New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill

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

The unique diamond-shaped tablets could quickly be changed by a pink, rectangle-shaped ‘wafer’ that liquifies on the tongue, meaning it does not require to be taken with water.

About half of guys 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 concerned the marketplace in the 1990s after being created by the American pharmaceutical business Pfizer.

It was very first developed in the 1980s as a heart problem medication, however trial individuals discovered it had an uncommon negative effects – regular erections.

Now, Pfizer spin-off Viatris, which owns the Viagra name and brand name, has actually made an application for a hallmark in the UK for the 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 may be more suitable for numerous customers.

The distinct tablets – which can cause shame for some patients – has actually been reinvented and a new dissolvable type may be available to Brits in the next 5 years. Stock image

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

She added: ‘Some guys may still be finding the principle of having Viagr embarrassing, however I would hope that men’s health and conversations about sexual health have moved on given that Viagra was first created.’

Ms Govind believes this brand-new design is a ‘favorable action forward’.

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

Rebecca Anderson-Smith, partner and chartered trade mark attorney at Mewburn Ellis, informed the paper that the hallmark application is a ‘good 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 five years or more after registration. As a result, it seems Viatris intends to release the item within the next couple of years.

However, granting a hallmark would not ensure the ODF might be sold and it would need to be approved by the Medicines & Healthcare items Regulatory Agency initially.

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

An overall of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more typically known by the trademark name Viagra, and other types of impotency drugs sold under the brand Cialis and Levitra, were dispensed by the health service in 2023

This follows dodgy Viagra was discovered to be Britain’s biggest fake drug after more than ₤ 6.2 countless phony blue tablet were seized by UK regulators in 2023.

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

Health officials stated online merchants flouting policies were behind the fake supplies with the majority of 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 doses of sildenafil, the generic name for the medication best called Viagra, were taken last year.

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

While all medications bring prospective adverse effects drugs from undependable sources might either not work or bring extra active ingredients or contaminants like heavy metals or other drugs that might be dangerous.