New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill

The makers of Viagra are set to release a new ‘discrete’ form of the drug that will change the iconic – and quickly recognisable – little blue tablet.

The distinctive diamond-shaped tablets might soon be replaced by a pink, rectangular ‘wafer’ that dissolves on the tongue, suggesting it does not need 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 created by the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer.

It was first established in the 1980s as a heart illness medication, but trial individuals observed it had an unusual adverse effects – frequent 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 kind of the drug, Viagra ODF.

Viatris has actually currently launched the Viagra ODF in Canada and advertised it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which might be more effective for lots of customers.

The – which can trigger embarrassment for some patients – has actually been transformed and a new dissolvable type may be readily available to Brits in the next 5 years. Stock image

‘Tablets are not always bearable to clients and likewise sometimes the size of tablets may put clients off having them,’ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health expert, told The Telegraph.

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

Ms Govind thinks this brand-new style is a ‘positive action forward’.

The 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, told the paper that the trademark application is a ‘good indication’ it will be readily available within the next 5 years.

She explained trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not used for a constant period of five years or more after registration. As a result, it appears Viatris means to release the item within the next couple of years.

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

It’s expected to cost the exact same as the tablet version and to be offered in the very same doses.

An overall of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more typically known by the trademark name Viagra, and other types 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 biggest counterfeit drug after more than ₤ 6.2 countless fake blue pill 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 officials said online sellers flouting guidelines were behind the fake supplies with a lot of being imported from countries like India without a suitable licence.

Data, from UK regulator The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), reveal 2.6 million doses of sildenafil, the generic name for the medication best known as Viagra, were taken last year.

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

While all medications carry possible negative effects drugs from undependable sources may either not work or bring additional active ingredients or impurities like heavy metals or other drugs that could be unsafe.