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 renowned – and immediately recognisable – little blue pill.

The unique diamond-shaped tablets might soon be changed by a pink, rectangle-shaped ‘wafer’ that dissolves on the tongue, implying it does not require 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 pertained to the marketplace in the 1990s after being invented by the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer.

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

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

Viatris has already released the Viagra ODF in Canada and marketed it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which might be preferable for numerous consumers.

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

‘Tablets are not constantly tolerable to clients and likewise sometimes the size of tablets might put patients off having them,’ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health specialist, informed The Telegraph.

She added: ‘Some men might still be discovering the idea of having Viagr awkward, but I would hope that men’s health and conversations about sexual health have actually moved on considering that Viagra was first developed.’

Ms Govind believes this brand-new design is a ‘favorable step forward’.

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 newspaper that the hallmark application is a ‘great indication’ it will be available within the next 5 years.

She discussed trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not used for a constant duration of 5 years or more after registration. As a result, it seems Viatris plans to release the item within the next couple of years.

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

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

A total of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more typically known by the brand name Viagra, and other kinds 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 discovered to be Britain’s biggest counterfeit drug after more than ₤ 6.2 million of phony blue pill were taken by UK regulators in 2023.

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

Health authorities said online sellers flouting guidelines lagged 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 doses of sildenafil, the generic name for the medication best called Viagra, were taken in 2015.

Another half-million dosages of tadalafil, another erectile dysfunction drug offered under the brand ₤ 1.2 million were likewise taken.

While all medications bring potential side results drugs from unreliable sources might either not work or bring extra active ingredients or impurities like heavy metals or other drugs that might be harmful.