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New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill

The makers of Viagra are set to introduce a brand-new ‘discrete’ type of the drug that will replace the iconic – and instantly recognisable – little blue pill.

The distinct diamond-shaped tablets could soon be replaced by a pink, rectangle-shaped ‘wafer’ that liquifies on the tongue, meaning it does not need 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 pertained to the market in the 1990s after being invented by the American pharmaceutical business Pfizer.

It was very first developed in the 1980s as a heart problem medication, but trial individuals noticed it had an uncommon adverse effects – regular erections.

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

Viatris has actually currently introduced the Viagra ODF in Canada and marketed it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which might be preferable for lots of customers.

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

‘Tablets are not always tolerable to patients and likewise in some cases the size of tablets may put patients off having them,’ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health professional, told The Telegraph.

She added: ‘Some men might still be finding the principle of having Viagr embarrassing, but I would hope that men’s health and discussions about sexual health have proceeded given that Viagra was first formulated.’

Ms Govind believes this new design is a ‘favorable step forward’.

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

Rebecca Anderson-Smith, partner and chartered trade mark attorney at Mewburn Ellis, informed the newspaper that the hallmark application is a ‘good sign’ it will be available within the next five years.

She discussed trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not used for a continuous duration of 5 years or more after registration. As an outcome, it seems Viatris means to introduce the item within the next couple of years.

However, approving a trademark would not guarantee the ODF might be offered and it would need to be approved by the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency initially.

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

A total of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more commonly known by the trademark name Viagra, and other types of impotency drugs offered under the trademark name Cialis and Levitra, were dished out by the health service in 2023

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

More materials of the erectile dysfunction drug were found than knock-off versions of pain relievers like morphine.

Health officials stated online merchants flouting policies were behind the fake materials with a lot of being imported from nations 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 sold under the brand name Cialis worth ₤ 1.2 million were also seized.

While all medications bring possible negative effects drugs from unreliable sources might either not work or bring extra active ingredients or impurities like heavy metals or other drugs that might be unsafe.