New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill
The makers of Viagra are set to release a new ‘discrete’ type of the drug that will change the renowned – and instantly recognisable – little blue tablet.
The distinct diamond-shaped tablets might soon be changed by a pink, rectangular ‘wafer’ that dissolves on the tongue, suggesting 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 concerned the marketplace in the 1990s after being invented by the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer.
It was first established in the 1980s as a heart problem medication, however trial individuals saw it had an unusual side impact – frequent erections.
Now, Pfizer spin-off Viatris, which owns the Viagra name and brand name, has gotten a hallmark in the UK for the new form of the drug, Viagra ODF.
Viatris has actually currently released the Viagra ODF in Canada and promoted it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which might be more suitable for many clients.
The distinct tablets – which can trigger embarrassment for some clients – has actually been reinvented and a new dissolvable type may be offered to Brits in the next five years. Stock image
‘Tablets are not always bearable to patients and also sometimes the size of tablets may put patients off having them,’ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health expert, informed The Telegraph.
She included: ‘Some men may still be finding the idea of having Viagr embarrassing, however I would hope that males’s health and conversations about sexual health have actually proceeded considering that Viagra was very first formulated.’
Ms Govind thinks this new style is a ‘positive step .
The new dissolvable medication is believed to most likely concerned the UK imminently.
Rebecca Anderson-Smith, partner and chartered trade mark attorney at Mewburn Ellis, told the paper that the hallmark application is a ‘excellent indicator’ it will be offered within the next 5 years.
She described 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 means to release the product within the next couple of years.
However, granting a trademark would not guarantee the ODF might be offered and it would have to be authorized by the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency initially.
It’s expected to cost the like the tablet version and to be available in the exact same doses.
An overall of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more frequently understood by the brand Viagra, and other types of impotency drugs offered under the trademark name Cialis and Levitra, were dished out by the health service in 2023
This follows dodgy Viagra was discovered to be Britain’s most significant counterfeit 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 discovered than knock-off variations of pain relievers like morphine.
Health officials stated online sellers flouting guidelines were behind the fake materials with the majority of being imported from nations like India without a suitable 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 called Viagra, were taken last year.
Another half-million doses of tadalafil, another erectile dysfunction drug offered under the brand name Cialis worth ₤ 1.2 million were likewise seized.
While all medications bring possible adverse effects drugs from undependable sources may either not work or bring extra ingredients or contaminants like heavy metals or other drugs that might be dangerous.
