New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill

The makers of Viagra are set to launch a new ‘discrete’ form of the drug that will replace the renowned – and quickly recognisable – little blue pill.

The distinct diamond-shaped tablets could quickly be changed by a pink, rectangular ‘wafer’ that liquifies on the tongue, implying 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 first came to the marketplace in the 1990s after being created by the American pharmaceutical business Pfizer.

It was first established in the 1980s as a cardiovascular disease medication, but trial individuals observed it had an uncommon side effect – frequent erections.

Now, Pfizer spin-off Viatris, which owns the Viagra name and brand name, has actually gotten a trademark in the UK for the brand-new form of the drug, Viagra ODF.

Viatris has already launched the Viagra ODF in Canada and advertised it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which may be preferable for many consumers.

The unique tablets – which can cause shame for some patients – has been reinvented and a brand-new dissolvable type might be offered to Brits in the next five years. Stock image

‘Tablets are not constantly tolerable to patients and likewise sometimes the size of tablets might put patients off having them,’ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health expert, informed The Telegraph.

She added: ‘Some males may still be discovering the idea of having Viagr humiliating, however I would hope that men’s health and conversations about sexual health have actually moved on since Viagra was very first developed.’

Ms Govind thinks this brand-new style is a ‘favorable step forward’.

The new dissolvable medication is believed to most likely pertained to the UK imminently.

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 described trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not used for a constant period of five years or more after registration. As a result, it seems Viatris plans to release the item within the next couple of years.

However, giving a hallmark would not guarantee the ODF might be offered and it would have to be approved by the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency first.

It’s anticipated to cost the exact same as the tablet version and to be available in the exact same dosages.

An overall of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more typically understood by the brand Viagra, and other kinds of impotency drugs sold under the trademark name Cialis and Levitra, were dispensed by the health service in 2023

This follows dodgy Viagra was found to be Britain’s biggest counterfeit drug after more than ₤ 6.2 countless fake blue tablet were seized by UK regulators in 2023.

More materials of the erectile dysfunction drug were discovered than knock-off variations of painkillers like morphine.

Health authorities said online sellers flouting regulations were behind the counterfeit products with many being imported from countries like India without an appropriate licence.

Data, from UK regulator The Medicines and Healthcare items Regulatory Agency (MHRA), reveal 2.6 million dosages of sildenafil, the generic name for the medication best called Viagra, were confiscated in 2015.

Another half-million dosages of tadalafil, another erectile dysfunction drug offered under the brand Cialis worth ₤ 1.2 million were also seized.

While all medications carry potential adverse effects drugs from unreliable sources may either not work or bring additional components or pollutants like heavy metals or other drugs that might be unsafe.