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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 renowned – and immediately recognisable – little blue tablet.

The unique diamond-shaped tablets could 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 guys over 40 suffer erectile dysfunction in the UK and in 2015 there was a record 4.57 million prescriptions for Viagra on the NHS.

The drug first pertained to the market in the 1990s after being developed by the American pharmaceutical business Pfizer.

It was very first developed in the 1980s as a cardiovascular disease medication, however trial individuals saw it had an uncommon adverse effects – regular erections.

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

Viatris has currently introduced the Viagra ODF in Canada and marketed it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which may be more effective for numerous clients.

The unique tablets – which can trigger shame for some clients – has actually been reinvented and a brand-new dissolvable type might be offered to Brits in the next five years. Stock image

‘Tablets are not constantly bearable to clients and also in some cases the size of tablets might put patients off having them,’ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health expert, informed The Telegraph.

She added: ‘Some males may still be discovering the concept of having Viagr awkward, but I would hope that men’s health and discussions about sexual health have actually carried on since Viagra was very first developed.’

Ms Govind thinks this brand-new style is a ‘positive action forward’.

The medication is thought to likely come to the UK imminently.

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

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

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

It’s expected to cost the like the tablet variation and to be available in the same dosages.

A total of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more frequently known by the brand name Viagra, and other kinds of impotency drugs offered under the brand name names 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 fake blue tablet were taken by UK regulators in 2023.

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

Health authorities said online merchants flouting regulations lagged the counterfeit materials with many being imported from nations like India without an appropriate licence.

Data, from UK regulator The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), reveal 2.6 million dosages of sildenafil, the generic name for the medication best referred to as Viagra, were confiscated in 2015.

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

While all medications carry potential adverse effects drugs from undependable sources might either not work or bring extra active ingredients or impurities like heavy metals or other drugs that could be dangerous.