New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill
The makers of Viagra are set to introduce a new ‘discrete’ kind of the drug that will replace the renowned – and immediately recognisable – little blue tablet.
The unique diamond-shaped tablets might soon be replaced by a pink, rectangular ‘wafer’ that liquifies on the tongue, suggesting 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 pertained to the marketplace in the 1990s after being invented by the American pharmaceutical business Pfizer.
It was first established in the 1980s as a cardiovascular disease medication, however trial participants noticed it had an uncommon negative effects – frequent erections.
Now, Pfizer spin-off Viatris, which owns the Viagra name and brand, has actually made an application for a trademark in the UK for the new type of the drug, Viagra ODF.
Viatris has currently released the Viagra ODF in Canada and marketed it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which might be more suitable for lots of customers.
The unique tablets – which can trigger shame for some clients – has actually been reinvented and a brand-new dissolvable type may be available to Brits in the next 5 years. Stock image
‘Tablets are not always bearable to clients and also often the size of tablets might put clients off having them,’ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health expert, told The Telegraph.
She added: ‘Some men might still be discovering the concept of having Viagr awkward, but I would hope that males’s health and conversations about sexual health have carried on given that Viagra was very first developed.’
Ms Govind thinks this brand-new design is a ‘positive action forward’.
The 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 ‘good indication’ it will be offered within the next five years.
She described trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not utilized for a continuous duration of five years or more after registration. As a result, it seems Viatris plans to launch the item within the next few years.
However, granting a hallmark would not ensure the ODF could be sold and it would need to be authorized by the Medicines & Regulatory Agency initially.
It’s anticipated to cost the exact same as the tablet version and to be available in the very same dosages.
An overall of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more frequently known by the brand name Viagra, and other types of impotency drugs sold under the trademark name Cialis and Levitra, were dispensed by the health service in 2023
This comes after dodgy Viagra was found to be Britain’s biggest fake drug after more than ₤ 6.2 million of phony blue tablet were seized by UK regulators in 2023.
More products of the erectile dysfunction drug were discovered than knock-off versions of pain relievers like morphine.
Health authorities stated online merchants flouting guidelines lagged the counterfeit products with the majority of being imported from countries like India without a proper licence.
Data, from UK regulator The Medicines and Healthcare items Regulatory Agency (MHRA), show 2.6 million dosages of sildenafil, the generic name for the medication best referred to as Viagra, were seized in 2015.
Another half-million dosages of tadalafil, another erectile dysfunction drug sold under the brand name Cialis worth ₤ 1.2 million were also seized.
While all medications carry potential adverse effects drugs from undependable sources may either not work or bring additional components or contaminants like heavy metals or other drugs that might be harmful.