New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill

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

The distinct diamond-shaped tablets might quickly be changed by a pink, rectangle-shaped ‘wafer’ that dissolves on the tongue, implying it does not need 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 first came to the market in the 1990s after being developed by the American pharmaceutical business Pfizer.

It was very first developed in the 1980s as a heart disease medication, but trial individuals observed it had an uncommon side effect – frequent erections.

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

Viatris has currently introduced the Viagra ODF in Canada and promoted it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which may be more effective for many customers.

The unique tablets – which can cause embarrassment for some clients – has been transformed and a new dissolvable type may be offered to Brits in the next 5 years. Stock image

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

She included: ‘Some men might still be discovering the concept of having Viagr awkward, however I would hope that guys’s health and discussions about sexual health have actually carried on since Viagra was first created.’

Ms Govind believes this new design is a ‘positive action forward’.

The new dissolvable medication is thought to most 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 ‘good sign’ it will be readily available within the next five years.

She described trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not used for a constant period of five years or more after registration. As a result, it seems Viatris intends to introduce the product within the next few years.

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

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

An overall of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more frequently understood by the brand Viagra, and other kinds of impotency drugs offered under the brand names 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 phony blue pill were seized by UK regulators in 2023.

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

Health officials said online merchants flouting guidelines were behind the fake supplies with a lot of being imported from countries like India without an appropriate licence.

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

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

While all medications carry prospective side effects drugs from undependable sources may either not work or carry extra ingredients or impurities like heavy metals or other drugs that could be hazardous.