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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 change the iconic – and quickly recognisable – little blue tablet.
The distinct diamond-shaped tablets might quickly be changed by a pink, rectangle-shaped ‘wafer’ that liquifies 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 concerned the marketplace in the 1990s after being invented by the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer.
It was first established in the 1980s as a heart illness medication, however trial participants saw it had an uncommon negative effects – frequent erections.
Now, Pfizer spin-off Viatris, which owns the Viagra name and brand name, has looked for a trademark in the UK for the brand-new form 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 more suitable for many clients.
The unique tablets – which can trigger shame for some clients – has actually been reinvented and a new dissolvable type might be available to Brits in the next 5 years. Stock image
‘Tablets are not always tolerable to clients and likewise sometimes the size of tablets might put clients off having them, Govind, pharmacist and health expert, told The Telegraph.
She included: ‘Some males may still be discovering the concept of having Viagr awkward, however I would hope that males’s health and conversations about sexual health have proceeded because Viagra was first created.’
Ms Govind believes this new style is a ‘positive advance’.
The brand-new dissolvable medication is believed to most likely concerned the UK imminently.
Rebecca Anderson-Smith, partner and chartered trade mark lawyer at Mewburn Ellis, told the paper that the hallmark application is a ‘great indicator’ it will be readily available within the next five years.
She explained trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not used for a constant duration of 5 years or more after registration. As an outcome, it seems Viatris plans to introduce the item within the next couple of years.
However, approving a hallmark would not guarantee the ODF could be sold and it would have to be approved by the Medicines & Healthcare items Regulatory Agency first.
It’s anticipated to cost the like the tablet variation and to be offered in the exact same doses.
An overall of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more commonly known by the trademark name Viagra, and other types of impotency drugs sold under the trademark name Cialis and Levitra, were dispensed 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 tablet were seized by UK regulators in 2023.
More supplies of the erectile dysfunction drug were discovered than knock-off variations of painkillers like morphine.
Health authorities stated online retailers flouting policies lagged the fake supplies with many being imported from countries like India without a proper licence.
Data, from UK regulator The Medicines and Healthcare items Regulatory Agency (MHRA), show 2.6 million doses 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 offered under the brand name Cialis worth ₤ 1.2 million were likewise taken.
While all medications bring possible adverse effects drugs from unreliable sources might either not work or bring additional ingredients or impurities like heavy metals or other drugs that could be hazardous.