from countries like India without an appropriate licence.

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

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

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