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 change the renowned – and immediately recognisable – little blue tablet.
The distinctive diamond-shaped tablets might soon be replaced by a pink, rectangle-shaped ‘wafer’ that liquifies on the tongue, implying 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 initially pertained to the market in the 1990s after being invented by the American pharmaceutical business Pfizer.
It was first established in the 1980s as a heart problem medication, however trial participants observed it had an unusual side result – regular erections.
Now, Pfizer spin-off Viatris, which owns the Viagra name and brand name, has made an application for a hallmark in the UK for the new kind of the drug, Viagra ODF.
Viatris has actually already released the Viagra ODF in Canada and marketed it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which may be more effective for lots of consumers.
The unique tablets – which can trigger humiliation for some patients – has actually been reinvented and a brand-new dissolvable type may be readily available to Brits in the next 5 years. Stock image
‘Tablets are not always tolerable to clients and likewise often the size of tablets might put clients off having them,’ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health professional, informed The Telegraph.
She included: ‘Some males might still be discovering the idea of having Viagr humiliating, but I would hope that guys’s health and discussions about sexual health have carried on because Viagra was first formulated.’
Ms Govind believes this brand-new design is a ‘positive advance’.
The 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 ‘good indicator’ it will be available within the next 5 years.
She discussed trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not utilized for a constant period of 5 years or more after registration. As a result, it appears Viatris intends to launch the item within the next couple of years.
However, giving a would not guarantee the ODF could be sold and it would need to be approved by the Medicines & Healthcare items Regulatory Agency initially.
It’s anticipated to cost the exact same as the tablet version and to be offered in the very same dosages.
An overall of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more commonly understood by the trademark name 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 fake drug after more than ₤ 6.2 countless fake blue pill were taken by UK regulators in 2023.
More products of the erectile dysfunction drug were discovered than knock-off variations of pain relievers like morphine.
Health officials said online retailers flouting guidelines were behind the fake products with most 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 dosages of sildenafil, the generic name for the medication best called Viagra, were seized in 2015.
Another half-million doses of tadalafil, another erectile dysfunction drug sold under the brand Cialis worth ₤ 1.2 million were likewise taken.
While all medications carry potential side results drugs from undependable sources may either not work or carry additional active ingredients or impurities like heavy metals or other drugs that might be harmful.