New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill
The makers of Viagra are set to introduce a new ‘discrete’ form of the drug that will replace the renowned – and immediately recognisable – little blue tablet.
The distinct diamond-shaped tablets could quickly be replaced by a pink, rectangular ‘wafer’ that dissolves on the tongue, meaning it does not need 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 pertained to the market in the 1990s after being developed by the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer.
It was very first established in the 1980s as a heart disease medication, however trial individuals saw it had an unusual side impact – regular erections.
Now, Pfizer spin-off Viatris, which owns the Viagra name and brand, has actually obtained a trademark in the UK for the new kind of the drug, Viagra ODF.
Viatris has actually already introduced the Viagra ODF in Canada and advertised it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which might be preferable for lots of customers.
The unique tablets – which can trigger embarrassment for some patients – has been reinvented and a new dissolvable type might be available to Brits in the next five years. Stock image
‘Tablets are not constantly bearable to clients and likewise in some cases the size of tablets might put clients off having them,’ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health professional, informed The Telegraph.
She included: ‘Some males may still be discovering the idea of having Viagr embarrassing, but I would hope that and conversations about sexual health have actually moved on because Viagra was very first formulated.’
Ms Govind thinks this brand-new style is a ‘favorable action forward’.
The new dissolvable medication is believed to likely come to the UK imminently.
Rebecca Anderson-Smith, partner and chartered trade mark attorney at Mewburn Ellis, told the newspaper that the trademark application is a ‘good sign’ it will be readily available within the next five years.
She explained trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not used for a constant duration of five years or more after registration. As an outcome, it appears Viatris intends to release the item within the next few years.
However, approving a trademark would not guarantee the ODF might be offered and it would have to be authorized by the Medicines & Healthcare items Regulatory Agency initially.
It’s anticipated to cost the like the tablet variation and to be readily available in the very same doses.
A total of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more typically known by the brand Viagra, and other types of impotency drugs offered under the brand Cialis and Levitra, were dispensed by the health service in 2023
This comes after dodgy Viagra was found to be Britain’s biggest counterfeit drug after more than ₤ 6.2 countless fake blue pill were taken by UK regulators in 2023.
More materials of the erectile dysfunction drug were found than knock-off variations of painkillers like morphine.
Health officials said online sellers flouting guidelines lagged the fake supplies with the majority of being imported from countries like India without a proper 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 understood 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 negative effects drugs from unreliable sources might either not work or carry extra active ingredients or pollutants like heavy metals or other drugs that could be dangerous.
