New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill

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

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

About half of males 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 first came to the market in the 1990s after being created by the American pharmaceutical business Pfizer.

It was first developed in the 1980s as a heart illness medication, however trial individuals discovered it had an uncommon side effect – frequent erections.

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

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

The unique tablets – which can trigger humiliation for some patients – has actually been transformed and a brand-new dissolvable type might be readily available to Brits in the next 5 years. Stock image

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

She included: ‘Some males might still be discovering the principle of having Viagr awkward, however I would hope that males’s health and discussions about sexual health have moved on because Viagra was first formulated.’

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

The brand-new dissolvable medication is believed to likely concerned the UK imminently.

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

She explained trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not utilized for a continuous period of 5 years or more after registration. As a result, it seems Viatris intends to release the product within the next couple of years.

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

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

An overall of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more typically understood by the brand name Viagra, and other kinds 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 discovered to be Britain’s most significant fake drug after more than ₤ 6.2 million of fake blue pill were seized by UK regulators in 2023.

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

Health authorities stated online sellers flouting regulations were behind the counterfeit materials with a lot of being imported from nations like India without a suitable licence.

Data, from UK regulator The Medicines and Healthcare items Regulatory Agency (MHRA), reveal 2.6 million dosages of sildenafil, the generic name for the medication best referred to as Viagra, were seized last year.

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

While all medications carry potential adverse effects drugs from unreliable sources may either not work or carry additional ingredients or pollutants like heavy metals or other drugs that could be harmful.