New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill

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

The unique diamond-shaped tablets could quickly be changed by a pink, rectangle-shaped ‘wafer’ that dissolves on the tongue, implying 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 first developed in the 1980s as a heart problem medication, however trial participants discovered it had an uncommon negative effects – frequent erections.

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

Viatris has actually already launched the Viagra ODF in Canada and advertised it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which might be more effective for lots of consumers.

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

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

She added: ‘Some guys might still be discovering the principle of having Viagr awkward, but I would hope that males’s health and conversations about sexual health have carried on given that Viagra was first formulated.’

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

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

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

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

However, giving a hallmark would not ensure the ODF might be sold and it would have to be approved by the Medicines & Healthcare products 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 commonly known by the brand name Viagra, and other kinds of sold under the brand Cialis and Levitra, were dished out by the health service in 2023

This follows dodgy Viagra was found to be Britain’s biggest counterfeit drug after more than ₤ 6.2 million of phony blue pill were seized 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 guidelines were behind the counterfeit materials with most being imported from countries like India without an appropriate licence.

Data, from UK regulator The Medicines and Healthcare items Regulatory Agency (MHRA), reveal 2.6 million doses 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 likewise taken.

While all medications carry potential adverse effects drugs from undependable sources may either not work or carry extra components or impurities like heavy metals or other drugs that might be dangerous.