New ‘discreet’ Viagra Launched ending Embarrassment Of Blue Pill

The makers of Viagra are set to a brand-new ‘discrete’ kind of the drug that will replace the iconic – and instantly 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 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 first concerned the market in the 1990s after being developed by the American pharmaceutical business Pfizer.

It was very first established in the 1980s as a cardiovascular disease medication, but trial individuals noticed it had an unusual negative effects – frequent erections.

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

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

The distinctive tablets – which can trigger shame for some patients – has actually been reinvented and a brand-new dissolvable type might be available to Brits in the next 5 years. Stock image

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

She included: ‘Some men might still be finding the idea of having Viagr awkward, however I would hope that males’s health and discussions about sexual health have actually carried on because Viagra was first created.’

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

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

Rebecca Anderson-Smith, partner and chartered trade mark attorney at Mewburn Ellis, told the newspaper that the trademark application is a ‘excellent sign’ it will be readily available 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 registration. As a result, it appears Viatris plans to launch the product within the next few years.

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

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

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

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

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

Health officials stated online merchants flouting guidelines were behind the fake products with most being imported from countries like India without an appropriate 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 doses of tadalafil, another erectile dysfunction drug offered under the brand name Cialis worth ₤ 1.2 million were also taken.

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