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New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill

The makers of Viagra are set to introduce a brand-new ‘discrete’ type of the drug that will change the renowned – and instantly recognisable – little blue pill.

The distinct diamond-shaped tablets could soon be changed by a pink, rectangle-shaped ‘wafer’ that liquifies on the tongue, indicating 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 first pertained to the marketplace in the 1990s after being created by the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer.

It was first established in the 1980s as a heart illness medication, however trial participants saw it had an uncommon side impact – regular erections.

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

Viatris has actually currently introduced the Viagra ODF in Canada and advertised it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which might be more suitable for many consumers.

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

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

She added: ‘Some males may still be discovering the idea of having Viagr embarrassing, however I would hope that men’s health and conversations about sexual health have moved on considering that Viagra was first developed.’

Ms Govind believes this brand-new design 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 lawyer at Mewburn Ellis, told the paper that the trademark application is a ‘excellent indicator’ 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 appears Viatris means to introduce the product within the next couple of years.

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

It’s anticipated 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 commonly known by the trademark 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 comes after dodgy Viagra was found to be Britain’s biggest fake drug after more than ₤ 6.2 countless phony blue pill were taken by UK regulators in 2023.

More supplies of the erectile dysfunction drug were found than knock-off variations of pain relievers like morphine.

Health authorities stated online retailers flouting regulations were behind the counterfeit supplies with most being imported from countries 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 in 2015.

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

While all medications bring potential side impacts drugs from undependable sources may either not work or bring additional components or contaminants like heavy metals or other drugs that could be unsafe.