New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill

The makers of Viagra are set to launch a brand-new ‘discrete’ form of the drug that will replace the renowned – and instantly recognisable – little blue pill.

The unique diamond-shaped tablets might soon be replaced by a pink, rectangle-shaped ‘wafer’ that dissolves on the tongue, suggesting it does not require to be taken with water.

About half of guys 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 very first established in the 1980s as a heart problem medication, however trial participants discovered it had an unusual side result – frequent erections.

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

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

The distinctive tablets – which can cause shame for some clients – has been reinvented and a new dissolvable type might be offered to Brits in the next five years. Stock image

‘Tablets are not constantly tolerable to patients and also often the size of tablets may put patients off having them,’ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health expert, informed The Telegraph.

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

Ms Govind believes this new design is a ‘positive advance’.

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

Rebecca Anderson-Smith, partner and chartered trade mark attorney at Mewburn Ellis, informed the paper that the trademark application is a ‘excellent indicator’ it will be available within the next five 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 few years.

However, approving a hallmark would not guarantee the ODF might be offered and it would have to be authorized by the Medicines & Healthcare products Agency initially.

It’s expected to cost the like the tablet variation and to be readily available in the exact same dosages.

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

This follows dodgy Viagra was found to be Britain’s greatest fake drug after more than ₤ 6.2 countless phony blue pill were seized 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 stated online retailers flouting policies were behind the counterfeit materials with most being imported from countries like India without a proper licence.

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

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

While all medications carry prospective side impacts drugs from undependable sources may either not work or bring extra active ingredients or pollutants like heavy metals or other drugs that could be harmful.