New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill

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

The distinct diamond-shaped tablets might soon 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 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 initially pertained to the marketplace in the 1990s after being developed by the American pharmaceutical business Pfizer.

It was very first established in the 1980s as a heart disease medication, but trial participants discovered it had an unusual side effect – regular erections.

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

Viatris has actually already released the Viagra ODF in Canada and promoted it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which may be more effective for numerous consumers.

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

‘Tablets are not constantly tolerable to clients and likewise in some cases the size of tablets may put clients off having them,’ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health professional, informed The Telegraph.

She included: ‘Some men may still be finding the principle of having Viagr embarrassing, but I would hope that guys’s health and discussions about sexual health have moved on considering that Viagra was first formulated.’

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

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

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

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

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

It’s anticipated to cost the like the tablet version and to be readily available in the exact same dosages.

A total of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more commonly understood by the trademark name Viagra, and other kinds of impotency drugs offered under the trademark name Cialis and Levitra, were dispensed 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 products of the erectile dysfunction drug were discovered than knock-off variations of painkillers like morphine.

Health officials said online retailers flouting policies lagged the counterfeit materials with most being imported from nations 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 confiscated last year.

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

While all medications carry prospective negative effects drugs from undependable sources may either not work or bring extra components or pollutants like heavy metals or other drugs that could be dangerous.