New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill

The makers of Viagra are set to launch a brand-new ‘discrete’ type of the drug that will change the and instantly recognisable – little blue tablet.

The distinctive diamond-shaped tablets could quickly be changed by a pink, rectangular ‘wafer’ that dissolves on the tongue, implying it does not need to be taken with water.

About half of men 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 came to the marketplace in the 1990s after being invented by the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer.

It was first developed in the 1980s as a heart problem medication, but trial participants saw it had an uncommon side impact – frequent erections.

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

Viatris has already launched the Viagra ODF in Canada and promoted it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which may be more suitable for lots of consumers.

The distinct tablets – which can cause shame for some patients – has been reinvented and a brand-new dissolvable type might be readily available to Brits in the next 5 years. Stock image

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

She included: ‘Some men might still be discovering the idea of having Viagr humiliating, but I would hope that men’s health and conversations about sexual health have moved on since Viagra was very first formulated.’

Ms Govind thinks this brand-new style is a ‘favorable 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 ‘excellent indication’ it will be available within the next 5 years.

She discussed trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not utilized for a continuous period of five years or more after registration. As an outcome, it seems Viatris intends to launch the product within the next few years.

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

It’s anticipated to cost the very same as the tablet variation and to be readily available in the same dosages.

A total of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more commonly understood by the brand Viagra, and other types of impotency drugs sold under the trademark name 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 fake blue pill were seized by UK regulators in 2023.

More supplies of the erectile dysfunction drug were found than knock-off variations of painkillers like morphine.

Health officials stated online retailers flouting guidelines were behind the counterfeit supplies with the majority of being imported from countries like India without a suitable 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 last year.

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

While all medications bring prospective side results drugs from undependable sources might either not work or bring additional active ingredients or contaminants like heavy metals or other drugs that could be harmful.