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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’ kind of the drug that will change the renowned – and immediately recognisable – little blue tablet.

The distinct diamond-shaped tablets could soon be changed by a pink, rectangle-shaped ‘wafer’ that liquifies on the tongue, meaning it does not require to be taken with water.

About half of men 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 initially concerned the market in the 1990s after being invented by the American pharmaceutical business Pfizer.

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

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

Viatris has actually currently launched the Viagra ODF in Canada and marketed it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which might be more effective for many clients.

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

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

She included: ‘Some guys might still be discovering the concept of having Viagr embarrassing, but I would hope that men’s health and conversations about sexual health have actually proceeded considering that Viagra was very first formulated.’

Ms Govind believes this brand-new design is a ‘positive action forward’.

The new dissolvable medication is believed to most likely pertained to the UK imminently.

Rebecca Anderson-Smith, partner and chartered trade mark lawyer at Mewburn Ellis, informed the paper that the trademark application is a ‘great indicator’ it will be offered within the next 5 years.

She explained trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not utilized for a constant period of five years or more after registration. As a result, it appears Viatris means to release the item within the next couple of years.

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

It’s anticipated to cost the same as the tablet variation and to be readily available in the very same doses.

An overall of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more frequently known by the trademark name Viagra, and other kinds of impotency drugs offered under the brand Cialis and Levitra, were dispensed by the health service in 2023

This comes after dodgy Viagra was discovered to be fake drug after more than ₤ 6.2 countless phony blue tablet were seized by UK regulators in 2023.

More products of the erectile dysfunction drug were discovered than knock-off variations of painkillers like morphine.

Health authorities stated online sellers flouting guidelines lagged the fake products with the majority of being imported from countries like India without a suitable licence.

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

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

While all medications bring possible negative effects drugs from undependable sources might either not work or bring extra components or impurities like heavy metals or other drugs that might be dangerous.