New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill

The makers of Viagra are set to release a new ‘discrete’ type of the drug that will replace the renowned – and quickly recognisable – little blue tablet.

The distinct diamond-shaped tablets might quickly be changed by a pink, rectangular ‘wafer’ that liquifies on the tongue, indicating it does not need to be taken with water.

About half of males 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 marketplace in the 1990s after being invented by the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer.

It was very first developed 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 made an application for a hallmark in the UK for the new form of the drug, Viagra ODF.

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

The distinct tablets – which can cause for some patients – has actually been transformed and a brand-new dissolvable type might be available 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 patients off having them,’ Thorrun Govind, pharmacist and health expert, told The Telegraph.

She included: ‘Some males might still be finding the idea of having Viagr humiliating, however I would hope that males’s health and conversations about sexual health have proceeded given that Viagra was first created.’

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

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

Rebecca Anderson-Smith, partner and chartered trade mark lawyer at Mewburn Ellis, informed the paper that the trademark application is a ‘great sign’ it will be readily available within the next five years.

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

However, approving a hallmark 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 anticipated to cost the very same as the tablet version and to be offered in the same dosages.

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

This follows dodgy Viagra was found to be Britain’s greatest counterfeit drug after more than ₤ 6.2 million of fake blue pill were seized by UK regulators in 2023.

More supplies of the erectile dysfunction drug were found than knock-off versions of painkillers like morphine.

Health authorities said online sellers flouting policies were behind the fake materials with most being imported from countries like India without a suitable licence.

Data, from UK regulator The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), show 2.6 million dosages of sildenafil, the generic name for the medication best referred to as Viagra, were taken in 2015.

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

While all medications bring potential adverse effects drugs from unreliable sources might either not work or bring additional components or pollutants like heavy metals or other drugs that could be hazardous.