New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill
The makers of Viagra are set to introduce a brand-new ‘discrete’ form of the drug that will change the iconic – and instantly recognisable – little blue pill.
The distinct diamond-shaped tablets could quickly be replaced by a pink, rectangle-shaped ‘wafer’ that liquifies on the tongue, suggesting it does not require to be taken with water.
About half of males 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 came to the market in the 1990s after being invented by the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer.
It was very first established in the 1980s as a heart problem medication, however trial individuals noticed it had an uncommon side impact – regular erections.
Now, Pfizer spin-off Viatris, which owns the Viagra name and brand, has requested a hallmark in the UK for the new kind of the drug, Viagra ODF.
Viatris has currently introduced the Viagra ODF in Canada and promoted it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which may be more suitable for many clients.
The unique tablets – which can cause shame for some clients – has been transformed and a new dissolvable type might be offered to Brits in the next five years. Stock image
‘Tablets are not constantly tolerable to patients and likewise often the size of tablets may put clients off having them,’ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health specialist, told The Telegraph.
She included: ‘Some males might still be finding the concept of having Viagr awkward, however I would hope that guys’s health and conversations about sexual health have carried on since Viagra was first created.’
Ms Govind thinks this brand-new style is a ‘positive advance’.
The brand-new dissolvable medication is thought to likely pertained to the UK imminently.
Rebecca Anderson-Smith, partner and chartered trade mark attorney at Mewburn Ellis, told the paper that the trademark application is a ‘great indication’ it will be offered within the next 5 years.
She explained trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not used for a of 5 years or more after registration. As an outcome, it seems Viatris intends to launch the product within the next few years.
However, granting a trademark would not ensure the ODF could be sold and it would need to be authorized by the Medicines & Healthcare items Regulatory Agency first.
It’s expected to cost the exact same as the tablet variation and to be offered in the same doses.
An overall of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more frequently known 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 comes after dodgy Viagra was discovered to be Britain’s most significant counterfeit drug after more than ₤ 6.2 million of phony blue pill were taken by UK regulators in 2023.
More supplies of the erectile dysfunction drug were discovered than knock-off versions of painkillers like morphine.
Health officials stated online sellers flouting guidelines lagged the counterfeit products with a lot 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 doses of sildenafil, the generic name for the medication best called Viagra, were confiscated in 2015.
Another half-million doses of tadalafil, another erectile dysfunction drug offered under the brand Cialis worth ₤ 1.2 million were likewise seized.
While all medications bring prospective negative effects drugs from undependable sources may either not work or carry additional components or contaminants like heavy metals or other drugs that could be dangerous.
