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 iconic – and quickly – little blue pill.

The unique diamond-shaped tablets might quickly be changed by a pink, rectangle-shaped ‘wafer’ that dissolves on the tongue, suggesting 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 initially pertained to the market in the 1990s after being invented by the American pharmaceutical business Pfizer.

It was very first developed in the 1980s as a cardiovascular disease medication, but trial participants saw it had an uncommon side impact – regular erections.

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

Viatris has currently released the Viagra ODF in Canada and marketed it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which may be more suitable for lots of customers.

The unique tablets – which can cause embarrassment for some patients – has been reinvented and a brand-new dissolvable type might be offered to Brits in the next 5 years. Stock image

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

She added: ‘Some males might still be discovering the principle of having Viagr embarrassing, but I would hope that males’s health and conversations about sexual health have actually carried on given that Viagra was very first formulated.’

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

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

Rebecca Anderson-Smith, partner and chartered trade mark lawyer at Mewburn Ellis, told the newspaper that the hallmark application is a ‘great indicator’ it will be offered within the next five years.

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

However, granting a trademark would not guarantee the ODF could be offered and it would need to be authorized by the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency initially.

It’s expected to cost the exact same as the tablet version and to be offered in the same doses.

A total of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more typically understood by the brand name Viagra, and other types of impotency drugs offered 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 biggest fake 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 discovered than knock-off variations of painkillers like morphine.

Health authorities stated online sellers flouting policies were behind the counterfeit supplies with many 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 taken in 2015.

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

While all medications bring possible side results drugs from undependable sources might either not work or bring additional active ingredients or impurities like heavy metals or other drugs that could be dangerous.