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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 change the iconic – and immediately recognisable – little blue tablet.

The unique diamond-shaped tablets might soon be replaced by a pink, rectangular ‘wafer’ that dissolves on the tongue, suggesting 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 initially concerned the marketplace in the 1990s after being invented by the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer.

It was first established in the 1980s as a cardiovascular disease medication, but trial individuals observed it had an unusual side effect – regular erections.

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

Viatris has actually currently introduced the Viagra ODF in Canada and advertised it as being ‘thin and discreet’ which may be more effective for numerous consumers.

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

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

She added: ‘Some males might still be discovering the idea of having Viagr embarrassing, but I would hope that males’s health and conversations about sexual health have actually moved on because Viagra was first formulated.’

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

The brand-new dissolvable medication is believed to likely come 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 indicator’ it will be offered within the next 5 years.

She described trade mark registrations can be cancelled if they are not used for a continuous period of 5 years or more after registration. As an outcome, it intends 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 approved by the Medicines & Healthcare items Regulatory Agency initially.

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

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

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

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

Health authorities stated online retailers flouting regulations were behind the counterfeit products with most being imported from nations like India without a proper licence.

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

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

While all medications bring potential side effects drugs from undependable sources might either not work or bring extra components or contaminants like heavy metals or other drugs that might be harmful.