New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill
The makers of Viagra are set to release a new ‘discrete’ form of the drug that will change the iconic – and immediately recognisable – little blue tablet.
The unique diamond-shaped tablets might quickly be replaced by a pink, rectangular ‘wafer’ that liquifies on the tongue, meaning it does not need to be taken with water.
About half of guys 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 developed in the 1980s as a heart illness medication, but trial individuals discovered it had an unusual adverse effects – frequent erections.
Now, Pfizer spin-off Viatris, which owns the Viagra name and brand, has looked for a trademark in the UK for the new form 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 many clients.
The unique tablets – which can trigger shame for some patients – has been transformed and a new dissolvable type might be offered to Brits in the next 5 years. Stock image
‘Tablets are not constantly bearable to clients and also sometimes the size of tablets might put clients off having them,‘ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health professional, told The Telegraph.
She added: ‘Some men might still be finding the idea of having Viagr humiliating, however I would hope that guys’s health and discussions about sexual health have actually considering that Viagra was very first created.’
Ms Govind thinks this new design is a ‘positive advance’.
The new dissolvable medication is believed to most likely pertained to the UK imminently.
Rebecca Anderson-Smith, partner and chartered trade mark attorney at Mewburn Ellis, informed the paper that the trademark application is a ‘good indicator’ it will be offered within the next 5 years.
She discussed trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not used for a continuous period of five years or more after registration. As an outcome, it appears Viatris plans to release the product within the next few years.
However, approving a trademark would not guarantee the ODF could be sold and it would have to be authorized by the Medicines & Healthcare items Regulatory Agency first.
It’s anticipated to cost the same as the tablet version and to be available in the same dosages.
A total of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more commonly understood by the brand name Viagra, and other types of impotency drugs sold under the brand Cialis and Levitra, were dispensed by the health service in 2023
This follows dodgy Viagra was discovered to be Britain’s greatest fake drug after more than ₤ 6.2 million of 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 merchants flouting policies were behind the counterfeit supplies with a lot of 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 doses 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 Cialis worth ₤ 1.2 million were also taken.
While all medications bring possible side impacts drugs from undependable sources might either not work or carry additional active ingredients or impurities like heavy metals or other drugs that could be dangerous.
