New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill

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

The distinct diamond-shaped tablets could soon be changed by a pink, rectangular ‘wafer’ that dissolves on the tongue, 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 initially pertained to the marketplace in the 1990s after being created by the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer.

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

Now, Pfizer spin-off Viatris, which owns the Viagra name and brand, has actually requested a trademark in the UK for the brand-new form 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 preferable for lots of customers.

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

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

She included: ‘Some males may still be discovering the concept of having Viagr awkward, but I would hope that guys’s health and conversations about sexual health have carried on considering that Viagra was very first formulated.’

Ms Govind believes this new style is a ‘positive advance’.

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

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

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

However, approving a trademark would not guarantee the ODF might be offered and it would need to be approved by the Medicines & Healthcare items Regulatory Agency first.

It’s anticipated to cost the very same as the tablet version 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 name Viagra, and other kinds of impotency drugs offered under the brand Cialis and Levitra, were dished out by the health service in 2023

This comes after dodgy Viagra was discovered to be Britain’s biggest counterfeit drug after more than ₤ 6.2 countless fake blue pill were taken by UK regulators in 2023.

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

Health authorities said online merchants flouting policies were behind the counterfeit materials with most being imported from nations like India without an appropriate licence.

Data, from UK regulator The Medicines and Healthcare items Regulatory Agency (MHRA), show 2.6 million dosages of sildenafil, the generic name for the medication best known as Viagra, were confiscated in 2015.

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

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