New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill
The makers of Viagra are set to introduce a new ‘discrete’ kind of the drug that will replace the renowned – 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, indicating it does not require to be taken with water.
About half of guys 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 came to the marketplace in the 1990s after being developed by the American pharmaceutical business Pfizer.
It was first established in the 1980s as a heart disease medication, however trial participants noticed it had an unusual adverse effects – regular erections.
Now, Pfizer spin-off Viatris, which owns the Viagra name and brand name, has obtained a trademark in the UK for the new type of the drug, Viagra ODF.
Viatris has currently introduced the Viagra ODF in Canada and marketed it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which might be more effective for many consumers.
The distinct tablets – which can trigger shame for some clients – has actually been transformed and a new dissolvable type may be readily available to Brits in the next five years. Stock image
‘Tablets are not constantly bearable to clients and also in some cases the size of tablets may put patients off having them,’ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health professional, informed The Telegraph.
She added: ‘Some guys may still be finding the concept of having Viagr embarrassing, however I would hope that men’s health and discussions about sexual health have actually proceeded because Viagra was first formulated.’
Ms Govind believes this new style is a ‘positive advance’.
The new dissolvable medication is believed to most likely pertained to the UK imminently.
Rebecca Anderson-Smith, partner and chartered trade mark attorney at Mewburn Ellis, told the paper that the hallmark application is a ‘good indication’ it will be offered 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 an outcome, it appears Viatris plans to release the product within the next couple of years.
However, approving a hallmark would not guarantee the ODF could be sold and it would need to be approved by the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency initially.
It’s expected to cost the like the tablet variation and to be readily available in the same doses.
A total of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more frequently known by the brand Viagra, and other types of impotency drugs sold under the trademark name Cialis and Levitra, were dished out by the health service in 2023
This comes after dodgy Viagra was found to be Britain’s greatest fake drug after more than ₤ 6.2 countless fake blue pill were seized by UK regulators in 2023.
More materials of the erectile dysfunction drug were found than knock-off variations of painkillers like morphine.
Health officials said online retailers flouting policies were behind the fake materials with the majority of being imported from countries like India without a proper licence.
Data, from UK regulator The Medicines and Healthcare products Agency (MHRA), reveal 2.6 million dosages of sildenafil, the generic name for the medication best understood as Viagra, were seized last year.
Another half-million doses of tadalafil, another erectile dysfunction drug sold under the brand Cialis worth ₤ 1.2 million were also taken.
While all medications carry potential adverse 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 harmful.