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 renowned – and quickly recognisable – little blue pill.

The distinctive diamond-shaped tablets could quickly be replaced by a pink, rectangular ‘wafer’ that dissolves on the tongue, indicating it does not require 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 first came to the market in the 1990s after being developed by the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer.

It was first established in the 1980s as a heart problem medication, but trial participants saw it had an uncommon side effect – frequent erections.

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

Viatris has actually currently launched the Viagra ODF in Canada and marketed it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which might be more effective for many clients.

The unique tablets – which can trigger embarrassment for some clients – has been transformed and a new dissolvable type may be offered to Brits in the next five years. Stock image

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

She included: ‘Some guys might still be discovering the idea of having Viagr humiliating, but I would hope that guys’s health and discussions about sexual health have actually carried on because Viagra was first created.’

Ms Govind believes this brand-new design is a ‘favorable advance’.

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

Rebecca Anderson-Smith, partner and chartered trade mark attorney at Mewburn Ellis, informed the newspaper that the trademark application is a ‘great sign’ it will be offered within the next 5 years.

She discussed trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not used for a of 5 years or more after registration. As a result, it appears Viatris intends to release the product within the next couple of years.

However, giving a trademark would not ensure the ODF could be offered and it would have to be authorized by the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency initially.

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

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

This follows dodgy Viagra was discovered to be Britain’s most significant counterfeit 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 found than knock-off variations of painkillers like morphine.

Health officials said online retailers flouting policies were behind the fake supplies with many being imported from nations like India without a proper licence.

Data, from UK regulator The Medicines and Healthcare items Regulatory Agency (MHRA), show 2.6 million dosages of sildenafil, the generic name for the medication best called Viagra, were taken last year.

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

While all medications bring possible side results drugs from undependable sources may either not work or carry extra active ingredients or impurities like heavy metals or other drugs that could be unsafe.