New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill

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

The distinct diamond-shaped tablets could quickly be changed by a pink, rectangle-shaped ‘wafer’ that liquifies on the tongue, meaning 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 initially pertained to the market 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, but trial individuals saw it had an unusual negative effects – frequent erections.

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

Viatris has already released the Viagra ODF in Canada and promoted it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which might be more suitable for numerous clients.

The distinctive tablets – which can for some clients – has actually been transformed and a brand-new dissolvable type may be offered to Brits in the next five years. Stock image

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

She added: ‘Some guys may still be finding the idea of having Viagr embarrassing, however I would hope that men’s health and discussions about sexual health have actually moved on because Viagra was very first created.’

Ms Govind believes this brand-new style is a ‘positive advance’.

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

Rebecca Anderson-Smith, partner and chartered trade mark lawyer at Mewburn Ellis, informed the newspaper that the hallmark application is a ‘great sign’ it will be readily available within the next 5 years.

She discussed trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not utilized for a constant duration of 5 years or more after registration. As a result, it seems Viatris intends to launch the product within the next few years.

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

It’s anticipated to cost the like the tablet variation and to be available in the very same doses.

A total of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more frequently known by the brand name Viagra, and other kinds of impotency drugs offered under the brand Cialis and Levitra, were dispensed by the health service in 2023

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

More materials of the erectile dysfunction drug were discovered than knock-off variations of pain relievers like morphine.

Health authorities said online sellers flouting policies were behind the counterfeit materials 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 confiscated last year.

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

While all medications bring potential negative effects drugs from unreliable sources might either not work or carry extra active ingredients or pollutants like heavy metals or other drugs that might be unsafe.