New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill
The makers of Viagra are set to introduce a new ‘discrete’ type of the drug that will replace the iconic – and immediately little blue tablet.
The distinct diamond-shaped tablets might quickly be changed by a pink, rectangular ‘wafer’ that dissolves on the tongue, indicating it does not need 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 concerned the marketplace in the 1990s after being developed by the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer.
It was first developed in the 1980s as a heart problem medication, but trial individuals noticed it had an unusual adverse effects – regular erections.
Now, Pfizer spin-off Viatris, which owns the Viagra name and brand name, has actually looked for a trademark in the UK for the new kind of the drug, Viagra ODF.
Viatris has actually already released the Viagra ODF in Canada and advertised it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which might be preferable for lots of consumers.
The distinct tablets – which can trigger shame for some clients – has been reinvented and a brand-new dissolvable type might be available to Brits in the next five years. Stock image
‘Tablets are not always tolerable 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 included: ‘Some men may still be finding the concept of having Viagr humiliating, but I would hope that males’s health and discussions about sexual health have actually carried on because Viagra was very first formulated.’
Ms Govind believes this new design is a ‘favorable action forward’.
The brand-new dissolvable medication is believed to most 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 ‘excellent sign’ it will be available within the next 5 years.
She explained trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not utilized for a constant duration of 5 years or more after registration. As a result, it appears Viatris plans to launch the product within the next couple of years.
However, giving a hallmark would not guarantee the ODF could be sold and it would need to be approved by the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency first.
It’s anticipated to cost the like the tablet version and to be readily available in the very same doses.
An overall of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more commonly understood by the brand Viagra, and other types of impotency drugs sold under the brand name names Cialis and Levitra, were dispensed by the health service in 2023
This follows dodgy Viagra was found to be Britain’s greatest fake drug after more than ₤ 6.2 million of fake blue tablet were seized by UK regulators in 2023.
More supplies of the erectile dysfunction drug were discovered than knock-off variations of painkillers like morphine.
Health officials said online sellers flouting guidelines lagged the counterfeit products 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), reveal 2.6 million doses of sildenafil, the generic name for the medication best known as Viagra, were seized last year.
Another half-million dosages of tadalafil, another erectile dysfunction drug offered under the brand name Cialis worth ₤ 1.2 million were likewise seized.
While all medications bring prospective side effects drugs from unreliable sources may either not work or bring additional components or impurities like heavy metals or other drugs that could be dangerous.
