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 change the renowned – and quickly recognisable – little blue pill.
The distinct diamond-shaped tablets could quickly be replaced 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 first came to the marketplace in the 1990s after being developed by the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer.
It was first developed in the 1980s as a cardiovascular disease medication, but trial individuals observed it had an unusual adverse effects – regular erections.
Now, Pfizer spin-off Viatris, which owns the Viagra name and brand, has actually requested a hallmark in the UK for the new kind of the drug, Viagra ODF.
Viatris has actually currently released the Viagra ODF in Canada and advertised it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which may be more effective for lots of clients.
The distinct tablets – which can cause humiliation for some clients – has actually been transformed and a type may be available to Brits in the next five years. Stock image
‘Tablets are not constantly tolerable to clients and also sometimes the size of tablets might put clients off having them,‘ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health expert, informed The Telegraph.
She included: ‘Some men may still be finding the principle of having Viagr awkward, but I would hope that men’s health and discussions about sexual health have carried on since Viagra was first formulated.’
Ms Govind thinks this new design is a ‘positive advance’.
The brand-new dissolvable medication is believed to most likely concerned the UK imminently.
Rebecca Anderson-Smith, partner and chartered trade mark lawyer at Mewburn Ellis, told the paper that the hallmark application is a ‘excellent indication’ it will be available within the next 5 years.
She explained trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not used for a continuous period of 5 years or more after registration. As an outcome, it appears Viatris plans to introduce the item within the next couple of years.
However, approving a hallmark would not ensure the ODF could be sold and it would need to be authorized by the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency initially.
It’s expected to cost the same as the tablet version and to be readily available in the very same doses.
An overall of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more commonly understood by the brand Viagra, and other kinds of impotency drugs offered under the brand names Cialis and Levitra, were dispensed 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 tablet were taken by UK regulators in 2023.
More supplies of the erectile dysfunction drug were discovered than knock-off versions of painkillers like morphine.
Health authorities stated online merchants flouting guidelines were behind the fake products with many 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 seized in 2015.
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 bring potential negative effects drugs from unreliable sources might either not work or bring additional components or contaminants like heavy metals or other drugs that might be dangerous.