New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill
The makers of Viagra are set to launch a new form of the drug that will change the iconic – and immediately recognisable – little blue tablet.
The unique diamond-shaped tablets might soon be replaced by a pink, rectangular ‘wafer’ that liquifies on the tongue, indicating it does not require to be taken with water.
About half of men 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 business Pfizer.
It was first developed in the 1980s as a heart disease medication, but trial individuals noticed it had an uncommon side result – frequent erections.
Now, Pfizer spin-off Viatris, which owns the Viagra name and brand, has actually gotten a hallmark 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 more suitable for many clients.
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 always bearable to patients and also in some cases the size of tablets might put clients off having them,’ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health expert, informed The Telegraph.
She included: ‘Some guys might still be finding the concept of having Viagr embarrassing, however I would hope that men’s health and conversations about sexual health have actually carried on because Viagra was first created.’
Ms Govind believes this new design is a ‘positive 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 paper that the trademark application is a ‘great indication’ it will be available within the next five years.
She explained trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not utilized for a continuous period of five years or more after registration. As an outcome, it appears Viatris intends to release the item within the next couple of years.
However, approving a trademark would not guarantee the ODF could be offered and it would have to be authorized by the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency first.
It’s expected to cost the same as the tablet version and to be readily available in the exact same doses.
An overall of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more typically known by the brand name Viagra, and other types of impotency drugs sold under the brand Cialis and Levitra, were dished out by the health service in 2023
This follows dodgy Viagra was found to be Britain’s most significant fake drug after more than ₤ 6.2 countless fake blue pill were seized by UK regulators in 2023.
More supplies of the erectile dysfunction drug were found than knock-off variations of pain relievers like morphine.
Health authorities stated online retailers flouting regulations lagged the fake products with many being imported from countries like India without a suitable 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 known as Viagra, were confiscated last year.
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 bring potential adverse effects drugs from undependable sources might either not work or bring extra ingredients or contaminants like heavy metals or other drugs that could be harmful.