New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill

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

The unique diamond-shaped tablets could quickly be replaced 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 in 2015 there was a record 4.57 million prescriptions for Viagra on the NHS.

The drug initially concerned the market in the 1990s after being created by the American pharmaceutical business Pfizer.

It was first developed in the 1980s as a heart problem medication, however trial participants noticed it had an unusual negative effects – regular erections.

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

Viatris has already released the Viagra ODF in Canada and promoted it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which might be more effective for many customers.

The distinct tablets – which can trigger embarrassment for some patients – has been transformed and a new dissolvable type might be offered to Brits in the next 5 years. Stock image

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

She included: ‘Some guys may still be discovering the principle of having Viagr humiliating, but I would hope that guys’s health and conversations about sexual health have actually moved on given that Viagra was very first formulated.’

Ms Govind thinks this brand-new design is a ‘positive advance’.

The brand-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 newspaper that the hallmark application is a ‘good sign’ it will be offered within the next 5 years.

She described trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not utilized for a continuous period of 5 years or more after . As an outcome, it appears Viatris means to launch the item within the next couple of years.

However, approving a trademark would not ensure the ODF might be sold and it would need to be authorized by the Medicines & Healthcare items Regulatory Agency first.

It’s anticipated to cost the like the tablet version and to be readily available in the very same doses.

A total of 4.57 million prescriptions for sildenafil, more typically understood by the brand name Viagra, and other kinds 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 greatest fake drug after more than ₤ 6.2 countless fake blue pill were taken by UK regulators in 2023.

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

Health officials said online sellers flouting guidelines were behind the fake supplies with many being imported from nations like India without a suitable licence.

Data, from UK regulator The Medicines and Healthcare items Regulatory Agency (MHRA), reveal 2.6 million doses of sildenafil, the generic name for the medication best referred to as Viagra, were seized last year.

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 possible adverse effects drugs from undependable sources might either not work or bring additional ingredients or contaminants like heavy metals or other drugs that could be harmful.