New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill

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

The unique diamond-shaped tablets might quickly be changed by a pink, rectangular ‘wafer’ that dissolves on the tongue, implying it does not require 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 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 cardiovascular disease medication, but trial individuals observed it had an unusual negative 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 brand-new kind of the drug, Viagra ODF.

Viatris has already launched the Viagra ODF in Canada and marketed it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which might be more effective for numerous customers.

The distinctive tablets – which can trigger shame for some clients – has actually been reinvented and a new dissolvable type may be readily available to Brits in the next five years. Stock image

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

She included: ‘Some males may still be finding the idea of having Viagr awkward, however I would hope that men’s health and conversations about sexual health have actually proceeded since Viagra was first created.’

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

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

Rebecca Anderson-Smith, partner and chartered trade mark attorney at Mewburn Ellis, told the newspaper that the trademark application is a ‘great sign’ it will be offered within the next 5 years.

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

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

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

A total of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more commonly understood by the brand Viagra, and other kinds of impotency drugs sold under the brand Cialis and Levitra, were dished out by the health service in 2023

This follows dodgy Viagra was discovered to be Britain’s most significant counterfeit drug after more than ₤ 6.2 million of phony blue tablet were taken by UK regulators in 2023.

More supplies of the erectile dysfunction drug were found than knock-off versions of pain relievers like morphine.

Health officials said online sellers flouting policies lagged the fake materials with the majority of being imported from nations like India without a proper 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 known as Viagra, were confiscated in 2015.

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

While all medications carry prospective side effects drugs from unreliable sources may either not work or carry additional components or impurities like heavy metals or other drugs that might be harmful.